What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Event Coordinator position at Impact Collective?
Assistant Event CoordinatorEvent Sales, Event Assistant, Events Planning, Sales Implementation and Marketing Communications experience is an advantage. Purpose of the Event Coordinator:The Event Coordinator works directly with the Lead Coordinators. Candidates must assist the Lead Coordinators, executing exceptional events on day of event, all while providing extraordinary customer service. Successful events will largely depend on the personable character, skilled communication, organizational acumen and dependability of the Assistant Day of Event Coordinator. The ideal candidate will have exceptional customer service skills along with coordination or hospitality experience. The role provides a high level of sales support to customers by ensuring all queries are responded to in an efficient, professional and timely manner. You will help develop new and existing opportunities and commercial sales relations for our clients. Major Tasks and Responsibilities as an Event Coordinator:Follow up with customers to drive uptake of promotional initiatives across all private and public sector event channelsAssist Lead Coordinator with guiding clients throughout the event dayIdentify opportunities and implement sales strategiesAssist Lead Coordinator with on-site rehearsalsProactively follow up leads generated from eventsAssist and guide the client, closing out the end of the event.Use of initiative to identify and follow up opportunities with customersGenerate new business for our clientsAssist Lead Coordinator with execution of timeline and itinerary throughout event dayWork closely with the sales and marketing teams to achieve sales objectivesDiscuss commercial terms or promotional details to potential customersAssist and participate in scheduled Planning Meetings as needed.Assist in creation of necessary “Day of” details.Assist Lead Coordinator with on-site, Venue Walk ThruAssist Lead Coordinator with confirmation of event details, prior to the day of the event Event Coordinator RequirementsKnowledge, skills and experienceComputer literate/keyboard skillsHighly desirable: 1-2 years working within a sales environment preferablyExcellent interpersonal skillsHigh degree of accuracyDemonstrated ability to prioritize issuesPrior experience with customer service and event planning are a plusAdditional Requirements:Must be able to deal with technical product informationAbility to adapt procedures to a new and more effective way of working (in relation primarily to customer management and promotional activity support)Ability to build strong working relationships (internal/external)Excellent communication skills - verbal and writtenAbility to persuade, influence and negotiate effectively at all levelsPreferred Candidate Qualities:DeterminedProfessional communicatorTeam workerReliableSelf-motivatedAchievement orientatedAbility to use own initiativeAbility to perform effectively when there are pressure peaksSets high standards and consistently achieves themGeographyMust be within comfortable commuting distance to our Midtown Manhattan location Please submit your résumé or LinkedIn profile to apply today!
Salary : $33 - $38