Hospitality Manager (Golf)

at  Octagon

THE JOB / HOSPITALITY MANAGER (GOLF)

EXPERIENCES / Responsible for planning and executing event and experiential marketing programs.
Our headquarters are in Stamford, CT, but the location of this position can be flexible with a priority given to candidates open to hybrid work (3 days a week in the office) in one of our office locations - Stamford, CT, New York, NY, Charlotte, NC, Los Angeles, CA, Chicago, IL or Atlanta, GA. We will also consider a remote-based working arrangement for qualified candidates with East Coast working hours as a prerequisite.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Hospitality Manager to join our team as a leader and playmaker at the intersection of sports/entertainment and experiential marketing.
In this role, you will work closely with the Hospitality Director and organizational golf subject matter experts to help co-lead a team responsible for the strategic program development of our client’s comprehensive golf portfolio.
There will be a strong focus on team leadership/management, client management, integrated planning across internal/external channels, concept development, and advance facilitation working with clients, properties, internal teammates, and agency partners throughout the process.
To be successful, you’ll need to be an inspiring leader, an excellent communicator, and ideally, have specific experience in golf.
The position is best suited for a candidate passionate about working in a team environment with a diverse group of people from different cultural backgrounds and interested in managing multiple workstreams.

• Contribute to the strategic planning, program development/execution, and measurement of our client’s golf portfolio
• Full understanding of requirements to develop and implement strategic integrated programming across channels, focusing on engagement with consumers, fans, clients, and communities for our client’s go programs
• Participate in the development of strategic plans, activation recommendations, finance trackers, budgets, competitive documents and support the development of clients’ scopes of work
• Support the team in providing counsel to clients on nuances across the landscapes of professional and amateur golf during strategic planning and program development
• Work alongside a fully integrated team, dedicated to the development of our clients’ golf program (including implementation/evolution of management routines across multiple constituencies including clients, internal agency teammates, cross-agency partners, property partners, and vendors)
• Support the management and professional development of the integrated golf team and provide training and career development consultation/guidance
• Manage agency’s collaboration with other agencies in the integrated planning process, representing Octagon on cross-agency forums, presenting strategic recommendations, and facilitating the engagement of our internal specialists
• Work closely with our internal specialty leads and groups throughout program development, leading the briefing and integration process with internal teammates
• Additional responsibilities as assigned