Event Manager Jobs

Are you an experienced event manager that enjoys blending creativity with organization? Are you effective at bringing people together for a common goal? Can you get in the nitty gritty details while also seeing the big picture? If you answered, “yes, yes and yes,” then we want to hear from you. We are expanding our marketing events team and looking for an event manager ready to lead.

The Event Manager will be part of the Integrated Products Division’s marketing team and report to the Senior Business Strategist. Due to the nature of work, this position can be based in Randolph, Vermont, Greenville, South Carolina, Sterling Heights, Michigan, or fully remote. This is an exciting opportunity to make an immediate and long-term impact on a growing team.

• Manage all aspects of event planning to include but not limited to: Securing exhibit space, developing and coordinating schedules, communicating requirements internally, managing budgets, creating tradeshow books, and coordinating booth layouts
• 5-7 years of event coordination experience
• Event Manager Requirements
  • 5-7 years of event coordination experience
  • Proven success in event planning or coordination
  • Excellent organizational skills, time management, and attention to detail
  • Ability to handle pressure and make good decisions quickly
• Company & Division Information
  • Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) was founded in 1979 with a clear purpose in mind: to create an environment in which highly-skilled professionals can pursue their passions while offering innovative solutions to complex problems of global importance. The purpose and mission upon which ARA was originally founded have remained constant as we chart the course for our future.
• Ability to handle pressure and make good decisions quickly
• Experience managing events for Department of Defense contractor
• Event Manager Preferences
  • Experience managing events for Department of Defense contractor
• Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) was founded in 1979 with a clear purpose in mind: to create an environment in which highly-skilled professionals can pursue their passions while offering innovative solutions to complex problems of global importance. The purpose and mission upon which ARA was originally founded have remained constant as we chart the course for our future.
• Work with marketing team to develop marketing plans for events
• What you’ll do as an Event Manager
  • Manage all aspects of event planning to include but not limited to: Securing exhibit space, developing and coordinating schedules, communicating requirements internally, managing budgets, creating tradeshow books, and coordinating booth layouts
  • Identify event opportunities for collaboration with multiple ARA divisions
  • Work with marketing team to develop marketing plans for events
  • Measure return on investment for events
• Identify event opportunities for collaboration with multiple ARA divisions
• Measure return on investment for events
• Excellent organizational skills, time management, and attention to detail
• Proven success in event planning or coordination

Learn more about our Vermont office here and our Greenville office here.

Experience

Required

• 5 - 7 years: Experience related to the position

Education

Required

• Bachelors or better in Marketing or related field

Behaviors

Preferred

• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
• Leader: Inspires teammates to follow them
• Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest
• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Motivations

Preferred

• Entrepreneurial Spirit: Inspired to perform well by an ability to drive new ventures within the business
• Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization
• Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals
• Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help
• Growth Opportunities: Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)