Onsite Event Specialist

Mountain View, CA (On-site)

$60K/yr – $70K/yrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 3 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the onsite event experience end to end, from registration and logistics to client liaison and crisis response, with a bias for smooth operations and crisp stakeholder updates.

  • Onsite execution: own the event day flow, vendor coordination, product demos, and on-site documentation.
  • Client liaison: keep clients and internal teams aligned on changes and outcomes, ensuring guest experience is top priority.
  • Crisis and logistics: implement clear crisis plans and manage space, tech, and VIP handling to protect the event outcome.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Act as the primary onsite contact for events, coordinating with catering, AV, security, and transportation partners.
  • Provide day-of-event support, including being on-call or onsite, running product demos, and capturing event documentation (surveys, photos).
  • Conduct staff meetings, event space walkthroughs, and briefings as needed.
  • Manage onsite logistics for registration, rooms, hospitality desk, food & beverage, activities, business meetings, technology, and VIP handling.
  • Implement crisis management procedures and ensure communication plans are in place.
  • Serve as liaison to clients for onsite event logistics and keep all stakeholders informed of changes.
  • Collaborate with teams to define solutions and ensure the best event experience for clients and guests.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience in meeting/event management or a related industry.
  • Ability to learn new technology solutions and work with multiple systems.
  • Strong communication, teamwork, and leadership skills.
  • Proficiency in G Suite and Microsoft Office tools with the ability to learn new technology quickly.
  • Ability to thrive in an agile, continuously changing environment.
  • Physical ability to handle onsite demands, including standing and lifting.

Preferred

  • Experience leading a team.
  • Prior experience in high-touch client or VIP event management.
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We are a people company.We believe in the unmatched, incredible ability of people.To shape the future. To create something remarkable.To learn. To imagine. To unite.To change the world.But most people are capable of so much more than they think.We exist to unlock that untapped potential.We inspire people toward their goals.Customers, employees and partners. Their achievements are our achievements.We create engaging experiences.We capture attention, earn commitment and spark action. We drive results.We get at the truth. We tell our clients what they need to hear, even if it’s not what they want to hear. We embrace our advocates. We challenge our critics. If we have ideas, we speak up. If we see opportunities, we take them. If we don’t, we make them.Success is more than profits. It is delivering client value. Igniting potential. Impacting human experience. We help companies make the most of their most valuable asset: people. We are Maritz.

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