{"id":1360960,"url":"https://alion.io/job/nyit-assistant-sales-event-manager","title":"Assistant Sales & Event Manager","company":{"id":1785839,"name":"nyit","domain":"nyit.edu","url":"https://alion.io/company/nyit-edu","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"iCIMS","truth_index":null},"role":"Sales","role_family":"Sales","seniority":"middle","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Westbury, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":70000,"max_usd":157000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":1212},"experience_years_min":4,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Canva","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-27T23:53:12Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-27","last_verified_at":"2026-10-01T12:50:40Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":3,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":3},"description":"Overview\nNew York Institute of Technology's six schools and colleges offer undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and professional degree programs in in-demand disciplines including computer science, data science, and cybersecurity; biology, health professions, and medicine; architecture and design; engineering; IT and digital technologies; management; and energy and sustainability. A nonprofit, independent, private, and nonsectarian institute of higher education founded in 1955, it welcomes nearly 8,000 students worldwide.\nThe university has campuses in New York City and Long Island, New York; Jonesboro, Arkansas; and Vancouver, British Columbia, as well as programs around the world. More than 120,000 alumni are part of an engaged network of physicians, architects, scientists, engineers, business leaders, digital artists, and healthcare professionals. Together, the university’s community of doers, makers, healers, and innovators empowers graduates to change the world, solve 21st-century challenges, and reinvent the future.\nFor more information, visit nyit.edu.\nResponsibilities\nNYIT's deSeversky Mansion seeks an Assistant Sales & Events Manager to support the sales department at our catering facility at the Long Island (Old Westbury) campus. Reporting to the Sales and Operations Manager, this person will be responsible for the following:\nWorks directly with Sales and Operations Manager.\nResponsible for generating new revenue, overseeing events, and managing Dining Room Manager (DRM).\nReach Revenue goals set forth by Director of Dining Services under direction of Sales and Operations Manager.\nCreate revenue reports and provide analysis regularly to Sales and Operations Manager.\nEnsure that all events held are paid up to date prior to the start of the event, following the contracted payment schedule policies of the mansion.\nCoordinate with clients, including but not limited to, New York Tech events, weddings, social, corporate, and others, for their upcoming events as directed by the Sales Manager.\nRevenue generating through coordinating with clients and enhancing their events through add-ons.\nCreate Floor plans and have completed timely following standard operating procedures.\nSchedule, and Attend client Drop offs of items for event day.\nGreet clients/hosts on event day\nManage all vendor relationships and create new relations where opportunities arise.\nCreate and implement sales strategies to optimize business growth.\nPropose strategies and ideas to improve provided services and event quality.\nReceive and expedite client inquiries including all noted above.\nWork closely with NY Tech departments such as Marketing and Communications to promote events at de Seversky.\nProactively handle any arising issues during events and use problem solving skills to deescalate any difficulties.\nCommunicate with the service, housekeeping or culinary team if set-ups, cleanliness of the mansion or food requirements are not meeting the expectations of the client and work these issues out through the DRM.\nMaintain relationships with past clients for future business by utilizing the Caterese database program.\nTour Prospective clients through the property and discuss client event needs. Convert these prospects to booked clients. \nGenerate, propose, and review contracts and sample menus with potential clients. Ensure that contracts meet designated profit margins and support revenue goals.\nPrior to sending them to clients, proposal and profit margins must be reviewed and signed off by Sales Manager.\nManage and attend weekly Banquet Event Order, BEO, meetings with the sales team, culinary, and operations team to ensure proper set-up, logistics and execution of events.\nCommunicate any updates or changes requested by clients immediately through your sales team to the departments that are affected including Guest Counts, cocktails, liquor packages, etc.\nEffectively manage Dining Room and Operations Manager (DRM) daily under direction of Sales Manager. \nCreate weekly schedules for said team of DRM and Housekeeper.\nReview the dining room and operations managers’ proposed schedules for the NYIT team and the contract service team. \nSupport and train DRM following up on their tasks.\nOther tasks as assigned.\nQualifications\nAssociate’s degree required.\n4 years’ experience within a catering environment as a Sales Coordinators or Event Specialist\nAdvanced computer skills including word processing, spreadsheets, desktop publishing and brand property Management Systems.\nExcellent communication and listening skills.\nKnowledge of Caterease Program, CVENT and Canva helpful.\nRequired to work weekends, nights and/or holidays for sales tours generating revenue\nand assisting with events overseeing operation.\nOther Information\nNew York Institute of Technology offers numerous opportunities to enhance personal and professional growth and provides employees with a competitive compensation and benefits program inclusive of generous paid time off, holidays, tuition remission, and retirement plans with employer contributions.\nNew York Institute of Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.\nIn compliance with local legislation as well as to provide greater transparency to candidates, the annual base salary range for this position is listed. New York Tech considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate experience/expertise, education/training, key skills, geographic location, internal peer equity as well as market, organizational considerations and/or applicable collective bargaining agreement when extending an offer.\nMinimum Salary\nUSD $66,300.00/Yr.Maximum Salary\nUSD $70,000.00/Yr.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5890,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":4,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"associate","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Equity","Retirement plans"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Artificial Intelligence","Education","Health Care"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-27T23:53:12Z"}],"liveness":{"score":77,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":0.9,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":3,"expected_fill_days":30,"reasons":["conf:72","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-01T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/nyit-assistant-sales-event-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/nyit-assistant-sales-event-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-01T19:43:23Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":2378,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":2622,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-02T00:00:00Z"}}}