Manager, Forbes on Fifth

Forbes · New York, NY · $80,000 - $90,000 · onsite Forbes is seeking a hands-on, hospitality-first manager to oversee the day-to-day readiness and operations of Forbes on Fifth, our flagship New York event venue. The Manager will serve as the venue's primary on-site steward, ensuring the space is polished, clean, well maintained, operationally sound, and fully prepared to host a wide range of internal, editorial, partner, licensee, and revenue-generating events. Responsibilities: Venue Readiness, Maintenance & Hospitality Maintain a consistently polished, welcoming, and event-ready environment at Forbes on Fifth. Conduct regular venue walkthroughs to identify maintenance, cleanliness, safety, furniture, technology, supply, and presentation needs. Coordinate the timely resolution of facility-related issues with Corporate Facilities, building management, cleaning partners, and other outside service providers. Ensure all guest-facing and back-of-house areas are clean, organized, well stocked, and aligned with Forbes' hospitality standards. Anticipate each day's space, hospitality, and operational needs based on the venue calendar. Manage venue-specific inventory, including event furnishings, supplies, signage, hospitality materials, and beverage inventory. Calendar, Space Booking & Stakeholder Service Own and maintain the master calendar for Forbes on Fifth, ensuring all reservations, holds, changes, room assignments, and event details are accurate and current. Serve as the central point of contact for venue requests, confirming availability, gathering required event information, and managing the intake process. Coordinate room assignments and resolve scheduling conflicts in partnership with stakeholders and ForbesLive leadership. Lead venue walkthroughs and planning conversations with internal teams, partners, licensees, and other event stakeholders. Non-Revenue Event Management Independently manage end-to-end venue operations for non-revenue events, including internal programs, content productions, and licensee events. Develop and manage detailed event logistics, including vendor timelines, floor plans, room setups, service orders, delivery schedules, load-in, event-day operations, load-out, and room reset. Coordinate with vendors and stakeholders to ensure all event elements are delivered to a high standard and within approved scope and budget. ForbesLive Event Support Partner with ForbesLive producers and event leads to serve as the venue operations lead for revenue-generating programs hosted at Forbes on Fifth. Support venue readiness, vendor access, room setup, hospitality, deliveries, load-in, load-out, and post-event reset for ForbesLive events. Vendor, Financial & Compliance Coordination Maintain strong working relationships with preferred venue vendors across audio/visual, catering, staffing, security, furniture rental, photography, cleaning, and other operational needs. Request and evaluate vendor quotes, prepare event cost estimates, and coordinate event-related expenses with stakeholders. Track invoices, receipts, event costs, and budget codes, partnering with Finance to support accurate chargebacks, billing, and expense reconciliation. Systems, Standards & Continuous Improvement Build and maintain venue operating procedures, event checklists, intake forms, vendor guides, floor-plan standards, inventory records, and other tools that create consistency and scalability. Identify opportunities to improve the venue experience, reduce operational friction, strengthen vendor performance, and elevate service standards. The Ideal Candidate: Experience in venue operations, event operations, hospitality, facilities coordination, hotel operations, or a comparable high-touch guest environment. Experience overseeing a premium event venue, hospitality space, cultural institution, corporate event space, hotel, restaurant, or similar setting. A hospitality-first mindset with exceptional attention to cleanliness, presentation, detail