Event Sales Manager • Booked and planned private parties at Chef Link’s exclusive event space• Aided in the creation of detailed marketing plans• Made sales projections, set sales goals and helped set annual marketing budget• Promoted private dining through wedding shows and hotel relations• Updated and managed website and aided in verbiage for promotional e-blasts• Created and championed social media presence• Conducted site tours for individuals and local DMCs• Produced and maintained collateral for site visit and industry showsPrivate Dining Manager • Executed and managed onsite private events including corporate functions, rehearsal dinners and weddings• Scheduled and managed a team of 14 in-house servers• Planned, sourced rentals and staffed large scale off-site events• Managed teams of up to 60 servers at off-site functions• Created and ran wine program for private dining• Selected, maintained and ordered wines for all on-site events• Advised on all necessary maintenance and upgrades to the property• Assisted in the creation of expanded private dining menus and cocktail offerings

• Took and maintained guest reservations and profiles• Created nightly seating charts• Assigned tables and managed the flow of reservations• Acted as liaison between restaurant and hotels to promote special occasion menus• Assisted in the contracting and coordination of private parties

• Booked reservations• Produced and reviewed evening menus• Managed gift certificate sales• Assisted in payroll processing• Greeted and seated guests

• Managed load-in and on-site production of local events• Assisted in creative event design• Produced client proposals and budgets