event planner

Additional Information

• Education: College/CEGEP
• Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year
• or equivalent experience

Tasks

• Promote conference and meeting services or special events
• Develop marketing and communication plans
• Recruit, hire and supervise staff and/or volunteers
• Develop sponsorship, partnership or fundraising programs
• Determine requirements for hospitality services, signage, multi-media equipment, printing and other technical services, and arrange for and manage contracts for these services
• Arrange for shipping, receiving and storage
• Assist in site selection and attend to related details
• Co-ordinate media services
• Co-ordinate set-ups, staging, seating, parking, communication systems and other details for special events
• Confirm and co-ordinate speakers
• Plan schedules, goals and objectives
• Research and design special events programs
• Plan for VIP arrangements
• Prepare final financial and other reports
• Plan and oversee Webinars

Supervision

• 1 to 2 people

Area of work experience

• Business
• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 30 hours per week