About Common House

Common House is a gathering space that cultivates community through unique programming, thoughtful design, and fine dining. Today, we have Houses in Richmond's Arts District and Chattanooga's Southside, in addition to our flagship location on Charlottesville's historic Downtown Mall. As we continue to expand to mid-sized cities throughout the country, we're building a family of professionals, dedicated to sharing our vision of comfort and community.

Core Values

• Hospitality
• Fun
• Integrity
• Excellence
• Teamwork
• Flexibility

Position Overview

Manages the private event sales, execution, strategy, and reporting for Common House Charlottesville.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Sales:

• Sell and book all private events, from responding to inquiries to creating initial proposal/contracts, including rehearsal dinners, wedding ceremonies + receptions, corporate meetings, non-profit fundraisers, work retreats, etc.
• Manage multiple, unique, rentable spaces, and all-inclusive services
• Setup up phone calls and tours to get potential clients to book a private event
• Upsell booked clients on elevated experiences or products offered
• Maintain client relationships to encourage repeat events, or repeat clients with varying events
• Facilitate tastings for confirmed events (weddings only)
• Works with OpCo Function Lead on improving sales style, tactics and strategy
• Oversees department tasks and projects to maintain efficiency and increase revenue

Execution:

• Create detailed Banquet Event Orders for each event
• Lead BEO meeting weekly to go over details for upcoming events
• Check-In at large events
• Oversee the overall execution of events
• Identify ways to continuously improve efficiency and communication with the front of house and kitchen teams for smooth event execution

Strategy:

• Generate event leads via community outreach and networking (local event planners, corporate companies, universities, etc.)
• Partner with internal Brand & Communications team and our third-party PR and Digital Marketing teams to proactively market Common House as an event venue in the local and surrounding markets
• Partner with the Food and Beverage team and Front of House team to curate custom dining experiences, private event menus, bar packages, and design floor-plans for all event types and budgets

Reporting:

• Attend weekly All Team meetings and Month In Review meetings with prepared reports for private events
• Track data on leads, bookings and event executions to inform pricing, decision making and marketing strategies
• Update event pacing doc weekly

Hours: Full Time / salaried + commission

Benefits: Paid time off, parental leave, medical/dental/vision, 401k.

Common House is an equal opportunity workplace. As such, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment and welcome applications from all genders, races, religions, sexual orientations, and ages, as well as parents, military service members, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.