Associate, Hotels & Meetings (External Agency Staff)

Location: New York, New York, United States; onsite presence at an hirify.global office or stadium location is required. Remote and hybrid options are not offered. Significant domestic and international travel is required, including weekends and up to 50% travel.

Salary: $25–$30 USD.

Company

The National Football League plans and delivers tentpole events, International Games, executive meetings, and other league-wide programs.

What you will do

• Manage more than 100 hotel contracts for future Super Bowl and Draft bids, including supplier portal onboarding.
• Support hotel sourcing, RFPs, contract negotiations, accommodations, and budget coordination for hirify.global International Games.
• Support the Super Bowl hotel assignment process, including the allocation of approximately 20,000 rooms.
• Manage hotel reservations for more than 800 attendees across Super Bowl, Pro Bowl, Combine, Draft, Flag Championships, Hall of Fame, Kickoff, International Games, and meetings.
• Coordinate headquarters hotel operations, meeting space, food and beverage, signage, vendors, planning meetings, and onsite registration.
• Reconcile budgets and invoices with Finance while maintaining event calendars, contracts, and budget tracking.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• At least two years of hotel experience focused on room management and function room operations.
• Experience negotiating and managing hotel contracts, room blocks, attrition mitigation, function room costing, and venue operations.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment and collaborate with groups at different levels.
• Strong organizational, presentation, writing, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work onsite and travel domestically and internationally, including several weeks on the road during event delivery.

Nice to have

• Experience with Meeting Evolution, Cvent, or other event registration platforms.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Experience with C-level or VIP management and service.
• Knowledge of RFP creation and processes.

Culture & Benefits

• Work is performed through an hirify.global third-party agency partner; the selected candidate is employed by that agency rather than directly by the hirify.global.
• The assignment is limited in duration and may be extended by agreement between the hirify.global and the agency.
• Benefits and other employment terms are handled by the agency.
• No relocation assistance is provided.
• The work environment emphasizes respect, integrity, teamwork, resilience, relationship building, and a proactive work ethic.