Event Manager

You will strengthen Disney Parks & Resort's reputation, brand, and business through collaboration and support in the development and delivery of world class events that are high priority company initiatives or that directly promotes the property and/or the Walt Disney Company. Additionally, you will mentor and lead Cast through the stages of event planning and execution as part of your day-to-day responsibilities. What You Will Do: • Lead multiple cross-functional teams through the planning process of all projects, including research, creative planning, budget management, contracting, production/execution and post-event evaluation, including quantifying the success of events and projects • Lead all aspects of events from beginning to end with heavy focus on creative and logistical detail • Lead teams on comprehensive hospitality planning to include invitations, registration, reporting, and travel logistics • Serve as a creative thought partner, stay abreast of industry trends, standard processes, new technologies and leverage that knowledge to innovate events • Identify and problem solve challenges and conflicting priorities within the project scope, and remove roadblocks • Maintain and use key relationships to ensure connectivity to the strategies and event content that support experience objectives • Influence solutions through thoughtful and collaborative data, insight, feedback and recommendations that can be implemented to improve future events • Be a single point of contact to partners with different Lines of Business to manage partner requests and fulfillment • Orchestrate product development for event related items using core site specific product to strengthen brand recognition or plan approach for custom product design and development • Lead projects from a client lens to include project management and services responsibilities • Maintain the management, storage and use of confidential information Required Qualifications & Skills: • At least five years of relevant work experience • Possess high level of ownership, agility, and attention to detail in all aspects of project management • Ability to inspire others through an overarching vision while guiding results by applying creative sensibilities • Comfort in managing multiple projects while influencing a matrixed organization • Holistic focus on the Guest experience with the ability to use innovation as the foundation for success • Demonstrate Financial competence via preparing budgets up to one million dollars, budget management, quarterly forecasting • Ability to work with internal and external vendors, to negotiate contracts and financial impacts • Experience creating and delivering presentations for all levels of leadership and external clients • Proficiency in establishing and supporting strategic direction and activating agreed upon plans • Worked in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple projects with varying priorities and timelines • Willingness to travel, based on assignment, both domestically and internationally Job Posting Segment: Commercial Strategy