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Meeting & Events Planner - San Diego CA

Job ID

245702

Posted

10-Nov-2025

Service line

GWS Segment

Role type

Full-time

Areas of Interest

Administrative, Customer Service, Project Management

Location(s)

San Diego - California - United States of America

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About the Role:

The Meeting & Events Planner will lead successful execution of events as the primary point of contact for clients and primary communicator of event details to the meeting and events operations team.

In this role you would be responsible for guiding event clients through the full scope of the planning process, such as but not limited to, the master events calendar, confirm event requirements and ensure operations team members fully understand requirements through management of communication channels, briefing and planning meetings.

What You'll Do:

+ Leads complex master meeting and events calendar for medium to large sized event space. Responsible for all communications, planning meetings with event staff, and proactively planning logistics across the master calendar.

+ Handles each event as a project from planning through execution, to include, creating and leading detailed event planning timelines, ensuring deadlines are met on time and with high quality.

+ Participates and/or leads planning calls, representing the site and ensuring all event aspects are in accordance with building safety and security regulations.

+ Coordinates with internal partners as well as with outside vendors and event professionals to manage to client expectations.

+ Responsible for food and beverage management including menu planning, consulting with the client.

+ Key contact for the event in ensuring seamless event delivery by the Meeting & Events operations team.

+ Captures post-event reporting and reconciliation and suggests recommendations for continuous improvement and cost / process efficiencies.

+ Supports and provides informal guidance to junior members of the team.

+ May support with budget creation for events and accountable for budget adherence and related activities such as requesting and reviewing invoices in a timely manner.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

+ Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience and/or training.

+ Experience in corporate or conference center management preferred.

+ Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) preferred.

+ Comfortable meeting and engaging with new people.

+ Warm and engaging demeanor.

+ Ability to assess circumstances, empathize and offer help.

+ Ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret complex documents.

+ Ability to solve problems involving several options in situations.

+ Requires advanced analytical and quantitative skills.

+ Intermediate skills with Microsoft Office Suite products such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, SharePoint, OneNote, Outlook, etc.

+ Ability to work in multiple software platforms and learn and retain technical software applications quickly.

+ Good organizational skills.

+ Work well under pressure and demonstrate a proactive approach to routine and non-routine occurrences.

CBRE carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate’s education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for the Meeting & Events Planner position is $84k annually and the maximum salary for the position is $90k annually. The compensation that is offered to a successful candidate will depend on the candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience. Successful candidates will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on CBRE’s applicable benefit program.

**Equal Employment Opportunity:** CBRE has a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

**Candidate Accommodations:** CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company’s success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at [email protected] or via telephone at +1 866 225 3099 (U.S.) and +1 866 388 4346 (Canada).

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