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Location: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Posted: Sep 23, 2022

Job Description

Event Manager

We are searching for an enthusiastic event manager with a "can-do" attitude to assist our organization in hosting in-person and virtual events that increase our brand awareness, improve client loyalty, and enhance our brand-to-client experience. The event manager will be tasked with researching and securing venues, planning and managing our events' calendar, negotiating quotes and agreements with vendors, assisting with event marketing, monitoring timeframes and budgets, networking, and delivering on event brief objectives. Your creativity, organizational skills, and vision will assist our organization in amplifying brand visibility, enhancing client and employee relations, and improve our organization's growth through events that effectively communicate business strategy and brand personality.

The ideal candidate for this role should demonstrate exceptional organizational abilities, superb interpersonal skills, multi-tasking skills, and excellent time-management. The noteworthy Event Manager should reinforce client-to-business relations, improve the organization's image, and effectively deliver on event objectives.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Brainstorming and implementing event plans and concepts.
  • Handling budgeting and invoicing.
  • Liaising and negotiating with vendors.
  • Negotiating sponsorship deals.
  • Handling logistics.
  • Updating senior management.
  • Managing branding and communication.
  • Developing event feedback surveys.
  • Obtaining permits.
  • Handling post-event reports.

Requirements:

  • Degree in public relations, communications, or hospitality.
  • Communication and marketing skills.
  • Project management experience.
  • Good leadership skills.
  • Highly Organized.
  • Multi-tasker.
  • Good time management.
  • Proficiency in various event software.
  • Expert interpersonal skills.
  • Risk management experience.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

About Codal

Codal is a full-stack UX design and application development agency with a focus on emerging technologies and Agile development.

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