Event Manager

Position: Event Manager

Location: Raleigh, NC. Hybrid (2 days/week remote, this can be flexible around events)

Pay: $50,000/yr

Experience:

• Minimum 2 years of experience in event management
• Proven experience in contract negotiation and budgeting

Education: Bachelor’s or associate’s degree is preferred

Type: Full-time; Direct Hire

Schedule: Monday – Friday, around core hours are 9am - 5pm, but flexible in and out time

Greene Resources is partnering with the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce to hire an Event Manager to join a growing and dynamic team!

Job Description:

• Source locations and properties for meetings and events
• Request and negotiate property and vendor contracts
• Submit contracts and accompanying purchase orders for approval and manage contract deadlines
• Review and approve catering banquet event orders (BEOs) and prepare other instructional documents for vendors
• Submit event project requests in the communications project management system
• Develop marketing events and meeting timelines
• Coordinate delivery of sponsor benefits related to event logistics, working with the registration coordinator
• Confirm event vendors and oversee event set-up and break-down
• Coordinate post-event activities including requests for outstanding invoices and event and speaker evaluation procedures
• Track meeting and event income and expenses in Excel weekly
• Project anticipated income and expenses and variances against the budget
• Other duties as assigned

Position Requirements:

• Strong computer skills, familiar with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams, Zoom Webinar, project management software, and relational database systems
• Previous experience working with a non-profit or member association, preferred
• Strong communication skills, verbal, written, and presentation
• Excellent customer relationship and teamwork skills
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple assigned projects and tasks
• Excellent skills
• Strong goal and detail orientation

Greene Resources is part of Array Corporation, the leading technology-enabled workforce solutions company whose mission is to fix how labor is bought, sold and delivered to enable universal access to the American Dream.

We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.