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Banquet Event Manager

Licking / Knox Goodwill Industries, Inc.

Newark, OHJob$45K/yrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$45K/yr
Location
Newark, OH
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Banquet Event Manager works with clients to understand event requirements and preferences, creates detailed event proposals, and supervises and participates in event setup, service, and breakdown. The successful applicant has event-planning experience, strong organizational and computer skills, and customer-service abilities. The position requires availability for first and second shifts.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Event PlanningOrganizational SkillsComputer SkillsCell Phone CommunicationCustomer ServiceStaff TrainingStaying Calm Under Pressure

Qualifications

Event Planning Experience

Full job description

Banquet Event Manager-Newark Oh. For Licking/Knox Goodwill Industries, Inc. Location-840 Hollander St. Newark Oh. 43055 ** ** Salary: $45,000 per year plus monetary incentives for meeting sales goals. ** ** Availability: Position requires availability for 1^st^ and 2^nd^ shift. ** ** A Successful applicant will.... ** ** · Have experience in event planning · Have strong organizational skills · Have strong computer skills · Ability to communicate with a cell phone · Thrive in a fast-paced environment · Deliver outstanding customer service · Enjoy training staff · Have the ability to stay calm under pressure ** ** Key Responsibilities Work closely with clients to understand their event requirements and preferences. Create detailed event proposals. Supervise and participate in the setup, service, and breakdown

How this job compares

Set against the 403 open Event Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$45K/yr
  • US median$69–103K/yr274 salary ranges

This rate, $45K, is 43% below the US median midpoint ($79K) — in the lowest quarter of Event Manager salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 19 open Event Manager jobs in Ohio and 403 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
Event Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 7 years (341 postings).
Education
83 of the 403 open Event Manager jobs (21%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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