Vip Events Associate

Summary

Join FanDuel Group as an Associate of VIP Events and support the VIP hospitality and event offerings. You will manage hospitality assets, plan and deliver VIP events, and act as a liaison between stakeholders and suppliers. Responsibilities include event planning, coordination, execution, and post-event data collection. The ideal candidate possesses 2-4 years of high-end event planning experience, excellent communication skills, proficiency in budget management, and expertise in event management software. FanDuel offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, paid time off, bonuses, 401k matching, and more. Travel is expected at approximately 30%.

Requirements

• 2 - 4 years of experience in high end event planning
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency in managing budgets, vendor communication/negotiation and event assets
• 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
• Willing and able to work non-traditional business hours

Responsibilities

• 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 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, payments and payment processing
• Ownership of asana VIP event requests board to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of VIP event planning
• Stay updated with industry trends and innovative event solutions
• Other duties as required to support business needs

Preferred Qualifications

• Confident and people focused personality
• Intuitive / Problem Solver. Able to adapt in certain situations. Someone who is proactive and willing to test ideas, constantly looking for ways to enhance and stay ahead of the competition

Benefits

• Array of health plans to choose from (some as low as $0 per paycheck) that include programs for fertility and family planning, mental health support, and 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
• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• A 401(k) matching program
• Short-term or long-term incentive compensation, including, but not limited to, cash bonuses and stock program participation
• Paid personal time off
• 14 paid company holidays
• Paid sick time in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws