Corporate Meetings & Events Planner
Applied Materials is seeking an enthusiastic, self-directed, collaborative, and data-informed Meetings & Events Planner to join the Corporate Communications Meetings and Events Team. The Events Planner will deliver high quality meetings and programs that align to organizational needs. You will develop strategies and manage the execution of virtual and in-person events, providing a flawless event experience for attendees. You will partner with team members and internal stakeholders to execute programs that drive employee engagement, training & development, and recognition. You will also support internal executive events and leadership meetings. Success in this role requires excellent project management skills, knowledge of virtual event platforms, an understanding of good agenda design to create compelling and innovative content, and a passion for continuous improvement. This person will need to be a strong communicator and collaborate well with others.
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Qualities that will help you thrive in this role:
- Strong communication, relationship-building abilities and organizational skills
- Attention to detail and follow through
- Competency to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
- High comfort level working under pressure and meeting deadlines
- Skilled in event design and meeting management
Position Responsibilities:
- Partner and align with key stakeholders to design events and execute to event strategies
- Manage on-site and event vendors including catering, production, hotel and staffing
- Develop project timelines and event production workflows
- Create event communications for broad distributions
- Manage the enterprise events calendar
- Partner with agencies or internal resources for event creative
- Collect event survey data and report key findings in post-event follow-up.
- Event budget estimation, tracking, management and reporting
- Build processes for repeatability and scalability of event activities
- Deliver new ideas and creative approaches to constantly improve program value and attendee experience
Qualifications & Position Requirements:
- 4+ years of events management experience; specifically:
- delivering hybrid and virtual event programs (300+ attendees)
- managing large in-person corporate functions (1000+attendees)
- facilitating cross-functional interactions to create, plan, and execute events
- managing event budgets including POs and invoicing
- managing in-house and production teams
- 2+ years CVENT (or similar event management database platform) experience
- Technology proficiency in MS Office Suite, MS Teams and Sharepoint
- Excellent project management skills: able to meet deadlines, set action items and manage simultaneous workstreams or events
- Proven analytical and data-driven decision-making capabilities to drive continuous improvement in process and results
- Demonstrated ability to perform well in a highly dynamic and rapidly changing environment with a positive attitude, collaborative spirit and creative thinking
- Up to date with marketing, industry, and event trends
- Experience with production management and multi-media management
- Demonstrates high ethical standards, integrity and a trusted partner in all professional interactions.
- Certified Meeting Planner (CMP) designation, a plus
Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor's Degree
Skills
Corporate Functions, Event Management, Microsoft Office
Certifications:
Certified Meeting Manager - Meeting Planners International
Languages:
Years of Experience:
4 - 7 Years
Work Experience:
Additional Information
Shift:
10-Day 8-Hr (United States of America)
Travel:
Yes, 20% of the Time
Relocation Eligible:
No
Referral Payment Plan:
None
U.S. Salary Range:
$115,000.00 - $158,500.00
The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location, hire grade, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and with consideration of internal equity of our current team members. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable.
For all sales roles, the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement.
Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.