Job DescriptionPosition Summary The role leads the company's event strategy by aligning internal and external events with business priorities and goals. This role oversees the full event lifecycle, including planning, execution, and post-event measurement, while managing the enterprise event calendar. The position partners closely with stakeholders to deliver high-impact events, negotiate vendor contracts, and drive cost efficiency. Strong collaboration, project coordination, and communication skills are essential to manage multiple events and ensure successful execution across teams.
Position Details- Leads the company's event strategy by aligning the internal and external event calendar with business priorities and goals.
- Develops and implements processes, standards, and workflows that support the full event lifecycle, from intake through post-event reporting and measurement.
- Partners with stakeholders to plan, coordinate, and execute events that align with their event goals and attendee experience objectives.
- Partners with stakeholders to shape content tracks.
- Selects and negotiates venues, A/V, food and beverage, and other event services contracts to maximize cost efficiency.
- Manages vendors and contractors to ensure services meet requirements, timelines, and budget.
- Creates and manages work plans across marketing teams to set priorities and define the deliverables needed for successful event execution.
- Develops and manages event timelines, run-of-show, on-site execution, and post-event follow-up.
- Oversees the external event calendar and supports divisions in evaluating exhibitor, conference, and sponsorship opportunities.
- Develops event participation guidelines and manages exhibitor registrations, sponsorship deliverables, exhibit logistics, and vendor services.
- Establishes and manages preferred hotel agreements and event-related vendor partnerships to drive consistency across locations for cost efficiency.
- Establishes operational objectives and work plans and delegates assignments to subordinates. Reviews objectives to determine success of operation. Involved in developing, modifying and executing company policies that affect immediate operations and may also have company-wide effect.
Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or a related field
- 15+ years of experience in corporate events, including leading teams
- Experience leading teams and effectively delegating work
- Strong organizational and project coordination skills with the ability to manage multiple projects at once
- Experience negotiating event contracts and managing vendors
- Strong communication skills to build relationships with vendors, partners, and internal stakeholders
- Experience working with project management systems (e.g., Asana, Monday, Wrike, or similar)
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk and hear. The employee will also be required to write and type. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. May travel up to 25%
Benefits As a 100% employee-owned company, we offer a comprehensive benefits package for you and your family:
- 401(k) plan with 50% company match (no cap) and immediate 100% vesting
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance (100% paid for employee)
- Annual bonus program based upon performance, achievement, and company profitability
- Term life, AD&D insurance, and voluntary life insurance
- Disability income protection insurance
- Pre-tax flexible spending plans (health and dependent care)
- Paid parental leave
- Paid holidays, vacation, and personal time
- Training/professional development opportunities and company-paid memberships for professional associations and licenses
- Wellness benefits
