Senior Events Manager
Cengage Group
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $52,000 - $68,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Provide strategic event management expertise to stakeholders from planning through event execution and follow-up
- Project Manage all aspects of events from planning and launch thru execution, including post event follow-up
- Negotiate contracts and handle all contractual deliverables with hotels, restaurants, offsite event locations, destination management companies and AV & IT partners
- Ensure budget guidelines are met
- Support and collaborate with all Events team members throughout the year on events and department projects
- Site research & selection for hotels & restaurants
- Managing group air travel & ground transportation manifests
- Build and maintain online registration sites including data management of attendee information
- Coordinating and communicating logistics with internal teams and external partners
Requirements
- 5-7 years of event planning
- 5-7 years of contract negotiation experience
- BA/BS Degree or Related Work Experience of 10+ years
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced and changing environment
- Exceptional project management skills with utmost attention to detail
- Ability to multitask to meet deadlines
- Ability to work independently—and with a sense of urgency
- Positive attitude and willingness to learn
- Proficiency with MS Office and Office 365 and a proficiency in Excel
- Experience with Event Technology (Cvent or similar)
- Ability to travel 7-12 times per year
Benefits
- Comprehensive and rewarding Total Rewards package designed to support and empower employees
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
event planningcontract negotiationproject managementdata managementbudget managementlogistics coordinationmultitaskingattention to detailonline registration managementtravel management
Soft skills
verbal communicationwritten communicationcollaborationadaptabilityindependencesense of urgencypositive attitudewillingness to learn