Responsibilities

• Serve as Event Manager for Corporate clients, ability to effectively prioritize
• Serve in a support role for other client events, as needed
• In collaboration with Sourcing team, work with client on location RFP, solicitation, negotiations, contracting and management
• Manager vendor solicitation, RFP process, contract negotiations and management
• Manage comprehensive event logistics in advance, on-site, and post-conference to include site selection, room sets, audio visual, food & beverage, décor, signage, etc.
• Manage and coordinate all vendors and staff through comprehensive event resume to include logistical facets for hotel, convention center, and applicable vendors.
• Evaluate and maintain event budgets from creation through post-event reconciliation. Provide clients with accurate budget estimates pre-event and ensure post-event billing reflects these estimates.
• Maintain department files and historical documentation

Requirements

• 5-7 years of event experience
• Experience in corporate market and multi-client environment preferred
• Experience and understanding of how to create complex event specs
• Creative ideation for memorable event activations
• Experience drafting and managing event budgets
• Travel: Approximately 20%, chiefly 4–5-day blocks of time

Preferred

• Cvent registration, website and mobile app experience, a plus