Events Manager - Soho Farmhouse

The Role…

At Soho House, the Events Manager is responsible for supporting the booking, supervision and realisation of private events for members at Soho House. The Events Manager is also an ambassador for the Soho House brand and fully embraces our ethos, supports staff, member and guest experience.

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What's in it for you?

• Weekly Pay
• Team meal whilst on shift prepared by our chefs
• Every House 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

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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
• Maintaining a safe environment for all events by preparing health & safety plans for large events
• 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. Post event; providing invoices to clients and following up final payments
• Collating function sheets utilising the event booking system, Tripleseat and distributing to the relevant operational teams
• Whilst supporting the Senior Events Manager, work very closely with the rest of the Event team as a strong unit to create successful and memorable events whilst reaching the set event budget
• 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 communicate changes effectively to all departments.
• 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
• Preparing P&L documents for large scale events
• Liaising with all UK Soho Houses that book events, to cross sell spaces and work towards an overall UK budget
• Ensuring all supplier invoices are processed using Adaco, POSH and Handle, with a sense of urgency as suppliers are just as important as guests

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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