Senior Events Specialist

The Senior Events Specialist is a pivotal member of the Marketing organization. Responsibilities include designing, planning and executing marketing virtual and in-person events such as webinars (delivered via ON24), trade shows and customer related events. Responsibilities include coordinating prep meetings with all stakeholders for webinars, planning required logistics for in-person events, partnering with and managing vendors; developing necessary presentation and materials support; and ensuring successful webinars and event execution. The incumbent must exhibit an exceptional commitment to accuracy, attention to detail and possess strong organizational skills. The Senior Events Specialist will partner with the Director, Event Marketing as well as Strategic Marketing managers and others across the Marketing team to plan and execute industry events as outlined in each event's strategic objectives and goals.

• Coordinate and execute end-to-end aspects of webinars, including speaker management, technical setup, registration, live event execution and post-event reporting.

• Project manage and partner with Strategic Marketing and Content teams to ensure webinar details are ready in virtual event platform for registration launch and event promotion.

• Organize logistics, planning, and execution for tradeshows and hosted conferences.

• Develop and implement event show plans.

• Responsible for coordinating trade show assets according to events calendar, ensuring event booth resources are available and coordinated for shows in advance.

• Ensure all internal and external event calendars are up to date with details for appropriate promotions and visibility.

• Conduct research and makes recommendations for events to include special venues, transportation, catering companies, entertainment, and other required resources to execute intended experiences.

• Collaborate with internal and external partners/stakeholders to ensure timely and effective execution of event details.

• Help track all event-associated budgets to ensure spending meets event budgets.

• Partner with Creative team to ensure new or existing templates for webinars, emails, and any other required promotional assets are up to date, developed and executed as required.

• Ensure that all event materials and/or collateral meet brand guidelines and are received in a timely manner for successful information sharing on-site.

• Partner with the Director, Event Marketing to plan and execute key strategic events that require cross-organizational input and alignment (HIMSS, Annual Network Alliance Forum, Sales and Account Management Kickoff and others as needed).

• Provide recommendations on policies, processes, and procedures to solve problems or improve effectiveness of function.

• Provide post-event evaluation and reporting in partnership with Director, Event Marketing, Marketing Operations, Digital & Interactive Marketing, and the Content team to ensure event data and trends are captured (e.g. inputs into marketing dashboard, analysis and reporting to leads program, customer meetings, and media metrics).

• Bachelors' degree or equivalent experience.

• 5+ years of virtual/webinar event management, tradeshows, marketing, communications and/ or project management experience.

• Knowledge and experience with virtual event platforms such as ON24 webinar platform.

• Experience with tools and technologies to effectively manage events end-to-end (e.g. Aha, HubSpot, Salesforce).

• High proficiency with MS Office (Power Point, Excel, Word, Outlook).

• Passion and interest in virtual events as well as in tradeshows, and the ability to work in a matrix organization.

• Experience planning and executing events ranging in size and level of detail that require development of integrated communication materials. Excellent organizational and planning skills with ability to work under pressure.

• Excellent communication skills (verbal, written and presentation), and strong interpersonal skills with the ability to gain credibility and interact with team members, customer partners and senior executives. Straight-forward communicator able to organize, summarize, convey ideas simply and accurately.

• Has strong project management and entrepreneurial skills to work independently on moderately complex projects/assignments. Sets objectives for own job area to meet the goals of projects and assignments.

• Creative out of the box thinker who is intellectually curious. Motivated, possessing vision, exceptional ability and enthusiasm.

• Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to forge ahead on initiatives not done before recognizing there will be obstacles to overcome along the way.

• Situational awareness and ability to be flexible and respond to challenging situations appropriately.

• Works well in a team environment.

• Ability & willingness to travel approximately 25% of the time for events in the United States.

• Bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts or Marketing or an Events Management Certificate (CMP or CMM).

• Experience with a B2B healthcare company, healthcare technology or other corporate environment. Hospitals / health plans, pharmacies, life science exposure.

• Experience with SalesForce.com.

Keywords: events, event management, virtual events, webinars, ON24, in-person events, trade shows, industry events, B2B

LI-REMOTE

Surescripts embraces flexibility through its Flexible Hybrid Work model for most positions. This model allows employees to work virtually while still utilizing our offices as collaboration centers. With alignment and agreement from your leadership, you can come and go from the office as needed .

You're an advocate with a customer-first mindset who will do whatever is needed to help your customers succeed. You play at the intersection of creativity and strategy. And while you like big ideas, you're also grounded in good data, real market insights and measurable results.

We're a team of creatives and strategists who are customer obsessed. We value teamwork and innovation and strive to make a difference in healthcare by focusing on our customers. We're storytellers and promoters who serve as champions for quality and customer experience. We take our work seriously, but we also know how to have fun.

Our challenge is dealing with competing priorities as we juggle long-term goals with short-term needs. To do this, energy and positivity is the name of the game. And we take time to both celebrate our accomplishments and learn from our missteps.

Why Wait? Apply Now

We're a midsize company. This means you're not just another employee ID number. Here, you can build real relationships and feel supported by truly awesome people with diverse backgrounds and talents in an innovative and collaborative work culture. We strive to create an environment where you can be yourself, share your ideas and work your way. We offer opportunities for employee development, as well as competitive compensation packages and extensive benefits.

Benefits include, but are not limited to, comprehensive healthcare (including infertility coverage), generous paid time off including paid childbirth and parental leave and mental health days, pet insurance, and 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting. To learn more, review the Keep You and Yours Healthy, Balancing Work and Life, and Where Talent Takes Shape links under the Better Benefits. Better Work. Better Life section of our careers site.

Physical and Mental Requirements

While performing duties of this job, an employee may be required to perform any, or all of the following: attend meetings in and out of the office, travel, communicate effectively (both orally and in writing), and be able to effectively use computers and other electronic and standard office equipment with, or without, a reasonable accommodation. Additionally, this job requires certain mental demands, including the ability to use judgement, withstand moderate amounts of stress and maintain attention to detail with, or without, a reasonable accommodation.

• Office environment with approximately 50% annual domestic travel

Surescripts is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, parental status, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.