About the Role
The Education and Events Manager oversees the organization, supervision, and execution of public and private events, including classes, group reservations, buyouts, press events, tastings, and private dinners for up to 500 people. This role reports to the Marketing Manager and co-manages La Scuola's Front and Back of House teams.
Responsibilities
- Co-managing La Scuola Front of House (FOH) and Back of House (BOH) teams
- Managing correspondence for the La Scuola department via email and phone, including private event requests, class registrations/cancellations, and general inquiries
- Supervising events at La Scuola: sets up, oversees, and breaks down cooking classes, wine tasting classes, communal dinners, private dinners, and private receptions
- Facilitating communication between the client and chefs, beverage managers, and restaurant team members
- Hiring, developing, and managing Education & Events Associates
- Ensuring each individual event is planned correctly and runs smoothly, from front-of-house supervision to behind-the-scenes organization and data entry
- Developing public classes: drafting class descriptions, compiling instructor biographies, and creating online class registration pages
- Participating in organizing storewide events, promotions, and partner events
- Performing other duties as required or assigned
Requirements
- Availability to work a flexible schedule, including nights and weekends
- Ability to stand and be mobile for periods up to 8 hours in a high-volume environment
Skills
- Event planning
- Marketing
- Conference planning
- Hospitality industry
- Restaurant industry
- Events industry
- Communication
- Organization
- Data entry
Location
- Toronto, ON
- Etobicoke, ON
- North York, ON
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 2+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications or other related field
- Additional certification in event planning, marketing, or conference planning
Salary/Compensations
- CAD $76,794.00
Benefits
- Eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or salary increases in accordance with company policy
- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
- RRSP
- Free staff lunch daily
- Discounts at Eataly
- Fun staff classes on products and Italian cuisine
About the Company
- Eataly is the world’s largest artisanal Italian food and beverage marketplace.
- Each Eataly is different, with its own character and own theme.
- All Eataly locations aim for guests to Eat authentic Italian food, Shop high-quality Italian, local and homemade products, and Learn through classes and product knowledge.
Equal Opportunity
- Eataly is committed to creating and maintaining a workplace that is free from harassment and discrimination under the Ontario Human Rights Code.
- The Company’s policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of a prohibited ground enumerated by the Ontario Human Rights Code (e.g. race, colour, creed (religion), place of origin, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity), sexual orientation, age, family status, or disability).
- Eataly also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these prohibited grounds.
- Eataly welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities.
- Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
- Please advise Human Resources if you require accommodation.
- Further, it is Eataly’s policy to comply with all applicable provincial and federal laws regarding background and criminal record checks in making hiring decisions.
