Run of Show, Food & Beverage Manager (Seasonal)

WHO WE ARE

Avant Gardner is New York City's premier event space and producer. Its flagship venue, The Brooklyn Mirage, is the crown jewel of New York City entertainment and one of the most iconic venues in the world. Avant Gardner’s 80,000 square foot complex occupies an entire city block of East Williamsburg, highlighted by the space’s unrivaled audiovisual features including a 200 foot wide, 15k resolution video wall. Voted North America's 'Best Large Club' in 2022 and 2023 and ranked top ten globally by DJ Mag, Avant Gardner has welcomed sold out shows featuring today's top acts and emerging global stars including Drake, Skrillex, Turnstile, Four Tet, John Summit, Glass Animals, Carl Cox, Keinemusik, Christina Aguilera, David Guetta, Marshmello, Reneé Rapp, Rina Sawayama, Rüfüs Du Sol, SOFI TUKKER, Tiësto, and many more. Avant Gardner’s portfolio includes event brands such as The Cityfox Experience along with programming across New York City. For more information, visit Avant-Gardner.com.

WHO YOU ARE

• Someone who is highly organized
• Someone who is able to juggle multiple things at once
• Someone who is proactive, reliable, and has a “no task too small” attitude
• Someone who can keep calm under high pressure situations

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Run of Show Food & Beverage Manager is a supporting role, ensuring performance standards are being met, service is efficient and hospitality driven, and operations are compliant with company policy and applicable laws and regulations.  This is a seasonal role from April 2024 through October 2024. 

ESSENTIAL ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reports to the Senior F&B Manager
• Lead, perform, and prioritize however necessary to support the F&B department and overall business objectives and goals
• Manage F&B staff during events, ensuring breaks are taken, assisting with service, and transferring or cutting staff as event needs change
• Ensure all DOH, SLA, OSHA, and any other applicable standards are being met, conducting spot-inspections prior to and throughout the event
• Oversee sidework, setup, breakdown, and inventory of bars and table service areas during events
• Lead pre-shift meetings, as assigned, communicating event specific information, management directives, etc.
• Ensure standards of conduct are being followed; staff morale, diversity and inclusivity practices, and positive work environment are always held to the highest standards
• Track employee performance to ensure all staff are meeting department standards and issue corrective actions if needed
• Assist with training new staff
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of all workspaces, food court, bars, table service areas, and storage
• Coordinate with Artist Relations on hospitality rider requests
• Utilize Billfold, Google Drive,ClickUp, Prism, and other applications required for gathering and disseminating information
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of departmental SOPs
• Ad hoc projects and light administrative duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

• 3-4 years in food and beverage operations/service in venues, stadiums, arenas, hospitality industry, or equivalent
• Experience working in high-volume, fast-paced environments, a must
• Positive, upbeat leadership style; able to problem solve under pressure while maintaining high degree of professionalism
• Must have weekend availability
• Must have NYC Food Protection Certificate
• Bartending experience preferred
• Experience with POS systems preferred (Billfold and/or Toast POS experience a plus!)
• Required proficiency in the Google Workspace suite, and its applications such asDocs, Sheets, Slides, Gmail, Drive- including Shared Drives, and Google Groups for seamless team communication. Basic training is provided to ensure effective utilization of these tools for collaboration, communication, and document management.
  

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must be able to work long shifts, including overnight
• Must be able to lift 40lbs
• Must be able to work standing for extended periods

COMPENSATION

• The hourly rate for the position is $30-$35 per hour.