Event Marketing Manager- Atlanta

• Flexibility for domestic or international travel, as needed
• Proficient with EMS or Cvent event management software
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in event management or related discipline

Job Summary
Manage the strategic and tactical elements of a range of company events, including branch open houses, tradeshows, executive leadership and board of directors meetings, and domestic and international customer appreciation trips, etc. Act as a project manager throughout the entire event planning process, including ROI post-event surveys and ROI analysis.
Major Tasks, Responsibilities, And Key Accountabilities

• Leads and develops team members to execute on industry event and trade show initiatives with a high degree of service and success.
• Oversees architect quality assurance processes for event components to ensure compliance with defined strategies, requirements and budget.
• Creates and manages planning for small- and large-scale events by capturing comprehensive event requirements from internal clients and translating into tactical plans.
• Develops and drives major task project milestones and ongoing project management schedules. Tracks and reports on key event status metrics throughout the event lifecycle
• Defines and manages the tactical event elements in tandem with the business and or functional client which may include budget management; site selection and hotel contracting; vendor assessment, selection, negotiation and management; and tracking, revising, reconciliation for revenue collection
• Acts as a key contributor in developing best practices in event marketing process and performance monitoring.
• Engages and interfaces with key stakeholders across the enterprise to ensure goal alignment for industry events and trade shows

Nature and Scope

• Manages a group or team of professional individual contributors and/or indirectly supervises support staff.
• Achieves planned results by decisions and actions based on professional methods, business principles, and practical experience.
• Solutions require analysis and investigation.

Work Environment

• Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.
• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.
• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Education And Experience

• Typically requires BS/BA in a related discipline. Generally 7+ years of experience in a related field. May require certification. Advanced degree may offset less experience in some disciplines.

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