# Senior Manager, Special Events

**Company**: Kansas Speedway
**Location**: Kansas City, Kansas
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Motorsport

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## Description

Kansas Speedway, located in the heart of the Midwest in Kansas City, Kansas, is seeking a Senior Manager, Special Events to lead the planning and execution of assigned race-weekend and non-race events.

The Senior Manager, Special Events will oversee event logistics, operational planning, hospitality areas, vendor coordination, and client service while partnering across departments to deliver seamless events and exceptional guest experiences.

**Responsibilities:**

- Lead the planning and execution of assigned non-race and race-weekend events from initial planning through event completion.

- Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned events, maintaining timely communication with clients, vendors, and internal partners and ensuring contractual requirements are fulfilled.

- Respond to event inquiries, conduct site visits, assess event requirements, and determine appropriate facility and operational needs.

- Develop and maintain event schedules, site plans, checklists, and other materials to clearly communicate event requirements across internal teams.

- Manage event invoicing and billbacks, including tracking expenses, preparing final event charges, and ensuring accurate and timely client billing.

- Coordinate pre-event planning, physical setup, on-site execution, and post-event breakdown.

- Partner with vendors and internal departments to coordinate staffing, facility needs, and operational support.

- Identify opportunities to improve event processes, service standards, and the overall client and guest experience.

- Partner with the Marketing team to coordinate logistics for community and track events.

- Oversee operational needs for designated race-weekend hospitality areas.

- Serve as a liaison between the Event Experience and Operations teams to coordinate race-weekend needs and support effective execution.

- Coordinate race-weekend signage needs in partnership with Marketing.

- Serve as the primary event manager for race-weekend special events.

- Serve as the primary liaison with Levy for race-weekend event menus, setup, and execution.

**Requirements:**

- Five or more years of experience in event management, event operations, motorsports, project management, marketing, or a related field.

- Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university preferred.

- Demonstrated ability to manage events and projects from planning through execution while balancing multiple priorities and deadlines.

- Strong written and verbal communication skills.

- Ability to effectively communicate and build relationships with clients, vendors, internal departments, leadership, customers, and external partners.

- Strong decision-making, organizational, and problem-solving skills in a fast-paced event environment.

- Exceptional attention to detail, time management, follow-through, and accountability.

- Understanding of event marketing and the ability to collaborate with marketing teams to support event objectives.

- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

- Self-motivated and collaborative, with a commitment to delivering a high level of client and guest service.

- Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and extended hours during race weekends and special events.

- Ability to travel occasionally as business needs require.

**Benefits:**

- Competitive compensation

- Comprehensive benefits package focused on wellness

- Opportunities to grow and develop both personally and professionally

## Skills

### Required
- event management
- event operations
- project management
- marketing
- communication
- problem-solving
- Microsoft Office

### Nice to have
- motorsports
- event marketing

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