[Hiring] VIP Events Associate @FanDuel

Role Description

FanDuel Group is looking for an Associate of VIP Events to support the VIP hospitality and event offering. As the Associate of VIP events, you will be managing the portfolio of hospitality assets as well as assisting with the planning and delivery of VIP events. Your role will create opportunities to both reward customers and deliver events which allow account managers to have direct interaction with our most valuable players. This includes planning, coordinating, and execution.

In addition to the specific responsibilities outlined above, employees may be required to perform other such duties as assigned by the Company. This ensures operational flexibility and allows the Company to meet evolving business needs.

• Plan and deliver on VIP events with the support of Key Stakeholders
• Serve as a liaison between key stakeholders, various departments and suppliers while effectively communicating any information necessary to successfully execute the event needs and maintain a good relationship
• Conduct research to find best fit venues, entertainment providers and accommodations
• Support in person events to ensure executional efficiency in conjunction with others
• Act as the primary liaison for cross-product teams to align event strategies with company goals
• Collect post event data from surveys to create post event summaries with details of areas of success and improvement
• Ownership of event management for account manager led events, with knowledge of event production
• Ownership of procurement, payment processing & recording for led events
• Review Post Event Recaps to ensure all data is correct and submitted in a timely manner for account recording
• Other duties as required to support business needs

Qualifications

• 2 - 4 years of experience in high end event planning preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency in managing budgets, vendor communication/negotiation and event assets
• Confident and people focused personality
• Ability to work well with other departments to ensure events are carried out successfully
• Excellent analytical skills and experience with Excel
• Proficient in event management software tools (Cvent, Asana, splash, salesforce, SharePoint, etc)
• Strives to meet targets and deadlines
• Excellent organizational and planning skills
• Ability to work on multiple events at a time

Benefits

• Array of health plans to choose from (some as low as $0 per paycheck)
• Programs for fertility and family planning
• Mental health support
• Fitness benefits
• Generous paid time off (PTO & sick leave)
• Annual bonus and long-term incentive opportunities (based on performance)
• 401k with up to a 5% match
• Commuter benefits
• Pet insurance
• Paid personal time off and 14 paid company holidays
• Paid sick time in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws