Meetings- & Events Host / Hostess Meeting & Events Sidekick

Zoku, which is Japanese for family, tribe or clan, facilitates global living and working for the traveling professional. Zoku is a new category in the hotel industry: a flexible home/office hybrid, also suitable for long stays, with the services of a hotel and the social buzz of a thriving neighbourhood. You can live, work, relax and socialize with like-minded people – while getting wired into the city. 

Zoku still feels very much like the high-energy and ambitious entrepreneurial start-up from its early beginnings; yet, it also benefits from strong financial backing and a professional set-up to “make it big”. Zoku is created by a small team of highly enthusiastic and engaged individuals who bring on board bags of enthusiasm and gumption. It describes itself as “a sprawling family thanks to an amazing group of people who have supported the company over the last few years”. 

After opening the first Zoku in Amsterdam in 2016, the team started the European expansion and has now several deals in the pipeline to open in 2021 and beyond.

Further information on Zoku can be found at www.livezoku.com, as well as by browsing its various social media platforms (e.g. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Youtube).

It is also noteworthy to mention that Zoku became B-corp certified in August 2018. On its website, under the ‘Green Zoku’ page you can find an overview of Zoku’s social and sustainable responsibilities as well as its impact vision, i.e. the ‘why’ as it pertains to how we believe we can make a difference 

As the Meeting & Events Sidekick you are organizing and executing all Meeting & Events taking place at Zoku. You are responsible for coordinating everything to make sure we create unforgettable events. You’ll be taking care of the smooth running of all the operations, any audio-visual aids, solving any problems on the spot, and managing the food and beverage orders together with the Kitchen team and the Duty Managers. The Meeting & Events Sidekick works closely together with the team of Sidekicks and reports to the Duty Manager on shift. 

We will be opening our third location in Vienna, Austria, in, Q1 2021. Located in the central Second District of Leopoldstadt, Zoku Vienna will be close to the Vienna University of Economics and Business, the Messe Wien Conference Center, and the iconic Prater park.

• Run the operations of all Meeting & Events individually and, when applicable with a team on shift
• Be the go-to person for all Meeting & Events groups and the main contact point for all M&E guests 
• Showing off your barista, beer tapping and other cool skills by serving the residents/guests 
• Create an extensive and detailed operational planning to make sure everything runs smoothly 
• Arrange and coordinate necessary services for events if and when applicable (catering, technical installations, parking possibilities, decoration...) 
• Attend weekly Meeting & Events sheet meetings with the Kitchen team  
• Monitor food quality and presentation of Meeting & Events related food & beverages 

• Have a passion for food and beverage  
• Are creative problem solvers 
• Love people and to connect them to each other 
• Have a genuine interest in organizing interesting events with cool content that focuses on the new economy, technology, design, knowledge sharing etc 
• Have experience in banqueting operations, catering management and food and beverage management 
• Are stress resistant and not afraid to get their hands dirty 
• Are result driven and flexible 

MUST HAVES

• You have a min. of 1 year experience in a similar role 
• You have a Bachelor degree, preferably education in Hospitality/Event Management 
• You are fluent in English, German and/or other languages are a plus 
• You are an EU resident or have a valid working and living permit for Austria 
• You are fully flexible/no fixed working days/hours 
• You love to work, as we need you full time 

• A market conform salary, in accordance with experience and know-how (minimum of € 1.600 gross per month based on full time)
• Full time (40 hours) position at “One of the 25 Coolest Hotels in the World” according to Forbes 
• 25 vacation days to relax and unwind based on full time (40 hours)
• A cool comfy uniform – no more looking like a log! 
• Exciting on-the-job training opportunities 
• Cool Benefits