The venue operations supporter — coordinating entertainment and recreation activities for smooth guest experiences.
As an Entertainment and Recreation Operations Coordinator, you support operations at entertainment or recreation venues. You're coordinating activities, managing schedules, handling guest services support, and ensuring venue operations run smoothly for guests.
Your day supports venue operations. You might coordinate event schedules, then arrange staffing for activities, then handle guest service issues, then coordinate with vendors, then prepare operations reports. You're ensuring the venue delivers great experiences.
The hardest part is coordinating in a guest-facing environment where expectations are high. Guests want seamless experiences; operations must be invisible while perfect. You need attention to detail and responsiveness while maintaining organization. The people who thrive here enjoy hospitality and can handle the variable pace of entertainment operations.
Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.
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Median pay for an Entertainment And Recreation Operations Manager (entertainment And Recreation Ops Manager) Coordinator is about $77K nationally, with the field ranging roughly from $45K to $135K depending on experience, employer, and metro (BLS).
Core skills for this role include Active Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Reading Comprehension, and Service Orientation.
Most people in this role hold a bachelor's degree.
Employment in this field is projected to grow about 7.7% through 2034, with roughly 36,700 people working in it today (BLS).
Closely related roles include Entertainment and Recreation Operations Manager (Entertainment and Recreation Ops Manager), Golf Course Manager, and Venue Manager.
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