City of Dallas · 18 hours ago
Manager - Events - Park and Recreation (Non Civil Service)
Dallas, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$70K/yr - $88K/yr
5+ years expCity of Dallas is committed to service, innovation, and community, seeking a Manager for Events in Park and Recreation. The role involves overseeing event planning and management for City departments, ensuring compliance with policies and managing budgets for various events and festivals.
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Responsibilities
Manages, monitors, and oversees event planning, art commissioning, and other wide ranging services for the City and its departments; manages planning and coordination for events, festivals, sports seasons, parades, art displays, and other meetings and conferences; provides guidance and direction for events, productions, educational conferences, training meetings, airport operations, parks usage and sports tournaments and any other special events throughout the City's departments and facilities
Directs, manages, and oversees work and planning through managers, coordinators, and specialized staff; provides coaching or assistance with challenging situations as needed; implements plans and schedules and determines objectives needing emphasis; recommends or adjusts work priorities, project schedules, resources, and work plans as required
Coordinates, manages and supervises public art selection process, commissioning, contracting, fabrication, and installation; oversees all processes and supervision of public art coordinators to ensure that public art processes are on track, including design phase and fabrication phase contracting, invoicing and payments, and installation review and approvals
Manages the planning, organizing and implementing of festivals and special events; provides high level clarity on policies, procedures, and regulations for special events, public art displays, and other City projects, festivals, and meetings
Prioritizes funding and implementation strategies for events within the City; creates and determines budget to allocate sufficient funding to each project while soliciting new funding resources and managing resource and financial allocation
Communicates with staff and clients to keep abreast of details pertaining to upcoming events; checks, approves, and monitors computer databases and reporting systems to expedite logistical services and track event requirements
Interviews potential staff and makes determinations on hiring and termination; provides technical guidance and manages the workflow of the department; executes strong social media strategies and ensures staff are communicating effectively across all media outlets regarding events and related planning and management
Performs any and all other work as needed or assigned
Qualification
Required
5 years of experience in event planning and event management preferably in a municipal or government setting
8 years of related experience will meet the educational minimum requirement
Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Journalism, Public Relations, Recreation, or a related field
Knowledge of general business practices and laws
Knowledge of planning and managing events
Knowledge of departmental management, policies, and procedures
Knowledge of conservation project, public art management, and community engagement practices
Ability to determine, create, and implement budget
Ability to organize and facilitate multi-faceted logistics for events throughout the City
Ability to establish short and long range goals and objectives
Ability to manage, lead, directs, and oversee staff
Communicating effectively both verbally and in writing
Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships
Company
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