Events Sponsorship Manager

Description:

This role will work closely with the Events and Marketing teams, interact with the organization's executive leaders, and report to the Head of Global Conferences and Events. This is a sales position that supports the GED Annual Conference Sponsorship and Exhibits.

Qualifications:

3+ year(s) experience in event planning, event sponsorship sales, fundraising, and booth and vendor management in tradeshows and events 3 + year(s) experience in enterprise and B2B sales

Excellent attention to detail, highly effective organizational and time management skills and the ability to write business documents, such as board reports and sponsorship packages

Outstanding organizational, written, communication, interpersonal, production, and negotiation skills

Ability to work well in a team environment and manage relationships with stakeholders including staff, vendors, clients, and executive level decision makers

Ability to remain calm in a high-pressure, fast-paced, and deadline-driven environments

Exceptional problem-solving and technical skills

Creative, curious, and unafraid to share new ideas and initiatives

Must be able to anticipate project needs, discern work priorities and meet deadlines

Flexibility to travel both domestically and internationally, up to 25% a year

Responsibilities Include:

The role involves planning, driving, and managing the sponsorship program for the GED Annual Conference

Generate conference sponsorship, digital advertising, and printed advertising revenue by opening new opportunities through face-to-face and telephone selling

Overseeing communication with sponsors, aligning business and market needs

Maintain the relationship through to the event activation and follow up afterwards to ensure renewal

Ensure events align with sponsor expectations and commitments

Maintain Relationships with Sponsors

The successful candidate will ensure operational excellence and high levels of customer satisfaction

Careful planning and execution of the floor plan for exhibits and sponsors to ensure customer satisfaction

This individual will be responsible for driving monthly recurring revenue through the sale of sponsorships