Event Manager

Team Building Events Manager Position (Full-Time, not Remote) - Birmingham, AL

Cheeriodicals

Job Summary:

Manages and conducts all aspects of corporate team building events.

Events Manager duties include:

• Independently manage all aspects of team building events: work with clients to learn their business needs to create a custom team building event, manage all logistics associated with setting up the event, manage contract negotiation and execution, handle complex issues that arise during events, manage event vendor relationships, and travel logistics.
• Independently lead team building events providing inspirational and instructional presentations to teams of 25 - 100 people, both in-person and virtually.
• Travel to team building event locations nationwide and in select Canadian markets.
• Prepare contracts, invoices, agendas, presentations and written communication used during team building events.
• Manage event vendor agreements, relationships and logistics.
• Work in sync with events professional vendors employed by our corporate clients, third-party event management companies and destination management companies.
• Other tasks as assigned from time to time.

Requirements of the role:

• Strong events management experience and skills
• Ability to independently manage complex problems
• Ability to conduct events (including speaking on stage) in front of large groups of people (up to 100 people) with confidence and ease
• Ability to travel (requires overnight travel that varies from month to month, usually 2-3 times per month for 1-2 nights each)
• Enjoys collaborating with others
• Excellent written, oral and presentation communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, G Suite, Zoom, Microsoft Teams
• Entrepreneurial spirit with a desire to grow with a company that makes a positive impact
• Ability to move 70 lb. boxes during team building events

Additional areas of interest:

• Experience with CRM marketing systems
• Experience with inventory management systems
• Video production experience
• Website maintenance and experience with WordPress
• Public Speaking

Education: 4-year degree

Location: When not traveling for events, this job is to be performed in our office in Birmingham (Chelsea), AL. Please note that this is not a remote position.

Company Description: Cheeriodicals (established in 2011) conducts philanthropic corporate team building events that benefit children’s hospitals, VA medical centers, Ronald McDonald Houses, frontline hospital workers and a variety of charities throughout the United States and Canada. For more information about our company and to watch videos of our events, please go to Cheeriodicals.com.