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Event Management Executive

Switzerland, Zurich · Job Posted June 14, 2026
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Job Description

Responsible for planning private and social events at the hotel as well as off-site catering. You will coordinate collaboration with all departments within the hotel and with clients to ensure a consistent, high level of service throughout the entire preparation, execution, and follow-up phases of events. You will ensure that events transition seamlessly from sales to the operational departments. You will learn to identify opportunities to maximize revenue through upselling.

Job Responsibility

  • Plan private and social events at the hotel as well as off-site catering
  • Coordinate collaboration with all departments within the hotel and with clients to ensure a consistent, high level of service throughout the entire preparation, execution, and follow-up phases of events
  • Ensure that events transition seamlessly from sales to the operational departments
  • Identify opportunities to maximize revenue through upselling

Requirements

  • You have completed a vocational apprenticeship in the upscale hospitality or restaurant industry or graduated from a hotel management school
  • You enjoy selling great services and are always on the ball
  • You enjoy planning and organizing events such as birthdays, weddings, baptisms, and other social occasions both at the hotel and as outside catering services.
  • You hold a Class B driver's license
  • You organize in a structured manner and enjoy communicating fluently in German and English
  • You are resilient and a team player
  • You have an independent and highly guest-oriented approach to work
  • Your mind is full of ideas and creativity
  • You are ready to give your best
  • You are anything but ordinary!
  • You have a Swiss B or C permit or you are a EU national

What we offer

  • A dynamic and young team of 9 people who never forget to have fun at work
  • A mix of sales, administration, and hands-on customer service
  • Internal and external training
  • An open and transparent corporate culture
  • Fair and accurate time tracking
  • A bonus paid out quarterly
  • Solid benefits from an international hotel chain, such as employee rates at 10,000 hotels worldwide
  • Enjoyment of work
  • A permanent position requiring independence and personal responsibility

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