Manager - Live Event Hospitality

MGM Resorts • Las Vegas, NV

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Manager, Live Events - Hospitality is responsible for working on multiple sports and entertainment events and activations to ensure clients, partners, and professional players receive the full MGM experience. This role operates at the intersection of event logistics, VIP hospitality, and brand marketing. The candidate will have strong sports and/or entertainment industry knowledge, established industry relationships, and an understanding of hospitality logistics and proven successes driving multi‐stakeholder programs using marketing and operational solutions to meet business objectives.

Requirements

• 2+ Years of Prior Relevant Experience in Entertainment, Sports, Events, or a related field.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills for internal and external audiences.
• Thinks creatively and can pivot approach to adapt to situation or opportunity as required.
• Experience delivering results against tight deadlines.

Nice To Haves

• Strong sports and/or entertainment industry knowledge.
• Established industry relationships.
• Understanding of hospitality logistics.
• Proven successes driving multi‐stakeholder programs using marketing and operational solutions to meet business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates regularly with leadership to develop and meet company goals while supplying expertise and guidance on hospitality.
• Works with MRGMRI event partners to ensure alignment over hospitality objectives and budgets.
• Collaborates with Marketing divisions to ensure event assets are within MGM and Event guidelines.
• Serves as the primary point of contact for athletes, ensuring seamless communication and exceptional service throughout the event lifecycle.
• Liaises with corporate partners, sports agencies, and talent to fulfill contractual obligations and elevate the hospitality experience.
• Oversees hotel inventory, managing room blocks and coordinating directly with property partners to secure seamless accommodations for players, VIPs, and staff.
• Manages comprehensive ticket block distribution, inventory tracking, and allocations prior to the event.
• Plans and executes secondary event programming within the larger tournament footprint (e.g., welcome receptions, VIP dinners, after-parties).
• Directs onsite photography and videography teams to capture high-quality assets for marketing, press, and post-event recaps.
• Manages the procurement, inventory, and distribution of VIP gifting and onsite retail operations.
• Provides high-level administrative and operational support, assisting in budget tracking, scheduling, and overarching project management to move the needle on department goals.
• Ensures all project elements are communicated in a timely and comprehensive manner across all MGMRI Center of Excellence (COE) groups (property leadership, executive teams, finance, marketing, risk, casino marketing, revenue management, etc.).
• Conceptualizes and builds comprehensive event presentation decks for internal stakeholders, partners, and post-event reporting.

Benefits

• Wellness incentive programs to help you stay healthy physically and mentally.
• Health & Income Protection benefits (for eligible employees).
• Access to company hotel, food and beverage, retail, and entertainment discounts as well as discounts with company partners on things like travel, electronics, online shopping, and more.
• Free meals in our employee dining room.
• Free parking on and off shift.
• Healthcare, financial, and time off benefits.
• Professional and personal development through programs and networking opportunities as well as volunteer opportunities in the community.

What This Job Offers

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