Applied Materials Corporate Meetings & Events Planner 

United States, California 

149867263

What We Offer

$115,000.00 - $158,500.00Santa Clara,CA

Corporate Meetings & Events Planner

Applied Materials is seeking an enthusiastic, self-directed, collaborative, and data-informed Meetings & Events Planner to join the Corporate Communications Meetings and Events Team. The Events Planner will deliver high quality meetings and programs that align to organizational needs. You will develop strategies and manage the execution of virtual and in-person events, providing a flawless event experience for attendees. You will partner with team members and internal stakeholders to execute programs that drive employee engagement, training & development, and recognition. You will also support internal executive events and leadership meetings. Success in this role requires excellent project management skills, knowledge of virtual event platforms, an understanding of good agenda design to create compelling and innovative content, and a passion for continuous improvement. This person will need to be a strong communicator and collaborate well with others.

• Strong communication,relationship-buildingabilities and organizational skills

• Attention to detail and follow through

• Competency to manage multiple priorities simultaneously

• High comfort level working under pressure and meeting deadlines

• Skilled in event design and meeting management

Position Responsibilities:

• Partner and align with key stakeholders to design events and execute to event strategies

• Manage on-site and event vendors including catering, production, hotel and staffing

• Develop project timelines and event production workflows

• Create event communications for broad distributions

• Manage the enterprise events calendar

• Partner with agencies or internal resources for event creative

• Collect event survey data and report key findings in post-event follow-up.

• Event budget estimation, tracking, management and reporting

• Build processes for repeatability and scalability of event activities

• Deliver new ideas and creative approaches to constantly improve program value and attendee experience

Qualifications & Position Requirements:

• 4+ years of events management experience; specifically:

  • delivering hybrid and virtual event programs (300+ attendees)

  • managing large in-person corporate functions (1000+attendees)

  • facilitating cross-functional interactions to create, plan, and execute events

  • managing event budgets including POs and invoicing

  • managing in-house and production teams

• 2+ years CVENT (or similar event management database platform) experience

• Technology proficiency in MS Office Suite, MS Teams and Sharepoint

• Excellent project management skills: able to meet deadlines, set action items and manage simultaneous workstreams or events

• Proven analytical and data-driven decision-making capabilities to drive continuous improvement in process and results

• Demonstrated ability to perform well in a highly dynamic and rapidly changing environment with a positive attitude, collaborative spirit and creative thinking

• Up to date with marketing, industry, and event trends

• Experience with production management and multi-media management

• Demonstrates high ethical standards, integrity and a trusted partner in all professional interactions.

• Certified Meeting Planner (CMP) designation, a plus

Full time

Assignee / Regular