Job Summary: 

The primary duty of a Corporate Event Manager is to lead the planning, coordination, and execution of a wide range of corporate events — including conferences, private concerts, keynote presentations, networking receptions, tradeshows, ride & drive experiences, and brand activations. The Corporate Event Manager will serve as a strategic partner to internal stakeholders and clients, delivering exceptional, high-impact event experiences that align with business objectives and brand standards across diverse formats and audiences.     

Essential Functions:  

• Manages all logistics for corporate/private events. Assists in determining event strategies and plans of how to accomplish event success. 

• Determines needs and resolves problems by making strategic, business oriented and client-serving decisions required to ensure a successful event. 

• Manages facility staffing needs and clearly communicates event needs with all necessary internal departments such as security, operations, and guest services.  

• Instructs contracted staff on event days.  

• Manages events with appropriate subcontractors, decorating companies, audio-visual companies, food and beverage, contractor and others to ensure success of the event. 

• Develops and manages successful business relationships with clients and vendors in effort to provide exceptional customer service and increase probability of future bookings/return.   

• Prepare paperwork for the planning of a successful event (work orders, floor plans, event report and final invoicing).  

• Manages event expenses from contracting, to event, through final settlement.  

• Assist other team members with events. 

• Monitors events to ensure all building rules, policies and safety procedures are being adhered to and enforced during events. 

• Conducts site tours of facility to prospective and/or booked clients.  

• Shows the variety of usage, operations and functions the facility can provide.
• Exudes agility and resilience under pressure.
• Experience in a corporate, entertainment, sports, hospitality, or agency environment.
• Exceptional organizational and project management skills, with the ability to juggle multiple priorities.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and foster positive relationships with clients and stakeholders.

Required Qualifications: 

• A minimum education level of: BA/BS Degree (4-year) in Business, Hospitality, Event Planning or related field. 

• A minimum of 5 - 7 years of related work experience. 

• Experience effectively managing and planning events. 
• Experience with high volume events up to 65,000 people.

• Ability to plan and execute concurrent events and/or activations with ease while exceeding client expectations.
• Strong understanding of event production and AV/technical requirements.
• Experience with AutoCAD or similar program.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent customer service skills working with diverse backgrounds. 

• Ability to speak clearly to give instructions and explanations and listen/understand when communicating with staff, vendors, and clients. 

• Ability to write and compose correspondence, contracts, memos and reports. 

• Experience establishing and maintaining cooperative and productive work relationships. 

• Excellent organizational and time management skills; strong attention to detail. 

• Experience managing multiple priorities and working independently; able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment while meeting deadlines and remaining productive and professional. 

• Demonstrated independent thinking and problem-solving skills.
• kills; able to work with confidential information.

• Must possess and exude a positive, team-oriented attitude. 

• Self-starter with a willingness and enthusiasm for taking on additional responsibility. 

• Ability to work extended hours on evenings, weekends and holidays. 

• Ability to walk or otherwise move about frequently for several hours.