Manager of Events
- San Francisco, CA
- $117,300-178,950 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Successfully plan and manage event logistics to ensure coordination and flawless execution activities amongst venues, vendors and teams. Responsible for event management from initial planning to day-of details, including (but not limited to) budget tracking, venue research, invitations, RSVP tracking, room set-up, catering, A/V, attendee experience.
- Works with the Office Managing Partner on office-wide events, community events and charitable projects specific to location. Manages the office budgets and makes appropriate recommendations to the OMP.
- Develop scalable event strategies, leverage best practices and processes, and propose initiatives that anticipate and reflect the changing needs of the practice groups over time.
- Fiscally responsible and must have experience preparing, maintaining and adhering to budgets, including budget tracking. Experience negotiating pricing and contracts, including revisions as necessary.
- Manages and advises team members in regard to best practices as related to event planning and marketing. Aligns team members to practice groups and monitors workload issues to ensure quality client service. Responsible for managing and mentoring members of events team and providing guidance in the course of day-to-day interactions. Provides clear, direct and timely feedback and coaching.
- Contributes to comprehensive marketing plans and makes strategic recommendations in relation to practice groups or firm committees/initiatives’ participation in events, webinars and sponsorships.
- Works with events team and business development colleagues to develop successful follow-up and evaluation of programs.
- Works with creative services team to develop appropriately branded materials on materials such as invitations, signage, and other firm branded mediums as necessary.
- Bachelor's degree with at least 10 years of event planning, marketing, or communications experience, preferably in legal or services marketing.
- 2 years management experience is preferred.
- Proven project management skills.
- Exceptional organizational skills.
- Strong knowledge of best practices in event management as well as other areas of marketing: business development, communications, creative design and research.
- Strategic thinker.
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task, set priorities and meet multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment; the ability to follow-up and follow through.
- Impeccable attention to detail, use of good judgment and problem solving skills.
- Ability to work effectively and efficiently independently, as well as collaboratively as part of a cross-functional team across multiple offices.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate/interact effectively both orally and in writing with all levels of the internal organization (attorneys and staff), as well as external points of contact.
- Ability to be a proactive self-starter with an exceptionally strong work ethic while also understanding the details of a project within the larger context of the identified goals and objectives.
- Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, Internet research, InterAction, and other computer applications/skills.
- Must be flexible in order to respond quickly and positively to shifting demands and opportunities; ability to work under tight deadlines and handle multiple, detailed tasks.
- Must exhibit high energy, enthusiasm, positive attitude and poise; be articulate and confident.