Events Coordinator 3

This company's mission is to empower individuals and organizations globally to achieve more. As a key partner, Aquent is seeking a dynamic individual to be the engine behind a vital team's day-to-day operations. This is an incredible opportunity to drive success within the engineering and research sectors and profoundly shape the employee experience. You will play a pivotal role in fostering a vibrant and inclusive work environment, directly impacting how employees connect, collaborate, and thrive.

**About the Role:**

You will be instrumental in managing internal events, overseeing annual departmental budgets, and supporting overall site operations. This role is crucial for planning and executing a variety of events, fostering community engagement, and managing annual budgets for a key department. If you are a self-motivated individual with a passion for customer service and professionalism, eager to tackle challenges and create a vibrant workplace, this is the perfect opportunity to make a significant impact.

**What You'll Do:**

* Support leadership in maintaining a rhythm of business that drives core priorities and encourages best practice sharing across various teams.

* Contribute to and implement strategic initiatives and cross-group projects, developing successful metrics and communication approaches.

* Partner with communication teams to deliver effective internal (meetings, presentations, newsletters) and external (community engagement, customer, partner relations) strategies that reinforce company values and brand presence.

* Collaborate with leaders and internal champions to shape a positive, inclusive, and innovative culture within our teams.

* Execute programs supporting strategic initiatives focused on engaging communities and ecosystems, tracking and communicating progress against success metrics.

* Work with relevant teams to deliver programming that cultivates a positive, inclusive, and innovative culture.

* Build and maintain strong relationships with peers across different teams to ensure robust cross-group collaboration.

* Partner with finance and business program managers to support financial planning and budgeting, including expense reporting, budget tracking, and reconciliation.

* Plan and execute a wide range of meetings, events, and partnerships, both internal and external.

* Continuously identify opportunities to simplify processes and drive efficiencies.

* Exercise sound judgment, tact, diplomacy, integrity, confidentiality, and professionalism in all communications and interactions.

**What You'll Bring:**

**Must-Have Qualifications:**

* Bachelor/associate degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

* 5-7 years of demonstrated experience in operations management and execution, with a strong focus on event coordination rather than purely administrative tasks.

* Exceptional influence and collaboration skills, with a proven ability to achieve results by working effectively across a highly matrixed organization.

* An aptitude for working independently without significant oversight or instruction, consistently delivering accurate and detailed results under deadline pressure.

**Nice-to-Have Qualifications:**

* Strong self-starter qualities, demonstrating initiative and proactive problem-solving.

* Ability to manage multiple events simultaneously, showcasing excellent organizational and multitasking skills.

* Strong budgeting skills, with experience in financial planning, tracking, and reconciliation.

* Strong interpersonal and collaboration capabilities, fostering positive relationships with diverse stakeholders.

**About Aquent Talent:**

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands.

Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. More information on our awesome benefits!

Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.