Responsibilities

• - Coordinate events from initial planning through execution and follow-up, including conferences, webinars, online and hybrid events, company meetings, social gatherings, and leadership-sponsored activities.
• - Maintain a shared events calendar aligned with marketing priorities, stakeholder needs, available resources, and promotional deadlines.
• - Work with event sponsors to establish objectives, target audiences, budgets, and measures of success.
• - Create event plans, agendas, checklists, and day-of schedules with clear task owners, dependencies, and deadlines.
• - Coordinate venues, vendors, catering, registration, signage, equipment, shipping, and other logistics; order and manage branded merchandise, giveaways, and supplies.
• - Prepare speakers, hosts, and participants with briefing materials, assignments, and rehearsals. Configure webinar platforms and test audio, video, screen sharing, and attendee access; prepare backup plans.
• - Partner with Human Resources and the Krasan Social Committee to plan activities that strengthen employee connection, participation, and a sense of belonging.
• - Coordinate company celebrations, recognition activities, social events, team gatherings, and other employee engagement initiatives.
• - Engage with the Executive Leadership Team to coordinate leadership-sponsored events, aligning on objectives, agendas, communications, and execution.
• - Suggest creative, practical ways to bring Krasan’s culture to life through events, storytelling, and shared experiences.

Requirements

• - 2–4 years of experience in marketing coordination, event planning, employee engagement, communications, or a related role, including projects with multiple stakeholders and deadlines.
• - Strong organization, attention to detail, follow-through, and written and verbal communication skills.
• - Confidence following up with colleagues and engaging with senior leaders.
• - Ability to manage competing priorities, respond to changing needs, and remain composed under pressure.
• - A welcoming, professional presence and comfort hosting events for employees, clients, prospects, and partners; an interest in strengthening culture and engaging people.
• - Ability to create polished materials using Canva, PowerPoint, or similar tools; familiarity with social media, email, registration tools, shared calendars, and webinar platforms such as Teams or Zoom.
• - A degree in marketing, communications, business, or a related field—or equivalent relevant experience.
• - Availability for occasional evening or weekend events and periodic overnight travel, including to Springfield, Illinois, to support Krasan’s office and substantial employee presence there.
• - Travel may include company events, employee engagement activities, and leadership-sponsored gatherings.

Preferred

• - B2B marketing; conferences, webinars, online events, workshops, or hackathons; internal communications; and employee engagement.