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Crawford Group (www.crawfordgroup.com) is seeking a Global Trade Show and Events Manager for a consulting assignment with one of our high tech clients in San Mateo, CA. The Manager will be responsible for all aspects of planning, creating, facilitating and executing all of the division's shows and events. The Global Trade Show and Events Manager will create an events strategy and develop and execute effective event marketing programs in conjunction with the in house marketing team and outside agency.
The ideal candidate must be an experienced tradeshow and events manager with strong hands-on experience in planning and executing all sizes of events and shows. Candidates must be proficient in the areas of logistics, vendor management, collaboration and negotiations. Must have superior organization, negotiation, and communication skills, as well as the ability to manage resources and budgets effectively and creatively.
Specific responsibilities:
• Manage all aspects of preshow preparation, onsite management and post show wrap up
• Manage all divisional tradeshow, events and corporate meetings. Responsibilities include floor space coordination, fee negotiation, set up and tear down, food and AV service coordination and much more.
• Collaborate with Sales and Marketing both pre and post event to align tradeshow objectives
• Collaborate with a VP on various high priority projects as they arise. More complex and strategic decisions will be made in concert with the VP.
Skills:
• Minimum 8-12 years' experience managing tradeshows, events, seminars, corporate meetings and regional trainings
• Skilled in third party vendor and contractor management, contract negotiations and logistics
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment with multiple and changing priorities while maintaining a strong focus on execution and results
• Strong organization and planning skills and solid project management experience
• Self-starter capable of organizing self and others. Ability to pay a great deal of attention to detail with a laser sharp focus on quality results.
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills with an ability to communicate at all levels of an organization, both internally and externally, getting along with varying personalities within the division and being able to work with anyone at any time regardless of degree of difficulty
• Multi-tasking capabilities, fast learner, flexible and cool under pressure
• Detail oriented with excellent follow up and time management skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
• BA/BS degree preferred or equivalent experience
Rate: D.O.E. as a W2 employee of Crawford Group, benefits available.
Location: Fully onsite clients' office in San Mateo, CA. Must have the flexibility to travel domestically up to 30% of the time, with occasional nights and weekends required. No phone calls, please.
Hours/Duration: Full time consulting, ASAP – August 31, 2015.
Interested? Please create a profile and upload your resume in Word format to:
http://tinyurl.com/Working-With-CrawfordGroup
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