Crawford Group (www.crawfordgroup.com) is seeking an Event Program Manager consultant for one of its high-tech clients located in the San Francisco Bay Area. The consultant will provide management expertise and leadership to ensure successful delivery of Tier One event programs. The ideal candidate has experience interacting with events and marketing organizations as well as IT, Web/Registration, PR, key internal stakeholders and external agencies. Some travel will be required, as well as flexibility to accommodate planning meetings with global stakeholders.
Specific responsibilities include:
* Accountability for overall management of all operations and logistics functions and deliverables related to any program or event
* Develop program operations time lines and co-develop/strategize conference agendas and programs as required
* Venue management including venue review, approvals, selection and space planning
* Overall program budget management including budget forecasting, financial reporting, POs; SOWs, etc
* Work with/manage Registration and Web Managers to determine all deliverables from pre-show through onsite execution including: forms, policies, instructions, communications, processes, websites, and extensive weekly reporting and tracking
* Food and beverage planning and management including price negotiations, menu selection, and managing guarantees and actuals onsite (working w/a third party vendor)
* Management of special events vendor and all evening social events from vendor selection and event theme through budget and on-site execution
Skills:
* 8+ years hands-on experience in Tier One event management (domestic and/or international) preferably in the technology industry (B2B)
* Proven experience with the end to end management of a wide range of corporate events, conferences and trade shows, from concept/planning, logistics management and execution
* Understanding of large, complex organizations and comfortable in a large corporate environment
* Have a proven ability to drive projects forward in a rapidly changing environment with a strong emphasis on virtual team working and conference call meetings
* Proven experience in engaging and developing collaborative relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders
* Strong overall negotiation skills (to include hotel and site contracts as well as vendor negotiations)
* Team player; ability to execute on world-class program with minimal managerial direction
* Ability to manage simultaneous projects in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills – both written and verbal
* Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
* Bachelor's degree required
* Must have a valid passport
RATE: $1800/week DOE as a w-2 employee of Crawford Group
DURATION: ASAP - ongoing
HOURS/LOCATION: Full-time, primarily offsite/remote. Must have the flexibility to work onsite every Wednesday at corporate headquarters in San Jose, CA. Must be available as needed to attend virtual meetings with global stakeholders during flex hours. Travel once per quarter required.
Interested? Please apply online and upload your current Word resume by following the link below:
http://tinyurl.com/Crawfords-410
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