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About the Role
As an Event Designer, you will bring unforgettable events to life from concept to completion. You will craft personalized experiences by developing menus, shaping décor, and managing creative details. This role involves growing the business through relationship building and creativity, securing new accounts, and nurturing existing business. You will lead the design process, secure contracts, and ensure client visions are realized. This is a hybrid role, requiring two days per week in the office, with varied tasks including prospecting, venue visits, client walkthroughs, and proposal development.
Responsibilities
- Develop new business through referrals, outreach, and marketing campaigns to meet or exceed revenue goals.
- Plan promotions and business development initiatives.
- Create original proposals that integrate menu writing, event design, décor layouts, and creative details.
- Work with various budgets and negotiate contracts.
- Secure signed contracts, deposits, and complete event details.
- Ensure company standards and ratios are sold and upheld.
- Attend events to provide support and lead on-site teams.
- Handle post-event follow-up, including calls, meetings, and billing.
- Collaborate with departments, clients, and vendors to develop plans and resolve issues.
- Maintain organized paperwork and digital design files, and update internal teams on event status.
- Learn and utilize Caterease and Social Tables software.
- Stay current on food and design trends, new technology, production techniques, and vendor products.
- Participate in brainstorming sessions, department meetings, and industry/community organizations.
Requirements
- 3–5 years of hospitality experience, with catering experience preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
- Demonstrated success in selling and executing corporate/social events.
- Tenacity to seek out business and maximize leads.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and basic office equipment.
- Knowledge of rental equipment (tables, chairs, linens, china, glassware, flatware) and culinary terms.
- General understanding of food and beverage.
- Strong multitasking and time management skills.
- Ability to anticipate and solve problems.
- Flexibility to work a varied schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
- Reliable transportation to multiple locations at all times of day.
Skills
- Event Design
- Menu Development
- Décor Layout
- Client Relationship Management
- Sales
- Business Development
- Proposal Creation
- Budget Management
- Contract Negotiation
- Team Leadership
- Problem Solving
- Time Management
- Multitasking
- Microsoft Office
- Caterease
- Social Tables
Location
- Denver, CO
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 3-5 years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Salary/Compensations
- $65,000 - $100,000+
- $85,000 - $150,000 potential
- $41,200 base plus commission
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance/ AD
- Disability Insurance
- Retirement Plan
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Holiday Time Off
- Personal Leave
- Associate Shopping Program
- Health and Wellness Programs
- Discount Marketplace
- Identity Theft Protection
- Pet Insurance
- Commuter Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
- Company car allowance
About the Company
- Catering by Design is Denver’s premier catering and event design company, internationally recognized for innovation, service, and results.
- With nearly 30 years in business, they craft extraordinary menus, breathtaking décor, and unforgettable experiences.
- Their award-winning team brings creativity, professionalism, and passion to events ranging from intimate gatherings to large-scale celebrations.
- Catering By Design is a division of Compass Group USA.
Equal Opportunity
- Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. They are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.
- Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation.
- Compass Group USA will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with a criminal history (including relevant driving history), in a manner consistent with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.