Company Name: SS&C Technologies
Location: Kansas City, MO (Hybrid)
Type: Full Time
Job Description:
The Event Coordinator will collaborate with business unit leaders, sales, field marketers, and other Marketing team members to identify opportunities, develop and execute projects, support brands, integrate messaging, and manage budgets while measuring effectiveness.
Why You Will Love It Here!
- Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model & a Business Casual Dress Code, including jeans
- Your Future: 401k Matching Program, Professional Development Reimbursement
- Work/Life Balance: Flexible Personal/Vacation Time Off, Sick Leave, Paid Holidays
- Your Wellbeing: Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program, Parental Leave
- Diversity & Inclusion: Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Diversity
- Training: Hands-On, Team-Customized, including SS&C University
- Extra Perks: Discounts on fitness clubs, travel and more!
What You Will Get To Do:
- Plan, develop, manage and monitor all aspects of assigned corporate events/ tradeshows, meeting deadlines and budget demands.
- Liaise with internal clients to discover requirements and expectations to help ensure client satisfaction.
- Organize, oversee and execute program efforts including conducting research, making recommendations, contract negotiations, promotional strategies, catering, sponsorship coordination, buy tradeshow assets, managing tradeshow asset inventory, transportation, event logistics, communications, follow-up, expense reconciliation and reporting.
- Collaborate with the lead generation team’s efforts to identify, produce, report, and nurture sales leads from events.
- Measure and report effectiveness in order to drive continuous process improvements.
- Provide excellent customer service and communication to both internal clients and external vendors and customers.
- Keep accurate records of all event contracts, budgets, and associated materials.
- Work as a contributor on large enterprise-wide events.
- Comply with SS&C corporate legal, risk, health and financial requirements and expectations.
What You Will Bring:
- 2+ years of experience as a professional event planner or coordinator. Ideally 5 years of corporate event planning experience
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, event management, related discipline or equivalent experience.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Experience in maintaining and building enriching business relationships
- Excellent organizational skills, including multitasking, time management, follow-up and meticulous attention to detail.
- Experience with the event management software systems
- Flexibility to travel both domestic and internationally, as needed