Event Manager

Are you a leader? Do you refuse to work for anyone but the best? Do you love finding innovative solutions to problems? Are you a focused and motivated thinker? Do you love to see events transform from lame to awesome?

Arizona Pro DJs is now hiring event managers. As an Arizona Pro DJs event manager you will be on call to work events as needed. Event managers will be trained in many aspects related to planning and execution of the teen events including the communication between entertainment and clients. As a part of one of the best teen entertainment companies in the country, you will work with high schools, colleges, and private event clients to transform their dreams into reality. 

Call of Duty (sadly, not the game):

• Maintains workplace, project and site safety at all times.
• Perform frequent check ups with client throughout event. 
• Supervises event staff.
• Maintains quality control.
• Ensures that everything is occuring on time. 
• Assists production staff with pick up and drop off of trucks before and after events
• Assists in set up and tear down with events as needed
• Organizes staff for day-of procedures and timelines
• Performs other job related duties as assigned.
• Complete a post event report and submit it to the Vice President of Events within 24 hours of the completion of the event. 
• Perform any necessary communication between client and event staff. 

Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Must have reliable transportation methods
• Availability to work long hours and varied shifts to include weekends and holidays.
• Interpersonal skills to manage event staff.
• Excellent communication skills to be a point of contact with clients and event staff. 
• Display great leadership abilities. 
• Have the ability to find quick and safe solutions to problems that may arise. 

Physical Requirements:

• Must withstand activities such as prolonged walking, standing, stairs, stretching, bending, reaching, kneeling, etc.
• Hear within a normal range and among distracting high noise levels.
• See with vision correctable to 20/20 in various lighting conditions.
• Maintain physical and mental stamina when working under pressure when working multiple tasks and meeting deadlines.
• Adequate reading, writing and mathematical skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate in English both verbal and written form.
• Maintain a professional, neat and well-groomed appearance adhering to Arizona Pro DJs standards

Brownie Points:

• Previous experience in team leadership
• Previous experience in event planning
• Proficient with Google apps (Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar, etc)

Working at Arizona Pro DJs
We are a dynamic team with a start-up feel. We have an open, collaborative office space located in south Scottsdale, and warehouse in Tempe (minutes from ASU Tempe campus). At Arizona Pro DJs, we promote an entrepreneurial spirit and perspective. Our management style encourages the free exchange of new ideas and rewards self-motivation. This is not your typical job where you sit in a cubicle and work, you will be meeting people and helping create EPIC dance parties!

About Arizona Pro DJs
We are a teen entertainment company specializing in school dances, sweet sixteens, mitzvahs and dance parties. Arizona Pro DJs is dedicated to creating unique, "one night only" dance clubs for teens by combining club and concert quality production elements with high energy entertainment.

Recent achievements include:

• Inc Magazine's Coolest College Start Up
• Top 5 Facebook Pages for Small Businesses by SocialMediaExaminer.com
• Acceptance into Entrepreneur's Organization's prestigious Accelerator program
• President, Will Curran, ranked the youngest, 35 under 35 entrepreneur in Arizona
• 2 time winner of the ASU Edson Student Entrepreneur Initiative award
• Featured in the book, “Coolest Startups in America”