Company Name: Blackstone
Location: New York, NY
Type: Full Time
Salary: $105,000 – $175,000
Job Description:
Blackstone is seeking an Assistant Vice President to drive planning, execution, and strategy of hospitality and sponsorship initiatives with a strong emphasis on sports. This position supports high impact event programs, ensuring exceptional stakeholder experience, and best-in-class representation of the firm across global sports hospitality platforms. The Event Hospitality Manager is expected to work with a variety of teams and stakeholders, including senior-level executives, to deliver the highest-quality experience possible.
Responsibilities
- Lead planning and execution of premium events and hospitality experiences across golf and other global sporting verticals.
- Develop and manage end-to-end event strategies, including concept development, guest communications, onsite execution, and post-event reporting.
- Build and maintain relationships with sports organizations, hospitality partners, venues, and agencies.
- Collaborate and lead Private Wealth hospitality events and program strategy.
- Build processes and criteria around hospitality opportunities, including both event specifics and ticketing.
- Identify hospitality opportunities and maintain knowledge of where and what our competitors are doing.
- Oversee event budgets, timelines, logistics, and risk management to ensure flawless delivery across domestic and international markets.
- Partner with internal teams to align hospitality initiatives with business objectives, branding guidelines, and executive expectations.
- Partner with vendors and manage vendor relationships to develop and build brand moments.
- Serve as an onsite lead for key events, directing vendor teams and managing guest experience.
- Understand and adhere to regional compliance and regulatory requirements.
- Role may require some travel and work outside regular business hours as needed for event schedules.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in sports marketing, hospitality, or event management, with a strong track record in golf or global sports activations.
- Demonstrated track record delivering high-end hospitality for corporate or premium sports audiences.
- Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Exceptional project management, vendor oversight, and stakeholder communication skills.
- Strong interest in financial services marketing.
- Works well in a fast paced and demanding environment of recurring and opportunistic projects.
Blackstone is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, marital or partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic predisposition, veteran or military status, status as a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense or stalking, or any other class or status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to hiring, placement, promotion, termination, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training. All Blackstone employees, including but not limited to recruiting personnel and hiring managers, are required to abide by this policy.
