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Cuisine Boulud New York is a new off-premise, full service, multi vertical catering company. We are looking for a well-rounded  Director of Event Production  to help develop and grow the catering sales for Cuisine Boulud.

This leader will be responsible for the Event production team.

This position will be responsible for the ensuring all event planning tasks and details are executed to a very high level

Key Responsibilities:

Events:

• Lead all aspects of event planning and production from concept to execution, including but not limited to:

-Event run of show

-Vendor management

-Rental equipment

-Floorplans

-Certificates of Insurance

-SLA permit applications

-On site support acting as the main point of contact for the client

-Equipment selection

-Visual event design and station diagrams

• Collaborate with clients to bring their vision to life.
• Manage logistics, including vendor coordination, deliveries and load in/load out.
• Build and maintain strong industry relationships to ensure high-quality service.
• Ensure smooth event execution, from on-site setup to post-event wrap-up.
• Establish procedures and train staff to maintain high standards.
• Troubleshoot challenges with a solution-oriented mindset.
• Work hand in hand with the sales team.

Leadership

• Hire and train the Event Production team.
• Continually evaluate and react to performance issues.
• Develop team members in all aspects of the business; direct and monitor training and development.
• Conduct performance reviews as required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in a event planning/production role.
• Established contacts in the business, planning and venue community.
• Ability to interact with diverse and high-volume customer base in a friendly and efficient manner.
• Familiarity operating Web based event planning systems: process customer requests, changes to orders, menu updates and client profiles.
• Excellent communication – written and verbal with all levels of professionals.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, accomplish tasks without direct instruction, and problem solve for the best solutions.
• Proficient with MS Office Suite as well as web-based applications.

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