Job Summary

A professional services organization in Nashville, TN is seeking a polished Corporate Hospitality/Event Manager for a temp-to-hire opportunity. This role is ideal for a hospitality leader with high-level corporate, executive, VIP, or client-facing event experience who can manage details, lead a team, and deliver a seamless guest experience in a fast-paced business environment.

This is not a traditional hotel hospitality role. The Corporate Hospitality/Event Manager will support high-profile meetings, client events, attorney and executive functions, catering coordination, conference room readiness, and day-of event execution. The environment requires professionalism, discretion, excellent communication, and the ability to anticipate needs before being asked.

This opportunity offers the chance to work in a respected corporate setting with exposure to senior leaders, clients, and VIP guests. The right candidate will enjoy leading a service-focused team, improving event processes, and creating a polished hospitality experience that reflects a high standard of excellence.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead and direct the corporate hospitality team to ensure smooth execution of meetings, events, catering, setup, service, and breakdown.
- Manage event planning and logistics, including schedules, room readiness, vendor coordination, food service, timing, and last-minute changes.
- Support high-profile executive, client, VIP, and large-scale events with exceptional attention to detail and professionalism.
- Coordinate catering orders, vendor communication, food safety standards, conference room setup, and service presentation.
- Anticipate guest, attorney, executive, and client needs while making recommendations that improve the overall event experience.
- Maintain clear communication with internal teams and stakeholders to ensure expectations, timelines, and service standards are met.

Compensation and Benefits

- Pay rate: $30 to $32 per hour.
- Job type: Temp-to-hire.

Required Qualifications and Skills

- Own corporate events from planning through execution, including scheduling, logistics, setup, service, and breakdown.
- Lead, delegate, and direct a hospitality team to drive event execution and service excellence.
- Manage catering, vendors, conference room readiness, food service, and changing priorities simultaneously.
- Support executive, VIP, client-facing, or large-scale events in a polished corporate environment.

- Management-level hospitality, corporate services, event management, or related experience.
- Strong food service and food safety experience.
- Demonstrated event or project management skills, including planning, organization, follow-up, and proactive problem solving.
- Experience interacting confidently with executives, attorneys, clients, VIP guests, or senior-level stakeholders.
- Exceptional executive presence, professionalism, communication skills, and attention to detail.
- Ability to anticipate needs, make sound recommendations, and remain composed under pressure.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
- Driver’s license required for eventual permanent conversion.

Preferred Qualifications

- Law firm or legal services industry experience is highly preferred.
- Experience using Resource Scheduler or similar room, conference, or event scheduling software is a plus.
- Prior experience supporting high-touch corporate hospitality, executive meetings, boardroom events, or client-facing professional services events is preferred.

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