Events Planner

• Open to any location but must be available to take a meeting at 4pm PT.
• This role will be supporting our CORE leadership meeting in October.
• Travel is required to Dallas and no time off the month of October.
• Person is required to be on site in Dallas 10/26-10/30.
• If person does well will most likely be extended to help with CORE meeting in the spring.
• Must have corporate even planning experience and managing large events (350-400).
• Must also be comfortable interaction with executive level stakeholders.
• Must have experience with contracts, vendors, menus, being onsite, budge, run of show docs, working with sales team and venues, hotels, transportations.
• Experience with Swoogo preferred

• Excellent communications skills, including clear, concise updates for CEO level stakeholders
• Experience in onsite event management, leading staff and vendor
• Experience with all phases of corporate event project management
• Experience with Swoogo preferred
• Experience working with travel agencies and ground transportation service providers
• Fluency in BEO and Hotel Operations including reading, editing and managing BEOs.
• Thrives in a high pressure, fast paced, high visibility onsite event leadership role

• Plan and execute events that support the goals of the enterprise. Ensure successful execution of event from start to post-event evaluations.
• Plans and executes events, such as marketing and sales conferences, trade shows and customer related events
• Directs logistics, including registration and attendee tracking, presentation and materials support and pre- and post-event evaluations
• Procures vendor services
• Works with facility, exhibit set-up, equipment and catering requirements
• Provides on-site event support
• Research potential event locations and evaluate alternatives
• Prepares and tracks budgets, provides periodic progress reports for each event project
• Conducts post-event evaluations to determine how future events could be improved upon
• Regularly exercises discretion and independent judgment the in performance of his/her job duties

• Typically has the following skills or abilities:
• Bachelor's degree in marketing, hospitality or related field or equivalent experience
• 2+ years in an event planner-oriented position
• Keen attention to detail and follow up / follow through are a must for this position
• Proficiency in Excel, PPT, Microsoft office
• Experience in budget and planning
• Experience managing all phases of multiple projects simultaneously, and adjust to continuously changing responsibilities and priorities
• Excellent communications skills
• Must be available to travel as needed

Pavan.p@sunrisesys.com