Food & Beverage Intern, Summer

Highgate Hotels

Highgate is a premier real estate investment and hospitality management company widely recognized as an innovator in the industry. Highgate is the dominant player in U.S. gateway markets including New York, Boston, Miami, San Francisco and Honolulu, with a rapidly expanding presence in Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Highgate’s portfolio of global properties represents an aggregate asset value exceeding $20B and generates over $5B in cumulative revenues.

The company provides expert guidance through all stages of the hospitality property cycle, from planning and development through recapitalization or disposition. Highgate also has the creativity and bandwidth to develop bespoke hotel brands and utilizes industry-leading proprietary revenue management tools that identify and predict evolving market dynamics to drive out performance and maximize asset value. With an executive team consisting of some of the industry’s most experienced hotel management leaders, the company is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands.

Highgate maintains corporate offices in London, New York, Dallas, and Seattle.

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Location

The Newbury Boston at One Newbury Street, located in the premier shopping and dining neighborhood of Boston’s Back Bay is an iconic property originally opened in 1927 as one of the first Ritz‑Carlton hotels in the U.S. and most recently was the Taj Boston. The building was recently transformed into a 286‑room luxury hotel with 16,000‑sq‑ft of stunning event spaces, signature dining experiences and a reimagined front entrance on Newbury Street.

Overview

Come join Highgate for the summer in one of our dynamic internships! The Food & Beverage Intern will receive exposure to/ and provide support in all aspects of the food and beverage operation including on the floor and kitchen coverage, clerical, administrative, marketing materials, and other duties to assist in the smooth operation of Food & Beverage. He/she is also responsible for providing attentive, courteous and efficient service to all guests.

• Maintain and stay abreast of the latest computer programs/innovations (as applicable).
• Filing of all pertinent correspondence in a timely manner.
• Handle correspondence pertaining to department.
• Answer telephone and email messages. Respond accordingly.
• Maintain adequate inventory of office supplies.
• Responsible for the smooth operation of the office.
• Type and distribute meeting minutes.
• Maintain trace file as needed.
• Greet guests/clients/employees when necessary.
• Attend meetings/training as required by management.
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office and Delphi FDC
• Provide floor coverage in the Street Bar and support the back of house culinary, stewarding and personal dining team as needed.
• Provide clerical support such as editing, printing and distributing menus and other materials, data entry and compiling reports from our POS system.
• Act as a host, utilizing our guest reservation system and warmly engaging with our guests to enhance the arrival, dining and departure experience.

Education & Experience:

• High School diploma or equivalent required and/or experience in a hotel or a related field preferred.
• At least 1 year of progressive experience in a hotel or related field preferred.
• College course work in related field helpful.
• Computer knowledge/skills required.

• Flexible and long hours sometimes required.
• Light work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

• Maintain a warm and friendly demeanor at all times.
• Must be able to effectively communicate both verbally and written, with all level of employees and guests in an attentive, friendly, courteous and service oriented manner.
• Assisting with guest communication via e‑mail and phone and in person.
• Must be effective at listening to, understanding, and clarifying concerns raised by employees and guests.
• Must be able to multitask and prioritize departmental functions to meet deadlines.
• Approach all encounters with guests and employees in…