Marketing Events Assistant Manager

About the position

At EMC, we're all about working together to make an impact. As part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to grow, contribute, and gain experience that matters. We strive to be caring leaders, close partners, and responsive experts—always supporting each other to do our best work. Join us, and let's improve lives together.

Responsibilities

• Works closely with Sales and MarCom team members on identification and participation in association and industry events to align with event strategies.
• Manages the relationship with industry association representatives pertaining to sponsorships, event logistics, and execution.
• Negotiates sponsorship levels and inclusions within authority to secure the best and most appropriate company brand awareness to achieve marketing objectives.
• Plans and manages company's presence at industry conferences (branding opportunities, meeting schedules, booths, dinners, cocktail receptions, etc.).
• Collaborates with Creative Services team on the execution of all branded materials, ensuring timely development to meet event deadlines.
• Manages relationship with in-house shipping department and outside vendors for event booth scheduling, setup, shipping and storage.
• Travels to be on-site at identified events to oversee logistics.
• Works closely with external event agency on the planning and execution of company's annual agent recognition and other high-profile trips (such as the President's Trip).
• Works closely with company leadership and Sales and MarCom teams on event strategy of hosted events to ensure alignment to overall business objectives.
• Engages in the creation of memorable and brand-relevant experiences for agents during hosted events (venues, themes, entertainment, etc.).
• Travels to be on-site for identified events to serve as key EMC liaison with external agency, team members, and agents.
• Communicates and interacts with EMC agents before, during, and after events to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction with the event experience.
• Assists in the research and coordination of outside speakers for hosted events.
• Manages the invitation and post-event feedback processes and platforms, such as Cvent.
• Understands and interprets business and marketing strategies to effectively build supporting events plans, in close collaboration with Marketing and Sales team members.
• Develops and effectively communicates a clear event support model that defines support levels for local, industry, and hosted events.
• Develops a working model for Sales leadership to easily identify and manage low-level local and agent events.
• Effectively manages event planning and logistics in project management system (Wrike).

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in marketing, event management, hospitality, or equivalent related experience.
• Eight years' experience in event planning, conference management or related experience.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of general business environment; knowledge of insurance industry a plus.
• Exceptional project management and budgeting skills, with the ability to multitask, including managing several diverse situations seamlessly.
• Exceptional interpersonal and negotiation skills with ability to engage, persuade and negotiate, especially at senior executive levels.
• Strong audio-visual equipment knowledge.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• High degree of creativity.
• Exceptional customer service skills (external and internal clients).
• Excellent computer skills and knowledge of event and project management software and platforms (ie. Cvent).
• Availability to work after hours occasionally.
• Occasional travel; a valid driver's license with an acceptable motor vehicle report per company standards required if driving.

Benefits

• Outstanding benefits with life, medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage.
• Competitive paid time off plan and a full day of volunteer time off annually.
• Financial incentives, including a 401(k) plan match, pension plan, OneEMC bonus plan and recognition and anniversary awards.
• Professional development and growth opportunities, including tuition reimbursement.
• Wellness initiatives to improve team member well-being and reduce health insurance costs.
• Flexibility to dress for your day and opportunities for alternative work arrangements.