Conversion & Room Set Supervisor

National Western Center•Denver, CO

11d•$22 - $27•Onsite

About The Position

The National Western Center (NWC) is a reimagined 250-acre campus in Denver, Colorado with a vision to be the global destination for food and agricultural discovery. It is the new home of the National Western Stock Show and Colorado State University’s Spur campus. But the future National Western Center isn’t just new buildings. It’s a destination unto itself. It’s a mission-oriented place that will be lively and active all year round — with new events and experiences around every corner. The opportunity: NWC is in search of a Conversion & Room Set Supervisor that can be ready on day one to be able to jump in on multiple fronts. This job will support the Conversion & Room Set manager by assisting with the setup, reset, teardown and overall transformation of rooms to meet the event needs. They will have an oversight of event equipment movement and storage. Providing all training needed to meet guidelines and standards at City, State and Federal levels and oversight, they will support policies, goals, and objectives established by the Conversion & Room Set Manager. This is a multifaceted job with a broad spectrum of opportunities for professional development. You’ll join a small, nimble, collaborative, creative, and entrepreneurial team as we accelerate growth of a new events hub and innovation campus in Denver, Colorado. Help us make the reimagined National Western Center campus among the most desirable event spaces in the Denver market!

Requirements

1-3 years of industry experience
Have lead teams of all sizes with multiple crews at the same time in an organized and functional manner with proven experience in event conversions, room set ups, in a supervisory role.
Forklift and other equipment use and training.
Strong organizational processes, tracking multiple events needs and staffing to accomplish tasks.
This role is physically demanding, requiring standing, walking, lifting, bending for long periods of time.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
High EQ and interpersonal skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience in Arena, Convention, Stadium is helpful.
You embrace the startup nature of the organization, and no job is below you.
You are detail and results oriented.
You are an entrepreneurial self-starter.
You are a skilled problem solver who takes initiative and can communicate clearly with internal and external stakeholders.
You act with respect, competency, and integrity.
You work well as part of a team.
You excel at functioning in high pressure situations while maintaining a calm, professional manner.
You are a collaborator by nature and seek to find ways to compromise.
You demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
You have great time management and prioritization skills.
You are results oriented and exercise sound judgment in your work.
You have a track record of being dependable.
You are excited about the opportunity to grow with the organization.
You are all-in on the mission of the National Western Center.

Responsibilities

Assist in gathering all information for the department, organize and assign workloads for events and staff needed for that to be completed related to setting up, resets and teardown.
Having a strong knowledge of room sets and code in Denver, you should have a strong knowledge of sets like conferences, banquets, concerts, tradeshows, sport events and other events.
Assist in the execution of room sets to event specifications; this includes chairs, tables, staging, partition walls, event furniture, fencing indoor and outdoor.
Assist on Inventory control of equipment, managing storage, tools, doing audits for accounting of equipment and a maintenance program.
Oversee and direct event labor staffing.
Assist and maintain all department storage areas, equipment, and tools. Ensure all areas are clean and orderly, and all inventory is readily accessible and safe for use. Training and development for NWC standards and working closely with other event departments, making sure that all coordination and timing is planned for set up and strike.
Other duties as assigned.