Event Planner

D AMICO HOSPITALITY•Minneapolis, MN

4d•$65,000 - $80,000

About The Position

At D’Amico Hospitality, excellence isn’t a slogan — it’s the standard. We are a nationally recognized, premium hospitality company and the largest private event and catering organization in the Twin Cities. For decades, we have built our reputation on producing extraordinary events with precision, creativity, sophistication, and consistency. From corporate events and nonprofit galas to luxury weddings, private celebrations, and marquee occasions, D’Amico Hospitality has the culinary talent, venues, operational infrastructure, and production expertise to execute at a high level. We are looking for a seasoned, highly connected hospitality and event professional who has spent years building relationships in the Twin Cities and knows how to turn those relationships into meaningful business. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of proven experience in event planning, catering sales, hospitality, event production, or a related field — and brings an established network of clients, planners, corporate decision-makers, nonprofit leaders, venues, vendors, and industry professionals. You know the Twin Cities event community. You know who the decision-makers are. You have earned trust. You have a track record. And when someone needs an exceptional event partner, your name is already on the list. We want to give you the platform, resources, culinary expertise, venues, and operational horsepower of D’Amico Hospitality to take that network and your career to the next level.

Requirements

5+ years of progressive experience in event planning, catering sales, hospitality sales, event production, luxury hospitality, or a related field.
A strong and established Twin Cities professional network.
An existing book of business, client portfolio, or significant pipeline of relationships.
A proven history of generating substantial event revenue.
Established relationships with corporate organizations, nonprofit leaders, wedding professionals, event planners, venues, vendors, and other influential industry partners.
A demonstrated ability to cultivate relationships and turn them into long-term business.
Experience selling and producing high-value, complex, and high-touch events.
Exceptional business development and consultative sales instincts.
The confidence and polish to work directly with executives, high-profile clients, event committees, and discerning hosts.
The ability to build trust quickly, anticipate client needs, and serve as a strategic advisor throughout the event lifecycle.
A reputation for professionalism, integrity, responsiveness, and getting things done.

Responsibilities

Driving significant event revenue while owning the client relationship from first conversation through successful execution.
Leveraging your network, industry relationships, business development skills, and event expertise to identify opportunities, win business, grow existing accounts, and create long-term client partnerships.
Leveraging your existing Twin Cities network and book of business to generate new event opportunities.
Developing relationships with high-value corporate, nonprofit, wedding, social, and private-event clients.
Identifying and pursuing strategic new business opportunities.
Building referral relationships with event planners, venues, hotels, vendors, corporate leaders, nonprofit organizations, and other key industry partners.
Cultivating repeat business, referrals, rebookings, and long-term client relationships.
Representing D’Amico Hospitality at high-value networking opportunities, industry events, trade shows, community events, and client functions.
Conducting strategic sales calls, presentations, client meetings, venue tours, and tastings.
Developing proposals and event solutions that balance exceptional client experiences with strong profitability.
Serving as a trusted advisor to clients throughout the planning process.
Leading clients through event strategy, menu development, venue selection, floorplans, design considerations, timelines, and logistics.
Translating a client's vision into an executable, profitable event plan.
Managing complex event details while maintaining a polished and highly responsive client experience.
Conducting site visits and previews for off-premise events.
Attending key events as needed to support clients and strengthen relationships.
Resolving client concerns professionally and proactively, escalating to senior leadership when appropriate.
Partnering closely with culinary, operations, production, venue, and service teams to deliver exceptional events.
Communicating event expectations and client priorities clearly across departments.
Maintaining D’Amico Hospitality's standards for quality, service, professionalism, and profitability.
Participating actively in sales, production, and leadership meetings.
Maintaining accurate event orders, floorplans, guarantees, reports, and other documentation.
Utilizing CaterEase and other internal sales and event-management systems.