What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Expo Center position at Murray State University?
Summary Of Job Duties And Responsibilities
The Expo Director is responsible for the successful operation of the Cherry West Kentucky Livestock and Exposition (Expo) Center, a 2,748 seat multi-event building.
The Expo Director is responsible for the successful operation of the Cherry West Kentucky Livestock and Exposition (Expo) Center, a 2,748 seat multi-event building.
- Serve as the primary liaison between building users and University staff.
- Prepare and direct the preparation of marketing/promotional campaigns designed to enhance the facilities’ reputation and maximize usage, as well as making presentations to organizations and groups concerning the capabilities and capacities of the Expo.
- Establish contractual agreements, overall budgets, operating policies and procedures, as well as identifying operating needs; improve logistics processes and requirements of the facilities.
- Perform operating and financial analyses to ensure proficiency and optimum realization from assets expended.
- Meet material/equipment/animal handling requirements, standards for safety for MSU regulations, Fire Marshall Codes, and OSHA .
- Proactively seek customer satisfaction perceptions and modify goals accordingly.
- Administer appropriate forms for all inventories, equipment, food accountability, and monitor building and ancillary components.
- Supervision of the Expo work force of full-time and student employees and training of the Expo work force.
- Must support and promote the missions of the Huston School of Agriculture and related events and must maintain current promoters/proactively seek new events and have vision to promote Expo to the next level.
- Oversee the Farm Equipment Training Program in the Hutson School of Agriculture.
- Other duties as assigned.