Weddings Unlimited USA

Objective:

To grow Weddings Unlimited as the premier, nationally recognized wedding brand focused on capturable moments for couples at the biggest celebration of their lives. 

Duties & Responsibilities

A Director of Entertainment will:

·       Oversee the hiring new team members: Ensure the staffing levels for all entertainment related positions.

·       Training staff according to the wedding business model: Ensure the proper and continual training of all entertainment department positions

·       Develop & Ensure Staff Policy is being Followed: this includes monitoring arrival times, uniform / dress code continuity, correct setup policy and equipment usage

·       Ensure staff has approved and correct timelines, job sheet and questionnaires: every wedding should have a complete and full timeline approved by customer and Director of Entertainment. All forms given and reviewed with staff (such as, general questionnaire and job sheet). This should be approved by you (Director of Entertainment), customer and planning team reviewed with Wednesday prior to wedding.

·       Staff Schedule and Customer Requested Staff: Ensure staff selections are being sent out, responded to and pages are maintained. Ensure staff schedules are completed a minimum of 30 days before wedding. Manage time off requests.

·       Maintain Inventory and Stock Levels, Return of assets, Cleanliness of Stock Room: Oversee all inventory, audit the return and checkout process. Ensure all equipment is accounted for.

·       Evaluating staff performance and productivity: Oversee and implement the Auditing of staff and education of staff continuously in office and on the job.

·       Budget: Monitor and report weekly budget and department P&L. Maintain goal levels or under on expenses and COGS, ensure revenue accountability.

·       After Wedding Follow Through: Ensure all raw footage and images are received, galleries are sent, surveys are solicited, and customer needs have been met. Attempt to sell albums, prints and more.

·       Reviews: Solicit feedback and reviews from past clients

·       Sales: encourage the growth in revenue for the imaging department, this includes vendor relationships, referral marketing, open houses, and more.

·       Upsales: Guide clientele into additional purchases prior to and after their wedding. Use your past experiences and photos from past weddings to recommend additions to their package (second shooters, engagement sessions, boudoir sessions etc) as well as after wedding purchases (albums prints, mosaics, slideshows, extended edits etc)

The Vision:

Weddings Unlimited values the talents and abilities of our team and seeks to foster an open, cooperative, and dynamic environment in which all team members and the Company alike can thrive.

Essential to the achievement of this environment that foster innovation and growth, while also attaining Company goals, are our successful Director of Entertainment.

As a Director of Entertainment your role is to help our organization grow by keeping accounts, gaining accounts, keeping quality staff, and increasing the preferred vendor list of our assigned venues.

To achieve these results the Director of Entertainment will work closely with upper management to create a well-rounded and trained staff by enforcing Company polices and procedures, adhering to the Company structure, and monitoring venues for consistency and stability.

Additionally, the Director of Entertainment will help to increase the growth of the company by using a broad spectrum of techniques such as, social media, WU supplied signup software, our Company website, face-to-face engagement, and contact collection.

Although all duties assigned are of key importance, above all, is the continued addition of new staff to our team and new accounts to our roster of venues.

We believe that through all the Director of Entertainment’s efforts and focus on the quality and quantity of our services provided our company’s overall goal of higher account and staff retention rate will be achieved. As well as, an employee-friendly environment in which goal-oriented individuals thrive as they achieve ever more demanding challenges. 

Weddings Unlimited USA