Events Coordinator - Soho Farmhouse
Soho House via Caterer.com · Banbury ·
- Seniority
- Junior
- Category
- Marketing
- Experience
- 2+ years
Coordinate private events at Soho Farmhouse, responding to inquiries, managing logistics, budgets, and liaising with clients and teams to ensure seamless execution.
The Role…
At Soho House, the Events Coordinator is the first point of contact when a private event inquiry is received. An incredibly exciting, varied and rewarding job for someone with exceptional drive and high levels of organization. With high volume of inquiries, it is of the utmost importance that members receive an initial response quickly. You will provide members with an initial detailed response to their inquiry, providing all pertinent information on venue availability, cost and food & beverage service options.
What's in it for you?
- Weekly Pay
- Team meal whilst on shift prepared by our chefs
- Soho Friends Membership
- 50% off Food & Drink, 7 days a week
- Staff Room Rate; Any Bedroom, Any House, $100 a night
- Private Health and Dental Care
- Life Assurance
- Day off on your birthday
- Up to 50% Staff Discount on Cowshed & Soho Home
- In conjunction with Soho Impact, take 2 days paid a year to support a charity of your choice.
- Free Counselling Sessions
- Cookhouse & House Tonic: Our Cookhouse & House Tonic programmes offer unique food and drink trainings, events and opportunities to inspire and educate.
- Continuous training to develop yourself personally and professionally
- Team Events: From fitness sessions to cinema screenings and art classes, each month we hold a series of fun events which you can sign up to
Soho House offers competitive compensation packages that feature global benefits and perks. Whether you’re seeking entry-level employment or a new opportunity to expand your profession, we offer training to develop the technical and managerial skills necessary to enhance your career
Key duties…
- Coordinate the required logistics of each event, including such elements as event times, equipment needs, and personally liaising directly with the lead booker to ensure all questions are answered
- Assist with completing, checking and submitting the budget spec to clients, and monitor event spend to ensure minimums are met without exceeding costs beyond the client’s expectations
- Collating function sheets utilising the event booking system, Delphi and distributing to the relevant operational teams
- Work very closely with the rest of the Event team as a strong unit
- Assist with daily admin jobs assigned by the events team, i.e.: send out daily function sheets, send out weekly event function packs to all departments, update function sheets and function sheet boards
- Confidently talk through all your events to Heads of Department in the weekly events and daily morning brief meeting to ensure all details are understood and covered
- Keeping an eye on daily/monthly/yearly event targets to understand the financial side
- Utilising Google docs to ensure all booked events are accurately forecasted from a financial perspective
What we are looking for...
- Minimum of 2+ years’ experience in similar capacity
- Thrive in fast-paced, high-volume environments and maintain calm, through quickly and effectively problem solving under pressure
- Must be hospitable, approachable, passionate about customer service and respectful towards colleagues and guests
- Must be able to demonstrate competency as outlined in the training schedule and Club School
- Must be able to work flexible shifts and schedules, including weekends and holidays as needed
- Ability to take direction, work in a team environment and autonomously