Oaken Events is currently seeking to employ suitably qualified candidate to fill the position below:

Job Position: Event Design Head

Position Objectives

• The Design manager will be responsible for brainstorming a theme and developing chosen concept for the events.
• The Design manager prepares a proposal and the budgeting for all design aspects from pre-production through to installation and completion.
• The Design manager would not stop with just the idea and the budget, but continue through to the selection, direction and overseeing all the aspects proposed in the idea - the lighting, textiles, clothing, signage, flowers, room dressing and decoration, entertainment.
• Finally, ensuring the theme is brought to life through the décor, the entertainment and the ‘finishing touches’ (e.g. fireworks, artists, etc) is the final part of the role.

Qualification

• Minimum Educational Qualification: Graduate in any discipline with post Graduate/MBA
• Minimum Experience: 4 – 5 years with minimum 3 years in managerial cadre in service industry.

Skills Requirement: Basic Skills

Job Knowledge:

• Knowledge about the latest Designs and Models, sound knowledge of Design softwares, expert in planning and time-management and excellent Negotiation skills

Communication Skills:

• Excellent communication and presentation skills and good listening skill

Attitude:

• Customer Service orientated, assimilate with employees, potential for learning and enhancing own skill set

Mental agility:

• Ability to grasp, relate, eye for details and quick response

Stress Management:

• To build fun and frolic at the filed to reduce the stress among the employees and boost their morale

Interpersonal Skills:

• Interaction with other staff at regular intervals, share knowledge and information

Leadership:

• Commitment, Logical Thinking, Deliberate the decisions, foster team spirit, open for suggestion, problem solving approach

Mentoring:

• Identify Training Needs for team members to acquire/enhance the required skill sets

Required Skills

• Strategic Planning, Solid Team Player, Coaching and leadership skills Strong presentation and facilitation skills,Complex problem resolution skills,Creativity, forward thinker,Good Knowledge on Events,General management expertise,Good Leadership/Supervisory skills,Creative flair required for the creation of imaginative ideas.

Abilities

• Ability to influence senior management, establish and maintain collaborative partnerships and provide thought leadership.
• Ability to architect and drive change
• Ability to lead in a global, matrixed environment
• A flexible team player with a proven ability to work successfully under pressure.
• Proven ability to build strong working relationships, internal and external to the organization.
• Ability to create something out of nothing.

Requirements

• Research and develop design concepts for weddings and corporate events
• Production of all admin requests for Design.
• Execution of Design Production of centerpieces
• Design concepts of entrance into the hall itself.
• Ensure the effective management of all warehouses and storage facilities.
• Ensure Environmental is observed in the
• Develop power point presentation for all events.
• Development on colour mood board
• Design trends for 2015- Quarterly updates
• Monitoring of checklist and supervision of loading and offloading after events.
• Always ensure that a printed checklist is at the venue with other required information.
• Ensure the production of Design works slide show to be shown to clients.
• Proper planning and organizing and providing suitable manpower to execute design jobs
• To frame and implement workable and friendly policies that will help improve your department in consultation with the MD/CEO.
• To administer good discipline on the field through various measures
• Meeting clients to discuss their design needs;
• Interpreting the client's design needs into reality;
• Developing design briefs by gathering information and data to clarify design issues;
• Thinking creatively to produce new ideas;
• Using innovation to redefine a design and meet the constraints of cost, time and client;
• Producing accurate and high quality work
• Monitoring and giving report of all the company's design items
• Contributing ideas and design;
• Keeping abreast of developments in IT, particularly design programs.
• Supervise Event design Set up and short down.
• Liase with third parties for design production
• Ensure that design concept are produced with excellent and world class standard

Sorry the application deadline for this job has elapsed

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