Associate Event Manager

At the heart of our company is our people. We strive to continually lead with our IMPACT values and empower our employees to develop their full potential on a team that is passionate about acceptance, inclusivity, and achievement. Our employees are the driving force for the innovation, collaboration and creativity that enables our organization to deliver strategic success. In this role, you will support the planning and execution of events that reflect our commitment to excellence, learning, and community-building. Primary Duties and Responsibilities: • Manage and support various aspects of event logistics, including RFPs, venue research, site visits, and vendor coordination • Assist in planning and execution of in-person conferences across several brands, from initial planning to onsite support • Collaborate with internal teams to gather meeting requirements and support the creation of detailed event specifications • Monitor event budgets and managing expenses, support invoice processing and financial reconciliation • Serve as a key point of contact for speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors assuring accurate communication and coordination of deliverables • Provide on-site event management support, helping ensure smooth execution and positive attendee experience • Coordinate the production of event materials and assist in organizing presentation content • Contribute to post-event reporting, including collecting feedback and compiling performance metrics • Support attendee engagement by helping implement creative, branded, and thoughtful event experiences • Stay up to date on trends and help incorporate new ideas and best practices into events Critical Competencies: • Collaboration & Team Building – Builds and maintains relationships to successfully work toward common strategic goals, creates strong morale and spirit, fosters open dialogue, and creates a sense of unity among the team • Manages Ambiguity & Change – Makes decisions with available information that align with strategy, embraces and manages change, challenges the status quo, and champions new initiatives, comfortable handling risk and uncertainty • Ownership & Execution – Demonstrates a sense of ownership to drive issues to closure, maximizes the use of existing processes while continuously pursuing ways to improve efficiencies, sets aggressive goals, monitors progress, and delivers results, and seizes more opportunities than others