Event Marketing Manager

Avnet•Phoenix, AZ

About The Position

Responsible for planning and executing event logistics for internal, customer and partner facing events such as conferences, trade shows, corporate functions, leadership meetings, corporate-sponsored community events, and other activities of similar significance and scope. Manages assigned events from pre-event planning discussions through post-event results evaluation.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience from which comparable knowledge and job skills can be obtained.
Typically 5+ years with bachelor's or equivalent.

Nice To Haves

Position may require ability to travel.

Responsibilities

Plans, organizes, executes, and analyzes results of an event project.
Works with internal/external customers to identify and understand event goals and requirements.
Creates individual event project plan, identifies key deliverables and milestones, and drives execution of the event to those milestones.
Participates in event site selection.
Conducts site/vendor/third-party visits as appropriate to identify particular event planning and execution requirements.
Negotiates event contracts including amenities, hotel accommodations and special needs for the event and ensures all legal approvals are obtained.
Develops and implements event registration processes, website and related activities to effectively distribute information and maximize participation.
Provides project team leadership by engaging appropriate internal/external team resources, coordinating vendor/third-parties, outlining responsibilities and communicating event objectives.
Provides onsite management of assigned events and work direction to extended internal/external team.
Ensures event budget monies committed are clearly identified and effectively collected.
Collects event feedback, conducts analysis and prepares an evaluation of each event.
Utilizes event feedback for future event planning.
Other duties as assigned.