Social Event Designer

Zilli Hospitality Group•Brookfield, WI

8d•$60,000 - $70,000•Hybrid

About The Position

At Zilli Hospitality Group, our Social Event Designers are often among the first people a couple, family or host meets. A newly engaged couple may have a vision, a guest count and dozens of ideas but need a trusted guide to bring everything together. A family may want a milestone birthday, anniversary, or celebration of life to feel deeply personal and effortless. As a Social Event Designer, you will take clients from inquiry to inspiration to proposal to booked celebration. You will ask the questions that uncover their story, priorities, traditions and style, then bring together food, beverage, service, venues, rentals and design into an experience that feels unmistakably theirs. This is an ideal role for someone who loves weddings and meaningful celebrations-and gets equally excited about earning a couple's trust and winning the sale.

Requirements

Sales experience in weddings, social events, catering, hospitality, luxury service or another relationship-driven field
A track record of closing business and the confidence in discussing budget and investment directly
Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple opportunities at different stages all at the same time
A creative eye for weddings, tablescapes, menus, beverage, décor and guest experience, paired with genuine curiosity about each client's story
Warm, polished and persuasive communication, including consultation, proposal writing and client presentations
A collaborative mindset for working across culinary, operations, production, venue teams and outside event partners

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with CRM or sales pipeline tools is a plus

Responsibilities

Own a pipeline of weddings and social inquiries
Respond to and develop qualified leads from couples, families, hosts and referral partners
Build trusted relationships with prospective clients, and lead discovery conversations that uncover each client's story, priorities, traditions, preferences and non-negotiables
Translate those conversations into compelling, highly personal event concepts and proposals
Recommend menus, beverages, service styles, venues, rentals, room layouts and design elements that bring the celebration to life
Present proposals in a way that helps couples and families understand the experience, value and investment
Manage your pipeline from consultation through venue tours, tastings, proposal revisions and signed contract
Follow up thoughtfully and keep couples and hosts confident, informed and excited throughout the decision process
Consistently contribute to individual and company revenue goals
Develop relationships with venues, planners and industry partners that generate wedding and social-event referrals