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SalaryMarket America, a Global Product Brokerage and Internet Marketing company that specializes in One-to-One Marketing, is seeking an experienced Events Coordinator for our Events and Travel Team.
Position Summary
Plans regional, national, or international conventions, employee events, and other various trainings. Some travel is required in this role.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Researches and selects hotel and venue to find an appropriate location within budget.
- Negotiates contract to ensure budgets and convention requirements are met.
- Manages budget to ensure profitability and remain within costs designated.
- Selects food and beverage at events where necessary.
- Manages on-site event from set-up to tear-down.
- Participates in planning and coordinating annual large-scale events as well as other events.
- Collaborates with the department on special projects to meet department objectives.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Hospitality, or Event Management.
- Three-Five years of experience managing large and small-scale Tradeshows and corporate events.
- Or combination of education, skill, and experience.
Skills
- Proficient use of MS Office Products.
- High levels organization and coordination.
- Above moderate levels of English speaking, reading, and writing; active listening; critical thinking; monitoring; negotiations, service orientation, problem solving; troubleshooting; attention to detail; and time management.
- Moderate use of mathematics, judgment, evaluations, and originality.
Market America offers competitive salary and generous benefits, including health, dental, vision, life, short and long-term disability insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan with company match, and an on-site health clinic.
Qualified candidates should apply online. This position will work onsite based in our Greensboro NC offices. Sorry, we are not able to sponsor for this position.
Market America is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
Market America | SHOP.COM is changing the way people shop and changing the economic paradigm so anyone can become financially independent by creating their own economy and converting their spending into earning with the Shopping Annuity®.
ABOUT MARKET AMERICA, INC. & SHOP.COM
Market America Worldwide | SHOP.COM is a global e-commerce and digital marketing company that specializes in one-to-one marketing and is the creator of the Shopping Annuity . Its mission is to provide a robust business system for entrepreneurs, while providing consumers a better way to shop. Headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, and with eight sites around the globe, including the U.S., Market America Worldwide was founded in 1992 by Founder, Chairman & CEO JR Ridinger. Through the company's primary, award-winning shopping website, SHOP.COM, consumers have access to millions of products, including Market America Worldwide exclusive brands and thousands of top retail brands. Further, SHOP.COM ranks 19th in Newsweek magazine's 2021 Best Online Shops, No. 52 in Digital Commerce 360's (formerly Internet Retailer) 2021 Top 1,000 Online Marketplaces, No. 79 in Digital Commerce 360's 2021 Top 1,000 Online Retailers and No. 11 in the 2021 Digital Commerce 360 Primary Merchandise Category Top 500. The company is also a two-time winner of the Better Business Bureau's Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics and was ranked No. 15 in The Business North Carolina Top 125 Private Companies for 2021. By combining Market America Worldwide's entrepreneurial business model with SHOP.COM's powerful comparative shopping engine, Cashback program, Hot Deals, ShopBuddy®, Express Pay checkout, social shopping integration and countless other features, the company has become the ultimate online shopping destination.
For more information about Market America Worldwide: MarketAmerica.com
For more information on SHOP.COM, please visit: SHOP.COM
