Responsibilities

• As our Marketing Events Specialist on the Marketing team, you’ll play a crucial role in the planning, execution, and management of various events to enhance brand visibility and engagement.
• Your responsibilities will include coordinating logistics, collaborating with the Marketing team to create event themes, managing budgets, and supporting on-site and virtual event management to ensure a seamless experience for attendees.
• Experience coordinating pre-planned and day-of event logistics including venue selection, setup and teardown, catering, transportation, audiovisual needs, registration, and attendee engagement
• Management of event budgets, vendor relationships, timelines, marketing materials, and post-event feedback to ensure successful execution and continuous improvement
• Execution of event email campaigns, report generation, and communication of event trends, ensuring key takeaways to shape future events
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work under tight deadlines
• Ability to travel locally within the Chicagoland area with a heavy concentration at our Schaumburg headquarters and neighboring Chicago suburbs; 15% national travel
• Willingness and ability to work a flexible schedule, including events outside of standard working hours as needed

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Hospitality Management, or a related field
• Ability to plan and execute corporate, client, prospect, and sales events in collaboration with Marketing to develop themes, objectives, and promotional strategies
• Experience coordinating pre-planned and day-of event logistics including venue selection, setup and teardown, catering, transportation, audiovisual needs, registration, and attendee engagement
• Management of event budgets, vendor relationships, timelines, marketing materials, and post-event feedback to ensure successful execution and continuous improvement
• Execution of event email campaigns, report generation, and communication of event trends, ensuring key takeaways to shape future events
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work under tight deadlines
• Ability to travel locally within the Chicagoland area with a heavy concentration at our Schaumburg headquarters and neighboring Chicago suburbs; 15% national travel
• Willingness and ability to work a flexible schedule, including events outside of standard working hours as needed

Preferred

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Adaptable and able to stay calm under pressure
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Client-focused mindset
• Proficiency in online tools such as Zoom and Microsoft Office Suite

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, 401K benefits and more
• The flexibility to work at home or an office, based on your discretion and schedule
• Start with 20 days of paid time off
• A paid day off to volunteer and company-organized volunteer events
• Up to $1,000 per year in matching charitable donations
• Up to $750 per year in wellness rewards
• All the nitro cold brew coffee and sparkling water you can drink
• A company-wide mentality that you can never appreciate your co-workers too much