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Job Summary:

The primary duty of a Corporate Event Manager is to lead the planning, coordination, and execution of a wide range of corporate events — including conferences, private concerts, keynote presentations, networking receptions, tradeshows, ride & drive experiences, and brand activations. The Corporate Event Manager will serve as a strategic partner to internal stakeholders and clients, delivering exceptional, high-impact event experiences that align with business objectives and brand standards across diverse formats and audiences.

Essential Functions:

+ Manages all logistics for corporate/private events. Assists in determining event strategies and plans of how to accomplish event success.

+ Determines needs and resolves problems by making strategic, business oriented and client-serving decisions required to ensure a successful event.

+ Manages facility staffing needs and clearly communicates event needs with all necessary internal departments such as security, operations, and guest services.

+ Instructs contracted staff on event days.

+ Manages events with appropriate subcontractors, decorating companies, audio-visual companies, food and beverage, contractor and others to ensure success of the event.

+ Develops and manages successful business relationships with clients and vendors in effort to provide exceptional customer service and increase probability of future bookings/return.

+ Prepare paperwork for the planning of a successful event (work orders, floor plans, event report and final invoicing).

+ Manages event expenses from contracting, to event, through final settlement.

+ Assist other team members with events.

+ Monitors events to ensure all building rules, policies and safety procedures are being adhered to and enforced during events.

+ Conducts site tours of facility to prospective and/or booked clients.

+ Shows the variety of usage, operations and functions the facility can provide.

+ Exudes agility and resilience under pressure.

+ Experience in a corporate, entertainment, sports, hospitality, or agency environment.

+ Exceptional organizational and project management skills, with the ability to juggle multiple priorities.

+ Ability to lead cross-functional teams and foster positive relationships with clients and stakeholders.

Required Qualifications:

+ A minimum education level of: BA/BS Degree (4-year) in Business, Hospitality, Event Planning or related field.

+ A minimum of 5 - 7 years of related work experience.

+ Experience effectively managing and planning events.

+ Experience with high volume events up to 65,000 people.

+ Ability to plan and execute concurrent events and/or activations with ease while exceeding client expectations.

+ Strong understanding of event production and AV/technical requirements.

+ Experience with AutoCAD or similar program.

+ Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.

+ Excellent customer service skills working with diverse backgrounds.

+ Ability to speak clearly to give instructions and explanations and listen/understand when communicating with staff, vendors, and clients.

+ Ability to write and compose correspondence, contracts, memos and reports.

+ Experience establishing and maintaining cooperative and productive work relationships.

+ Excellent organizational and time management skills; strong attention to detail.

+ Experience managing multiple priorities and working independently; able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment while meeting deadlines and remaining productive and professional.

+ Demonstrated independent thinking and problem-solving skills.

+ kills; able to work with confidential information.

+ Must possess and exude a positive, team-oriented attitude.

+ Self-starter with a willingness and enthusiasm for taking on additional responsibility.

+ Ability to work extended hours on evenings, weekends and holidays.

+ Ability to walk or otherwise move about frequently for several hours.