Required Years of Experience
2 years
Job Details
Episcope Hospitality continues to be one of the fastest growing and most exciting hospitality companies in America. Founded and overseen by restaurateur David Morton of the Morton’s Steakhouse family, Episcope has a legendary culture marked by creativity, passion, quality, and love. The company currently operates in Chicago, New York, Houston, New Jersey, Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Northern Virginia. Episcope offers a unique laboratory environment that encourages learning, ongoing development, and close collaboration with some of the top minds in business, food, beverage, and design.
Overview
Episcope Hospitality is seeking an experienced, outgoing Event Manager to lead high-profile events from start to finish. In this leadership role, you’ll oversee the full event lifecycle client acquisition, planning, operations, and post-event follow-up while managing teams and ensuring seamless execution. You’ll also collaborate closely with marketing and sales to promote events, activate partnerships, and help drive new business.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end planning and execution of private and corporate events, including setup, guest flow, and breakdown.
- Oversee operations for events, ensuring guest satisfaction and seamless floor management.
- Conduct site visits and tastings for prospective clients, showcasing both event capabilities and dining experiences.
- Create and manage event timelines, budgets, and staffing plans, aligning with overall restaurant operations.
- Collaborate with kitchen, service, and third-party vendors (AV, production, design) to meet client and operational goals.
- Partner with the marketing and sales teams to support promotional initiatives, highlight offerings, and attract new clientele.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, partners, and vendors, serving as the operational point of contact.
- Supervise, train, and mentor event staff, while supporting overall service team performance.
- Oversee inventory and equipment management for both a la carte and events.
- Troubleshoot issues on the floor in real-time, making quick and effective operational decisions.
- Ensure compliance with health, safety, and building regulations for both events and daily service.
- Manage client communication and post-event follow-up, including invoicing and feedback.
Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience in event and/or restaurant operations in a high-volume hospitality setting.
- Strong networking presence and strategy.
- Proven ability to manage logistics and teams while maintaining excellent guest experience.
- Outgoing, detail-oriented, and able to adapt in fast-paced environments.
- Experience with event management and POS software (Tripleseat, Toast, SevenRooms, etc.).
- Collaborative mindset with sales, marketing, and culinary partners.
Required Skills
- Tripleseat & event management software
- Client acquisition & relationship building
- Budgeting & financial oversight
- Event sales and marketing collaboration
- Team supervision & leadership
- Operational problem solving
Compensation Details
Compensation: Salary ($75,000.00)
Benefits & Perks: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Paid Time Off
Required Skills
Strong Communication Skills
Ability to Work Under Pressure
Attention to Detail
Time Management Skills
Customer Service Orientation
Negotiation Skills
Creativity in Event Planning
Collaboration With Diverse Teams
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WHO WE ARE
In 2024, we rebranded from DMK Restaurants to Episcope Hospitality to reflect our ongoing evolution. Our national portfolio of food, beverage, and experiential brands is driven by a culture of diverse thinking, shared wisdom, and love.
Episcope is led by David Morton, whose family has been operating restaurants across the country for generations. In 2009, he started DMK Restaurants with a desire to merge the quality of fine dining with the fun of casual dining. Since then, his thought leadership has inspired partnerships with many of America’s top brands and institutions.
WHAT WE DO
We create, invent, guide, design, build, collaborate, strategize, and execute.
As a company, Episcope Hospitality remains on the path of developing new, hospitality-driven experiences through a variety of uniquely developed lenses. From our widely followed work in commercial real estate, to hotels and residential developments, we continue to lead in a niche that is transforming the face of urban and residential communities across the country.
WHY EPISCOPE
The episcope was a revolutionary 18th century technology that, for the first time, enabled opaque images to be projected on a wall. This device drove innumerable future technologies while literally changing the way people saw their environment. Our growth has always been predicated on new ways of seeing, from concepts to business models.
