Events & Meetings Specialist

Essential Job Responsibilities • Collaborate and coordinate with the NAW Corporate Relations team to ensure attendee experience is unique, sponsors are receiving all contracted obligations at each event, and registration numbers continue to increase • Aid in the management of event registration and event campaigns in Salesforce, NAW’s CRM platform • Assist Senior Director of Meetings and Events with additional event preparation work • Support Senior Director of Events running in-person events in cities across the United States Currently, we are operating a hybrid work model where employees are in the office Tuesday-Thursday, which is a standard office environment, and are given an option to work remotely most Mondays and Fridays. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required to successfully perform the job as well as the education and experience requirements. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: • Strong organizational skills with attention to detail; ability to follow schedules and prioritize to meet tight deadlines while managing multiple initiatives simultaneously • Strong interpersonal skills, exhibits a positive attitude and a professional demeanor • Strong written and oral communication skills • Exceptional customer service skills, a focused listener, and a problem solver • Ability to work with creativity and flexibility in a fast-paced, high pressure environment • Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders • Exhibits a high degree of personal initiative Education and Experience: • Bachelor’s degree, required • 2-3 years of work experience in event planning, desirable • Knowledge of the wholesale distribution and/or association industry, desirable Other Requirements: • A creative approach to event preparation and developing innovative events • Experience interacting with senior level executives, desirable • Working knowledge of MS Office, SalesForce CRM, desirable • Ability to travel on average once per month, usually for 2-3 days, required