Knife and Faulk Event Manager Dallas, TX · Full time Company website

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Knife & Faulk is a DFW catering and food-led experience studio founded by Chef Marlene Faulkner. From intimate weddings to corporate events and large-scale productions, we treat food, presentation, service, and timing as one experience, and we hold every detail to a high standard.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as the on- and off-site leader and final point of accountability for event execution, ensuring every detail reflects Knife & Faulk standards for hospitality, presentation, service, safety, and professionalism.
• Translate each event vision into a precise execution plan encompassing timelines, staffing, service expectations, logistics, equipment, rentals, vendors, and critical milestones.
• Lead event teams with clarity and confidence, from pre-service briefings through final departure, ensuring teams remain polished, informed, and responsive.
• Oversee the complete event environment, including culinary presentation, service readiness, venue coordination, rentals, equipment, and vendor execution.
• Anticipate challenges before they reach the client or guest, making thoughtful, decisive adjustments while protecting a seamless experience.
• Serve as a trusted partner to clients, planners, venues, vendors, and creative partners, representing Knife & Faulk with discretion, warmth, and professionalism.
• Partner with department leaders on staffing, hiring, training, team development, and performance expectations.
• Lead post-event reviews and translate learnings into stronger processes, elevated execution, and a continually refined Knife & Faulk standard.

The Standard You Bring

◦ Operates ahead of the deadline — Works backward from critical milestones, builds thoughtful contingencies, and identifies risk early enough to resolve it before it affects the event.

◦ Brings composure to complexity — Maintains command, clarity, and sound judgment when timelines tighten and variables shift. Your presence steadies the team when the pressure is highest.

◦ Protects the Knife & Faulk standard — Recognizes the difference between acceptable and exceptional and serves as a discerning final set of eyes across every guest-facing detail.

◦ Leads with clarity, not proximity — Establishes clear expectations and ownership, follows through with intention, and develops teams capable of delivering excellence without constant supervision.

◦ Sees the entire event — Understands how people, timing, culinary execution, service, vendors, venues, and client expectations intersect—and makes decisions with the success of the whole experience in mind.

◦ Brings judgment with every escalation — Knows what to own independently and what warrants the attention of the Owner/CEO. When escalation is necessary, you bring context, sound judgment, and a recommended path forward.

Schedule & Availability

This is an event-driven role requiring flexibility for daytime, evening, weekend, and extended-hour schedules based on event and operational needs.

Experience & Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience in event production, luxury hospitality, catering, or a related field
• Demonstrated experience leading live events, event teams, vendors, and cross-functional partners
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple events, deadlines, and priorities simultaneously
• Strong judgment, communication, and problem-solving skills in fast-moving event environments
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation
• Ability to travel to event locations throughout the Dallas–Fort Worth area and lift up to 50 lbs.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Workspace; experience with Total Party Planner and Nowsta preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in event management, hospitality, or a related field preferred