Special Events Manager

Balfour Beatty•Hinesville, GA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Special Events Manager is responsible for making residents feel at home by building a neighborhood/community atmosphere through event planning, social media, business outreach, and marketing the Balfour Beatty Communities brand to residents, businesses, clients, and vendors.

Requirements

High School diploma, GED or equivalent required
Minimum of three (3) years of experience in customer focused marketing environment or equivalent
Excellent written communication skills are required with proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Available to work early morning, evening, and weekend hours as necessary to host events.
Experience with website administration is required
Comfortable with social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram. Ability to record and post live video and photos and create and track calendar events. Understanding of professional social media etiquette.
Possession of a valid state issued Driver’s License and safe driving record are required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or Business preferred.
photography and digital experience a plus.
Event planning experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Effectively Plan, Direct, organize, and manage all community events with appropriate resources including staff and volunteers.
Coordinates and completes all local purchases of marketing and/or promotional materials, logo and/or event supplies competitively to maintain budget and achieve maximum quality for resident events.
Continuous outreach to local businesses/vendors to participate, contribute and sponsor resident events.
Coordinates with peers in the development, execution, and reporting of programs by sharing materials, knowledge, and best practices.
Performs outreach to local businesses for the purpose of ensuring that their services are directed to residents.
Effectively keeps in communication with managers, so that he/she may appropriately place orders for marketing items.
Develop annual LifeWorks budget and manage costs monthly for successful event coordination.
Tracks the success of every event and adjusts future events to match client and resident expectations in the future; compiles and reports monthly on event attendance, success and cost to Community Manager, Operations Marketing Coordinator, and other superiors – this will help in planning for the following year and budgeting.
Maintains accurate reconciliations and financial settlement for petty cash account (if applicable).