Lifestyle Operations Specialist

Risher LifeStyle Management • Katy, TX

11d

About The Position

Risher Amenity Management is seeking a highly organized, proactive, and creative Lifestyle Operations Specialist to join our growing Lifestyle team. This role serves as a key operational partner to the Director of Lifestyle Operations and our community Lifestyle Directors. The Specialist helps turn ideas and department strategy into organized, polished, and successful execution across Risher-managed communities. You'll work behind the scenes—and sometimes on the front lines—to help make events happen, strengthen marketing and communication, coordinate vendors, track budgets, improve systems, and share successful ideas across our communities. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who loves making things happen, notices the details others miss, solves problems before they become problems, and enjoys working across multiple projects and teams.

Requirements

• Organized, resourceful, detail-oriented, and comfortable juggling multiple priorities.
• Takes initiative, learns quickly, communicates well, and isn't afraid to jump in and figure things out.
• Experience in event planning, recreation, hospitality, marketing, community programming, operations, project coordination, or a related field
• Strong organizational and project-management skills
• Excellent attention to detail and follow-through
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to manage multiple projects, communities, priorities, and deadlines
• Comfort working with budgets, spreadsheets, invoices, and financial information
• Strong technology skills and the ability to quickly learn new systems
• A collaborative, professional approach when working with team members, leadership, vendors, clients, and community partners
• The ability to take initiative while understanding when to make decisions independently and when to involve leadership

Nice To Haves

• Experience with marketing, social media, digital communications, and/or graphic-design platforms
• Bachelor's degree in Recreation, Hospitality, Marketing, Communications, Event Management, Business Administration, or a related field is preferred, but relevant experience will also be considered.

Responsibilities

• Support Events & Programming: Help plan and execute community events, programs, classes, clubs, and special initiatives by coordinating timelines, vendors, supplies, entertainment, staffing, and other logistics.
• Support Marketing & Communications: Help create and coordinate flyers, digital graphics, newsletters, event announcements, social content, resident communications, and other promotional materials while maintaining Risher and community brand standards.
• Coordinate Vendors & Partners: Research and organize vendors, entertainers, instructors, and other partners; coordinate proposals, pricing, contracts, insurance documentation, scheduling, and event logistics.
• Support Budgets & Financial Tracking: Help Lifestyle Directors manage programming budgets, track expenses, coordinate invoices and purchasing documentation, identify potential overages, and find cost-effective solutions.
• Keep the Department Organized: Maintain calendars, project trackers, planning tools, shared resources, event records, and other systems that help the Lifestyle team stay organized and ahead of deadlines.
• Improve How We Work: Identify opportunities to streamline processes, develop better tools and resources, research technology and systems, and help create consistency across Risher-managed communities.
• Be a Trusted Team Resource: Work closely with Lifestyle Directors and the Director of Lifestyle Operations to identify needs, solve problems, share ideas, and provide additional support for major events and business initiatives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed