Events Specialist

Booz Allen Hamilton•Arlington, VA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The key to an organization’s growth is strong stakeholder engagement and impactful connections that represent and support its mission, values, and objectives. As an event management professional, you know how to organize, plan, and execute key events that elevate organizational reputation, foster collaboration, and achieve business goals. We’re looking for a driven and experienced event management specialist like you who is ready to grow and deliver meaningful experiences for clients while living our mission every day. Here, you’ll advance your skills to design, coordinate, and produce events and stakeholder engagements that support critical organizational objectives and strategic growth initiatives. As an event management specialist on our team, you’ll closely impact the success of strategic engagements at conferences, industry meetings, executive summits, and workshops. Your self-guided yet collaborative spirit will shape and nurture relationships with team members, vendors, stakeholders, and clients to coordinate seamless logistics, ensure alignment with organizational priorities, and deliver successful events to support strategic objectives. As a team collaborator, you’ll lead the charge in organizing end-to-end event logistics by sourcing venues, managing budgets, coordinating vendors, executing on-site logistics, and creating marketing outreach campaigns to drive attendance. You’ll also craft pre-event guides for attending customers and audiences, helping them maximize strategic engagements and opportunities. Your creative-thinking and business-oriented mindset will directly contribute to impactful, well-executed programs. You will work to establish robust branding, strategic messaging, and consistent engagement that resonates with stakeholders and drives results. Work with us as we design, plan, and deliver effective and high-quality events to connect teams and partners for greater collaboration and strategic growth. Join us. The world can’t wait.

Requirements

2+ years of experience in event management and logistics planning
Experience managing budgets, invoices, and attendee lists for large-scale conferences, meetings, or workshops
Experience suggesting on-site engagements to maximize audience time and enhance participation
Experience with tools such as Microsoft Office Suite, event registration platforms, and marketing software
Knowledge of event planning and execution processes, including vendor coordination, pre-event guide creation, registration management, and on-site logistics
Ability to develop event themes, agendas, and outreach messaging to drive attendance and align with stakeholder objectives
Ability to remain calm under pressure and solve challenges in fast-paced environments
Ability to travel up to 50% of the time
Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality, Public Relations, or Communications

Nice To Haves

Experience planning events for government, defense, or military clients
Experience with marketing tools and technologies such as Mailchimp, Salesforce, Eventbrite, Social Tables, or Cvent
Experience creating post-event reports and surveys to evaluate impact and inform future events
Knowledge of contracts and procurement processes for event vendors and venues
Possession of strong communication and organizational skills, to coordinate with stakeholders and meet client expectations
CMP Designation or similar Event Planning Certification