Director of Tifton Campus Conference Center

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The conference center is open 6 days a week from 7:00am until midnight, so work schedule will vary according to scheduled events.

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Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent plus 10 years of professional experience to include 3 years of supervisory experience

The UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center is operated by the University of Georgia with support from the Tifton/Tift County Board of Tourism. The Conference Center hosts approximately 250 meetings annually for 50,000 conference attendees. The Director is responsible for negotiating multi-year agreements, meeting client hospitality requests including catering and decorations, developing and implementing new policies, coordination with law enforcement, coordination of security for visiting public figures, serving as a member of the Tifton Tift County Tourism Association, marketing and sales, coordinating conference center activities, and supervision of conference center staff. The Conference Center serves the diverse needs of the local community and region, as well as the research, extension, and academic needs of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Resources. This first-class conference facility has a wide array of meeting rooms, two commercial kitchens, banquet rooms, a large auditorium with seating for 2200, small auditoriums with seating for 200, and a ballroom that can seat up to 1000 people.

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