Job Description

Day-to-day:

Insight Global is seeking an Events Management Specialist to join a dynamic and fast-paced Marketing team with a leading Canadian global information and insights client. The Events Specialist will be responsible for the end-to-end management of all aspects of events, from sourcing and contracting, to developing event concepts, to onsite execution, to delivery of post-event reporting. This is a highly visible role that will require regular interaction with senior management, as well as with clients, agencies and partners.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee all event planning and logistics for the most strategic and significant events, including the annual customer summit, customer advisory boards, annual internal sales kick-off, and quarterly internal town halls.
• Build and lead strategic event plans, managing end-to-end event execution, including venue sourcing, contracting, event logistics (F&B, hotels, venues, transportation, branding), event production (staging, A/V), event attendee communications, etc.
• Lead stakeholder meetings, manage project plans, and develop and execute event plans.
• Act as a strategic advisor to internal stakeholders by recommending improvements to previous events, implementing industry best practices, suggesting innovative ideas and cost efficiencies.
• Manage cross-functional stakeholders, setting clear expectations, and driving for alignment on event strategy and delivery.
• Plan, forecast, and manage against defined event budgets, process all payments, and partner with finance and accounting on budget reporting and reconciliation.
• Manage vendor and partner relationships.
• Manage event technologies, such as registration, mobile apps and other event platforms or technologies.
• Manage post-event follow-up and evaluation to assess effectiveness and ROI.
• Understand and adhere to company policies and requirements (e.g. brand, procurement, etc.).

Must Haves:

• 5-10 years of experience in B2B and internal events management/events marketing
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in event management or a related field.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills (all levels)
• Strong negotiation and collaboration skills.
• Strong independence and ownership in delivering end-to-end on events
• Experience leading cross functional teams and managing agencies/vendors
• Ability to travel up to 25-35% of the time, including over weekends and/or holidays.

Plusses:

• Experience using Salesforce and Eloqua or other marketing automation platform preferred.

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