Events Manager
$93,600–$128,700 year
On-siteNew York City, New York, United States or San Carlos, California, United States
Job Summary
Plan and execute assigned marketing events including trade shows, live demonstrations, and corporate gatherings. Coordinate logistics for shipping, registration, attendee tracking, catering, transportation, security, and AV. Procure and manage vendor services, handling contract negotiations, onboarding, purchase orders, and final payments. Provide hands-on onsite management for domestic and international events while collaborating with teams to ensure participant preparedness. Assist with hotel and travel arrangements, manage schedules and budgets, and maintain active event information within global calendars. Conduct site visits to document venue requirements and track expenses for closeout. Drive continuous improvement by capturing best practices through post-event lessons learned.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
- Minimum 5+ years of event management experience
- Ability to manage and coordinate multiple projects independently
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to build strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to travel globally up to 50% of the time
- Possession of a current passport and ability to support international travel
- Strong organizational skills with a strong attention to detail
- Positive attitude and willingness and ability to work well with others
- Proven ability to work in a fast paced, often changing environment with efficiency and accuracy
- Ability to take initiative and ownership over sometimes ambiguous tasks and situations with little oversight
- Experience independently managing assigned events from planning through onsite execution and closeout
- Strong vendor management experience, budgeting, negotiating and project management skills
Desired Qualifications
- Experience planning both domestic and international events
- Experience with trade shows, product launches, aviation events or large scale public activations
- Experience with consumer facing events or customer experience
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