Events Specialist

Compeer Financial • Onalaska, WI

7h • Hybrid

About The Position

Compeer Financial is a member-owned cooperative located in Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, providing financial services to support agriculture and rural communities. They foster a culture that promotes meaningful work, professional development, a flexible, hybrid work environment, and excellent benefits. The Events Specialist position is responsible for integrating client education initiatives with methodical event execution, requiring a proactive approach to planning and meticulous attention to detail. This role involves creating impactful and meaningful experiences while continuously seeking improvement. The specialist will assist in the execution of all Compeer Financial events and tradeshows, both internal and external, ensuring alignment with brand standards. Collaboration across departments is essential to support the identification and proposal of event opportunities, help set goals, develop content, and manage promotion plans. Additionally, the position coordinates event logistics, demonstrating strong organizational and project management skills. This role offers a hybrid work option, allowing up to 50% remote work, and is open to candidates in WI-Sun Prairie, WI-Prairie du Sac, WI-Janesville, WI-Onalaska, and WI-Johnson Creek.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, Event Planning, or another related field of study or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in event management, coordination and execution.
• Strong listening, written and verbal communication skills, with ability to communicate at all levels of the organization.
• Skill in developing and maintaining interpersonal relationships.
• Advanced event planning experience.
• Basic understanding of contracts and Banquet Event Order’s.
• Strong problem solving, decision making and organizational skills.
• Strong computer skills, including MS Office applications.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing situations.
• Ability to remain objective in balancing business needs and risk.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with other teams to achieve goals and represent the business.
• Valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in the execution of all Compeer Financial events and tradeshows, both internal and external, ensuring alignment with brand standards.
• Collaborates across departments to support the identification and proposal of event opportunities, helps set goals, develops content, and manages promotion plans.
• Coordinates event logistics, demonstrating strong organizational and project management skills.
• Contributes to multi-year event strategy and roadmap development to support long-term organizational and brand goals.
• Partners cross-functionally to define event objectives, themes, audiences, timelines, and success metrics aligned with marketing and business priorities.
• Executes end-to-end event and tradeshow initiatives, ensuring seamless delivery and meaningful stakeholder engagement.
• Delivers exhibit and event solutions that align with marketing strategy, business objectives, and cost-optimization targets.
• Measures sales impact, engagement, lead capture, and ROI through effective use of event technologies and analytics.
• Manages exhibit and event budgets, ensuring financial accuracy, accountability, and optimization.
• Ensures compliance with legal, regulatory, and internal governance requirements in collaboration with compliance teams.
• Maintains and optimizes the annual marketing events calendar to support integrated, multichannel marketing efforts.
• Supports leadership with forecasting, reporting, special initiatives, and strategic growth planning.
• Develops and implements contingency plans and risk mitigation strategies to address operational challenges and disruptions.
• Conducts market and competitive research to identify emerging trends, innovations, and opportunities in event strategy.
• Actively participates in collaboration committees, contributing valuable insights and driving cross-functional initiatives.
• Proactively seeks out opportunities to incorporate events with campaigns where appropriate.
• Evaluates tradeshows and event opportunities to ensure consistency with brand and campaign goals.
• Evaluates tradeshows and event opportunities, ensuring alignment with brand identity and campaign objectives.

Benefits

• Hybrid model – up to 50% work from home
• Flexible schedules including ample flexibility in the summer months
• Up to 9% towards 401k (3% fixed Compeer contribution plus up to 6% match)
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• HSA/FSA
• Life & AD&D insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Wellness program & EAP
• Vacation
• Sick leave
• Holidays/floating holidays
• Parental leave
• Volunteer paid time off
• Learning and development programs
• Mentorship programs
• Cross-functional committee opportunities (i.e. Inclusion Council, emerging professional groups, etc.)
• Professional membership/certification reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees