Event Manager - The Planet Group

Location: Remote
Schedule: Ability to travel 50% of time
Pay: $80/hour DOE

Planet Interactive is seeking an Field Event Manager with 5+ years of professional marketing experience to join our well known fortune 500 financial services client. Candidates for this role should be able to travel up to 50% of the time, including weekends.

Field Event Manager:

• Responsible for full-cycle event management and strategy including shipping logistics, attendee experience & engagement, event booth optimization, budget management, post event reporting and more for key business initiatives like partner events, trade shows and restaurant association activations.
• Establish and lead best practices for F&D field marketing event approach, including event selection and prioritization, management and execution.
• Work with the Partnerships team to proactively explore other potential channel partnerships that can deliver new customers and revenue
• Build strong relationships with Channel Partners through consistent communication and onsite event professionalism.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams to amplify the event, deliver an outstanding attendee experience and meet product marketing’s goals and objectives.
• Apply strong project management, documentation, analytics, and reporting & analysis skills.
• Work productively within a small team environment while also rolling up your sleeves to effectively accomplish all field event management responsibilities.
• This role travels up to 50% of the time within the U.S.

Field Event Manager:

• 3+ years experience building, executing and scaling field marketing events from concept to completion
• Know and love the event marketing space. Has the ability to articulate emerging trends and offers thought leadership on field marketing tactics.
• Strong attention to detail, exemplary project management skills and solution-oriented.
• Have a proven track record of producing quality work from idea through execution that's on time and within budget.
• Have stellar communication skills and can clearly communicate your ideas in both written and oral channels and forums.
• Ability to travel nationally, including weekends, to attend strategic events, or to spot-check vendor execution.