
Location:
Irving, Texas, US
Employment Type:
Part-Time
Experience:
Entry Level
Education:
High School
About the Company
Job Description
Reporting to the Registration & Housing Manager, this contracted, part-time position provides registration, customer service, and administrative support to ensure a seamless attendee experience from registration launch through onsite event execution.
Position Term: October 2026 through February 2027
Schedule: Part-Time Contract Position, approximately 20 hours per week
Travel Requirements: PPAI Expo (January 9-14, 2027)
Qualifications
Experience Requirements:
- Minimum of 1 year of experience in customer service, event registration, event operations, hospitality, administration, or related field.
Knowledge, Skill and Abilities:
- Exceptional Customer Service Skills: Demonstrated ability to provide professional, solution-oriented support to attendees, exhibitors, and event stakeholders.
- Data Accuracy & Attention to Detail: Ability to maintain accurate records, identify discrepancies, and ensure the integrity of registration data.
- Professional Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain registration policies, procedures, and event information clearly.
Specific Qualifications:
- Independent and Proactive Work Style: Able to work minimal supervision, manage assigned tasks effectively, and take initiative in resolving attendee concerns.
- Problem-Solving Mindset: Approaches challenges with professionalism and resourcefulness while maintaining a positive customer experience.
- Team-Oriented & Composed Under Pressure: Works collaboratively with internal teams and remains calm and professional during high-volume registration periods.
- Flexible & Adaptable Approach: Able to adjust priorities and responsible as event needs evolve.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience supporting event registration, or attendee management processes.
- Experience with HubSpot, registration platforms, CRM systems, or database management preferred.
- Previous association, tradeshow, conference, hospitality, or customer service experience is highly valued.
- Experienced working onsite at conferences, conventions, or large-scale events is a plus.
Responsibilities
Association-Wide Responsibilities & Values (expectations of everyone):
- Provide honest and ongoing communication as needed to support success throughout the organization.
- Meet established deadlines for all projects, reports and communications for all audiences both internally and externally.
- Provide high-quality products, reports, communications and projects for all audiences internally and externally.
- Be fair, consistent, responsive and supportive of leaders, staff, board members, members and vendors.
- Help PPAI to continually seek improvement. Be prepared to personally manage changes taking place within PPAI and the industry.
- Be empowered, accountable and responsible for your career success, actions, influence and impact upon the organization as a whole.
- Foster cultural values, mission and overall organizational guidelines of PPAI.
Job Status:
- FLSA Status (Exempt / Non-Exempt): Non-Exempt
- Compensation (Hourly / Salary): Hourly
- Job Status (Full-Time /Part-Time /Temp): Part-Time
- Daily Schedule (Start time Flexible / Not Flexible): Flexible, Pre-Approved by Manager
- Work Location: Remote or Hybrid Remote
Physical Activity:
- Sitting
- Standing
- Lifting
- Pushing/Pulling
- Bending/Stooping
- Extended work hours, extended weeks (endurance requirement)
Work Environment:
- Office environment
- Trade show floor or event venues
- Temperature controlled environment
- Travel: Must be able to travel, work weekends, and long hours as event scheduling may require.
About the Company
Skills
Preferred
Registration coordination
IntermediateEvent check-in
IntermediateData accuracy
IntermediateCustomer support
IntermediateAdministrative support
IntermediateSpreadsheet skills
IntermediateRecord keeping
IntermediateAttention to detail
IntermediateProcess adherence
IntermediateCommunication
IntermediateTime management
IntermediateIn-office support
IntermediateVendor coordination
IntermediateIssue resolution
IntermediateCustomer service
IntermediateEvent operations
Intermediate