Event Planner

Day in the Life of This Role

This position is responsible to plan and execute high impact, interactive educational experiences that are focused on company goals & results.  This team member will be an active and engaged member of the brand experience team, working with all teams in the company to deliver a flawless experience to our brand partners.

Sound like a great day to you? Keep reading to learn about the role’s essential functions, and preferred skills and experiences:

Essential Functions:

• Collaborate with team members in the planning, preparation and execution of various events and educational programs, which includes agenda and content development, event details, attendee and staff logistics.
• Plan educational experiences at the Certified Angus Beef Culinary Center. Work in collaboration with internal teams to execute these events with superior customer service.
  • Collaborate with the team to make sure each event drives sales and relationship goals with the account.
  • Maintain a budget summary for each event.
  • Constantly develop new ideas to remain relevant and interactive with each session and group.
• Collaborate with leadership to expand upon marketing efforts at Culinary Center
• Plan and execute customer Ranch Day events at farms and ranches across North America
• Collaborate with team members to build impactful and engaging online Certified Angus Beef University trainings.
• Work closely with executive account manager and account marketing teams to create relevant agendas & programs for various high profile company events.
• Create event follow up and wrap up plans. Evaluate and share event successes.
• Be actively engaged in all activities of the brand experience team and willing to step in on various tasks as needed to successfully plan and execute events.

Travel: Must be willing and able to travel (car or airplane), up to approximately 10%. May require overnight travel and/or weekend work.

Location: This in-office position is located in Wooster, Ohio.

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS:

Education/Experience: Any combination of education and experience that would provide the required skill and knowledge for successful performance would be qualifying. Typical qualifications would be equivalent to:

• Possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, in marketing or a related field; and/or
• Two to three years of event planning experience.
• A background in agriculture and the beef industry is preferred; agriculture education and/or life experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Problem solver, critical thinker, decision-maker, information gatherer, hands-on and strong prioritization.
• Ability to successfully manage multiple events in various stages of completion.
• Big picture, goal focused, always looking for opportunities to make an impact with each event.
• Exceptional coordination & project management skills that will aid in the planning, developing & execution of event agendas.
• Ability to deliver professional communications (both written and verbal) and superior customer service to customers – both internal & external.
• Ability to create & manage an event planning timeline and work with co-workers to deliver tasks/projects on these deadlines.

• Capable of working both independently and as part of a team within tight timelines in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple projects.
• Self-motivated, high energy, pleasant and positive personality, and sound judgment.
• Highly organized, flexible, innovative, resourceful, and proactive.
• High attention to detail and ability to see details through to completion.
• Passion for customer service and supporting the strategies of sales team members.

Still excited? Here’s what we can offer you.

In addition to enjoying great-tasting beef, we provide employees 10 vacation days and 10 personal days in the first year of employment. Employees also enjoy nine paid holidays and time off to volunteer in the community. We pay 90% of full-time employee health insurance. We also provide dental and vision coverage and an extensive wellness program. Both 401(k) and pension programs are available. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

More about Certified Angus Beef

The best-tasting beef starts on sustainable farms and ranches, and our role is to help market that beef to global food distributors and grocery stores, so chefs and home cooks can serve their best meals. While doing that, we stay true to our farm beginnings with staff meals around the table, open-door relationships and neighborly friendships inside our Wooster, Ohio, home and beyond. We challenge each other and push the limits of beef innovation to help our customers thrive, yet fun and celebrations are always cherished. For more than 40 years, we’ve held these traditions close and they helped make us a certified Great Place to Work ®.

If this position interests you, apply to join our family today.