Sr Event Specialist

Border States•Fargo, ND

12d

About The Position

Be part of a growing, successful company in an exciting and challenging field. Border States is 100% employee-owned, which means you’re empowered to make decisions, find solutions and receive rewards for your hard work. This position will be located in: Fargo, ND Application Deadline: December 16, 2025 Please note that the position may be filled before or after the listed application deadline. Applications will only be accepted while the posting remains active. Job Summary The Senior Event Specialist helps plan and execute a wide range of events for Border States, including industry, customer, vendor and internal events. This role will be a part of our Events Team, collaborating closely with internal stakeholders across the organization to translate event vision and objectives into best-in-class attendee experiences. This role ensures our brand experience is upheld and consistent across their managed events and takes direction from the Event Manager on project ownership and coordination.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in PR, marketing, hospitality management or related field or equivalent work experience.
3+ years of experience in event management.
Skilled in project management.
Knowledge of KPIs and marketing techniques for event management
Strong working knowledge in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint).
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and maintain an upbeat and positive attitude under pressure.
Strong project management and organizational skills from conception following through to execution.
Willingness to speak up and take risks, challenge the current state and learn from both success and failure.
Strong analytical and communication skills.
Ability to prioritize, multitask and work with minimal supervision.
Attention to detail.
Outstanding communication and negotiation ability
Risk management experience.
Excellent customer service skills include being competent, accurate, responsive, and engaged.

Nice To Haves

Cvent Event Management software experience a plus.
Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat) and other graphic software a plus.
Web design, HTML, CSS, Premiere, Flash skills a plus.

Responsibilities

Plans and facilitates logistics and overall experience for Border States large-scale events, including researching and securing venues, contract negotiations, guest lists, venue preparation, presentation materials, security, catering, entertainment, transportation, equipment, décor and marketing materials.
Creates and implements best practice checklists and kits for various event types to drive scalability and consistency for event execution.
Collaborates with cross-functional teams (marketing, field enablement, sales, HR, creative services) to ensure and deliver a cohesive pre-event, at-event, and post-event tactics.
Maintains event calendar ensuring visibility into managed Border States events.
Advocates for best-in-class attendee experience; guiding participating employee-owners on event best practices, service standards and delivery of personal experiences.
Facilitates event communication – both internal and customer-facing, pre- and post-communications.
Partners with Marketing on lead capture capabilities for customer events.
Ensures brand experience is upheld and consistent across Border States events, including promotion, display and on-site presence.
Responsible for maintenance/shipping and tracking of event assets (tablecloths, displays, banners, etc.).
Builds and nurtures relationships with vendors, venues, and other industry contacts.
Remains current with trends in event planning, design, and production.
Travel to event locations.
Other duties as assigned by supervisor or other designate.

Benefits

Border States has a competitive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
Health, Dental and Vision Benefits
Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity
FSA & HSA
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
Disability Benefits
401(k) Retirement Plan
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Paid Holidays
Paid Volunteer Time
Personal Leave time and more!
Border States provides bonuses to their employee-owners upon the achievement of branch and company goals.