Assistant Event Manager

Negotiable
Experience
3-5 years
Job Type
Full Time
Location
Malaysia, Langkawi
Job Description

Exceptional Hospitality Starts with You

Picture
yourself brightening someone’s day. When you join our Hotels team, that’s
exactly what you’ll do every time you come to work! You are responsible
for planning, organizing, and executing events at the hotel. This role involves
coordinating with clients, vendors, and internal teams to ensure all event
details are managed efficiently and effectively. As an Assistant
Event Manager
, you’re not just supporting event delivery – you’re
spreading the light and warmth of hospitality by delivering memorable
experiences that make the stay for every guest.

At Hilton, our core values
define what it takes to succeed here and guide the qualities we look for
in every team member:

A passion for spreading the light and warmth
of Hospitality.

Acting with Integrity and always doing the right thing.
Inspiring others through Leadership. A belief
that Teamwork drives the best outcomes. A sense
of Ownership and accountability. And a focus on
the Now, bringing urgency and discipline to every moment,
knowing it can make a lasting impact.

In addition, this role requires
the following minimum qualifications:

  • Diploma or degree
    in Hospitality, Events Management, or related field.
  • Minimum 3 years
    in event planning or coordination, preferably in a hotel or hospitality
    environment.
  • Proven ability to plan, organize, and execute events
    of varying scales.
  • Strong focus on guest satisfaction and client
    relationship management.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication;
    confident in liaising with clients, vendors, and internal teams.
  • Basic
    understanding of budgeting and cost control for events.
  • Experience
    coordinating with external suppliers and service providers.
  • Familiarity
    with event promotion and basic marketing principles.
  • Highly organized
    with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
  • Comfortable
    using event and hotel management systems (e.g., Delphi, OnQ,
    Salesforce).
  • Collaborative mindset with the ability to work
    cross-functionally.
  • Willingness to work evenings, weekends, and holidays
    as required by event schedules.

At Hilton, our core values define
what it takes to succeed here and guide the qualities we look for in every team
member:

A passion for spreading the light and warmth
of Hospitality.

Acting with Integrity and always doing the right thing.
Inspiring others through Leadership. A belief
that Teamwork drives the best outcomes. A sense
of Ownership and accountability. And a focus on
the Now, bringing urgency and discipline to every moment,
knowing it can make a lasting impact.

In addition, this role requires
the following minimum qualifications:

  • Diploma or degree
    in Hospitality, Events Management, or related field.
  • Minimum 3 years
    in event planning or coordination, preferably in a hotel or hospitality
    environment.
  • Proven ability to plan, organize, and execute events
    of varying scales.
  • Strong focus on guest satisfaction and client
    relationship management.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication;
    confident in liaising with clients, vendors, and internal teams.
  • Basic
    understanding of budgeting and cost control for events.
  • Experience
    coordinating with external suppliers and service providers.
  • Familiarity
    with event promotion and basic marketing principles.
  • Highly organized
    with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
  • Comfortable
    using event and hotel management systems (e.g., Delphi, OnQ,
    Salesforce).
  • Collaborative mindset with the ability to work
    cross-functionally.
  • Willingness to work evenings, weekends, and holidays
    as required by event schedules.

At Hilton, our core values define
what it takes to succeed here and guide the qualities we look for in every team
member:

A passion for spreading the light and warmth
of Hospitality.

Acting with Integrity and always doing the right thing.
Inspiring others through Leadership. A belief
that Teamwork drives the best outcomes. A sense
of Ownership and accountability. And a focus on
the Now, bringing urgency and discipline to every moment,
knowing it can make a lasting impact.

In addition, this role requires
the following minimum qualifications:

  • Diploma or degree
    in Hospitality, Events Management, or related field.
  • Minimum 3 years
    in event planning or coordination, preferably in a hotel or hospitality
    environment.
  • Proven ability to plan, organize, and execute events
    of varying scales.
  • Strong focus on guest satisfaction and client
    relationship management.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication;
    confident in liaising with clients, vendors, and internal teams.
  • Basic
    understanding of budgeting and cost control for events.
  • Experience
    coordinating with external suppliers and service providers.
  • Familiarity
    with event promotion and basic marketing principles.
  • Highly organized
    with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
  • Comfortable
    using event and hotel management systems (e.g., Delphi, OnQ,
    Salesforce).
  • Collaborative mindset with the ability to work
    cross-functionally.
  • Willingness to work evenings, weekends, and holidays
    as required by event schedules.

Here’s what you’ll do during
a typical day:

  • Support event communications:  Draft
    client correspondences, Banquet Event Orders (BEOs), convention resumes,
    and internal memos, on behalf of the event services team and hotel
    leadership
  • Maintain accurate event data:  Input, update,
    and proofread event and guest details in the computerized function book (FDC)
    and order guest room rate cards
  • Prepare client kits: 
    Maintain and distribute meeting/convention orientation details for client
    introductory kits
  • Compile meeting files:  Create
    and organize Meetings & Conventions binders by gathering key details from sales
    files and ensuring all event information is accurately compiled
    and accessible
  • Provide administrative support:  Answer
    phones, manage email inbox, process incoming and outgoing mail, route
    correspondence as needed, and perform other general office
    duties
  • Technical Proficiency:  Comfortable using hotel
    management software (e.g., Delphi, Salesforce, OnQ, Market Planner Survey
    systems).
希尔顿集团旗下拥有22个卓越酒店品牌,在全球126个国家和地区拥有7500多家酒店和120多万间客房,酒店致力于实现“让世界充满阳光和温暖,让宾客感受到“热情好客’”的创始愿景。通过客户忠诚度计划“希尔顿荣誉客会”,超1.8亿会员可享积分兑换住宿。