INTRODUCTION
Ace Hotel is a pioneering hospitality brand celebrated for its creative spirit, cultural connectivity, and community-first approach. Since opening its doors in Seattle in 1999, Ace has reimagined the hotel experience—transforming it from a place to stay into a place to gather, create, and belong.
Each property is thoughtfully designed to reflect the soul of its surroundings, blending local architecture, art, and culture with a distinctive, design-forward, industrial-chic aesthetic. With locations in cities like New York, Kyoto, and Sydney, Ace Hotels have become vibrant homes for artists, musicians, entrepreneurs, and imaginative minds. Rooted in creativity and collaboration, Ace is deeply committed to supporting both local and global talent—offering innovative, meaningful guest experiences that go far beyond the expected.
Our first-ever Greek home is an Eden on the Athens Riviera. Tucked into the Glyfada coastline just south of the city, the Hotel & Swim Club connects Athens through the ages to an ever-evolving culture of now. Now all we need is you.
PURPOSE AND OVERVIEW OF ROLE
We’re looking for a culturally plugged-in, community-driven Cultural Programme & Community Guru for Ace Hotel Athens. This person will be responsible for curating and delivering a vibrant cultural calendar - building meaningful partnerships, producing events that reflect the soul of the city, and deepening Ace’s presence in the local creative landscape.
You’ll work closely with Atelier Ace (parent company) and the Ace Hotel & Swim Club Athens team to shape programming that is both culturally rich and commercially thoughtful - creating visibility, nurturing community, and helping connect Ace with new audiences in an authentic way.
CORE FOCUS & ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
The ideal contractor will be confident delivering the following—and excited to evolve as culture and community needs shift:
● Build and maintain relationships with local creatives, partners, and cultural organisations.
● Curate and deliver brand-aligned cultural events that also support commercial goals.
● Collaborate with Atelier and the events team to concept, plan, and produce on-site programming and music.
● Lead event production and logistics, ensuring seamless delivery and strong cross-department coordination.
● Draft and manage barter and partner agreements that deliver mutual value.
● Align with the Music & Entertainment budget
● Share programming plans with PR and agency teams to support amplification.
● Ensure the website up to date at least 30 days out with programming info and event listings.
● Collaborate with the onsite Social Media Manager to develop innovative content ideas that amplify cultural programming and community initiatives.
● Source and manage photographers/videographers for program documentation in collaboration with the Social Media Manager.
● Use programming as a tool to grow local visibility, expand audiences, and drive foot traffic.
● Collect and analyze community feedback and participation metrics to inform future programming decisions.
DELIVERABLES
● Research and confirm up to 3-5 DJs each week during season with local curatorial partners (varies depending on the season)
● Book 1-2 workshops per month with local cultural partners (workshops, panels, etc)
● Work with local yoga studio and or wellness studios to confirm biweekly classes
● Coordinate agreements for each partner
● Response for requests invoices and providing all relevant information and documentation to accounting team
● Publish events via wordpress for each program on Goings On page of the Ace website
● Attend 3-4 events at hotel each month, prioritizing higher profile, to act as onsite liaison for both talent and property
● Identify, ideate and execute, in collaboration with Atelier, 2-3 large property wide programming initiatives in line with local citywide events (Art Athina, etc)
● Collaborate with Atelier to obtain 40–50 edited images, plus raw footage, from event photographers and videographers for use in promotions and archives
● Create a 3–5 page report summarizing KPIs based on community feedback and participation metrics
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this successfully, an individual must demonstrate the following skills and abilities:
● Strong organisational and project management skills.
● Confident event producer - comfortable leading onsite delivery and managing external partners. ● Culturally aware and creatively intuitive; understands how to balance brand, relevance, and audience appeal.
● Skilled at relationship building and partnership negotiation.
● Clear communicator and strong collaborator across teams and departments.
● Comfortable managing budgets and working within financial parameters.
● Passionate about Ace’s creative spirit, values, and voice - with a deep interest in local culture.