Event Planner

🔥 15 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $60k - $70k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

🎪 Events

🚫👨‍🎓 No degree required

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📋 Description

• Oversee the comprehensive coordination and execution of entire event programs, focusing on operational aspects • Manage client-based events, including sourcing, contract negotiation and review, offsite activity coordination, supplier payments, invoicing, and reconciliation • Lead events from conception through delivery and financial reconciliation • Collaborate with client contacts to fulfill program objectives and outcomes • Guide project teams regarding client needs, expectations, business rules, and objectives • Identify opportunities to increase the value of existing and new business • Develop and manage client event budgets and ensure agreed profitability • Negotiate cost savings through enhanced commission rates and preferred partner relationships • Advise on function-room setups, including layout, seating, AV, and food and beverage needs • Maintain project documentation, compliance with contract policies, documentation standards, and Service Level Agreements • Generate and maintain virtual payments to suppliers • Complete Event Specific Agreements for each project • Prepare and review rooming lists • Complete payment, billing, and final financial reconciliation processes • Provide structured event feedback through debrief notes • Attend meetings, document minutes, and follow up on action items • Support on-site events and coordinate client venue visits when necessary • Use Reed & Mackay technology and systems according to guidelines • Work with the Events Leadership Team to deliver seamless client service

🎯 Requirements

• Proven experience planning a variety of events, including meetings, group accommodation, and venue sourcing • 2+ years of current, relevant meeting and event planning experience, ideally both nationally and internationally • Strong client-facing, consultative, and presentation skills • Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving abilities • Strong attention to detail, high customer service standards, and proven negotiation skills • Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to coordinate multiple resources and concurrent priorities • Solid business acumen and commercial awareness • Effective influencing and stakeholder management skills • Professional verbal and written communication skills • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, modern project management tools, and venue sourcing platforms, especially Cvent • Strong multitasking capabilities with an urgency-driven mindset • Proven ability to adapt and thrive within a hyper-growth environment • Resourceful, independent thinker capable of troubleshooting issues and resolving complex customer inquiries • Track record of developing and maintaining strategic client, Account Manager, and Account Executive partnerships

🏖️ Benefits

• Enhanced commission rates and preferred partner relationships to negotiate cost savings • Out-of-hours support as necessary (role expectation, not a conventional benefit)

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