Conference Planning Manager

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Virginia Guesthouse at UVAtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted 8 Days Agojob requisition :
R0057565
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** About our property:

Welcome to the Virginia Guesthouse  Opening in April 2026, the Virginia Guesthouse is a 214-room hotel featuring 25,000 square feet of conference and event space located on the beautiful Grounds of the University of Virginia. Making its debut in the spirited WAHOO community, the Guesthouse will offer a vibrant and inspiring setting for guests, conference attendees, faculty, and students alike.  We’re building a team that’s as welcoming and dynamic as the guests we’ll serve.

Whether you’re an experienced hospitality professional or just starting your career, you’ll have the opportunity to learn, grow, and make a meaningful impact in a supportive, people-first environment.  If you’re passionate about hospitality and ready to shape the guest experience from day one, join us—and be part of something special at the Virginia Guesthouse.

What you will have an opportunity to do:

We are seeking a highly motivated, creative, and customer-focused leader to join our team as
** Conference Planning Manager**. This role is responsible for detailing, servicing, and delivering group meetings, conferences, and catered events while driving banquet and conference revenue and ensuring an exceptional guest experience.

The ideal candidate brings a hands-on leadership style, strong knowledge of conference center operations, food and beverage execution, space optimization, and event technology. This individual works closely with conference services, banquets, sales, and hotel leadership to ensure flawless execution, revenue optimization, and consistently high guest satisfaction.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a driven hospitality professional to grow a career at a world-class conference hotel and connect with clients from around the world—while creating memorable, “WOW-worthy” experiences.

Job Details
* Achieve budgeted banquet and conference revenue, including food, beverage, room rental, audio-visual, guest room groups, and ancillary revenue.
* Work closely with leadership to ensure group food and beverage contribution aligns with budgeted expectations.
* Consistently meet monthly revenue goals for assigned segments through effective detailing, servicing, and upselling.
* Demonstrate strong working knowledge of food, beverage, A/V, and event services to promote enhancements and upgrades.
* Maintain complete knowledge of all assigned groups, meetings, and events.
* Accurately prepare Banquet Event Orders (BEOs) and event resumes; distribute to appropriate teams and actively participate in weekly (or as-needed) BEO/resume meetings.
* Orchestrate and facilitate pre- and…