Event Specialist AS7405
About The Position
The Event Specialist serves as an operations and event management facilitator for CVM, designing, organizing, supporting, and executing events. The position provides supervision, direction, and training for student workers. It requires strong organizational, supervisory, and leadership skills, and involves designing, implementing, and evaluating procedures, policies, and practices to ensure accurate, thorough work and high levels of customer service. The Event Specialist recommends and schedules events, including selecting venues, arranging catering, and planning attendee experiences. The role creates and processes registrations, invoices, and receipts; promotes events; and ensures relevant, accurate, and thorough reports are produced. The specialist actively recruits event sponsors and exhibitors and maintains a sponsorship database. The position may support both face-to-face and virtual events and includes other duties as assigned. The position has seasonal changes in work hours, with operating hours changing over summer, breaks, and holidays. Hours may occasionally shift to meet the demands of meetings, events, or other activities. Working conditions may involve high-pressure and stressful situations and possible confrontation with guests. The position requires proper ergonomics, heavy lifting, and standing for extended periods.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED and four years of related experience, or two years of post-secondary education and two years of related experience.
- Experience working with audio-visual equipment.
- Strong organizational, supervisory, and leadership skills.
- Ability to work with seasonal changes in hours and occasional shifts to meet event and operational demands.
- Ability to use proper ergonomics, lift heavy items, and stand for extended periods.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in agricultural communications, business, hospitality, or a related field.
- Six years of customer service experience.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience managing full-time employees.
Responsibilities
- Design, organize, support, and execute events for CVM.
- Supervise, direct, and train student workers.
- Design, implement, and evaluate procedures, policies, and practices that support accurate, thorough work and high levels of customer service.
- Recommend and schedule events, including venue, catering, and attendee experience.
- Create and process registrations, invoices, and receipts.
- Promote events.
- Ensure relevant, accurate, and thorough reports are produced.
- Actively recruit sponsors and exhibitors for events and maintain a sponsorship database.
- Assist with face-to-face and virtual events.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
