Event Manager

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Cox Automotive is currently looking for an Event Manager to join our team in Atlanta, Georgia.       

Your Role:

The Event Manager works directly with the Cox Automotive Director of Events to oversee the planning, coordination, marketing, and implementation of company and client meetings and events. In addition, this role will partner with the Cox Enterprise Events team for various events throughout the year.  This role will also support the execution and planning of select company sponsored charitable events.  

This role requires strong organizational skills, keen attention to detail, ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain confidentiality, accountability, and the ability to easily adapt to any given circumstance. 

This is a high-profile position and works supporting many different levels within the company, including executives and top clients.  Please note that travel is 40-50% and night and evening work is required.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the planning and project managing large-scale internal programs, events, conferences, and meetings for employees to build relationships, gain education and promote company culture.
• Responsible for internal and external meetings and events to ensure exceptional quality experience is provided.  Consult with key stakeholders to develop overall program to support the key objective and exceed stakeholder and attendee expectations.
• Provide direction and ideas for meeting development for company and client events to ensure continuity and concise messaging across brands. Assess program effectiveness and potential program and objective changes.
• Partner with internal brand and creative resources in the development of relevant communications and branding materials (e.g., brochures, invitations, programs, signage, registration websites and other on-line information, video, and photography) for all audiences.  
• Develop and maintain budgets based on key stakeholder approval and provide strategic forecasting and monitoring of all expenditures to fully leverage event potential. 
• Partner with Corporate Procurement to negotiate contracts and agreements with hotels, conference centers, convention centers and ground transportation, to ensure all institutional requirements are met and cost savings realized wherever possible. 
• Maintain strong internal and external communications with all event stakeholders and assess the day-to-day planning to ensure event is progressing as expected and to make changes to improve result as needed. 
• Contribute to group and maintain a positive helpful attitude toward work, management, and other team members.
• Develop strong relationships with internal stakeholders, clients and all team members to establish trust for the individual and team.

Qualifications:

• BA/BS in related discipline and 5 years of event management and ownership experience OR an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven demonstration of increasing responsibility and successful execution of mission-driven events. 
• Strong collaboration skills and innovative programming.
• Extensive knowledge of and interface with Cvent software, especially building out registration sites.
• Experience with corporate audiences.
• Experience negotiating, building relationships and working with vendors.
• Positive outlook, enthusiasm, self-motivated and high energy.
• Strong leadership, influence and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong client services approach.

Who We Are

About Cox Automotive

There’s nothing ordinary about Cox Automotive. We are people of every background driven by our passion for mobility, innovation, client success and community outreach. We make buying, selling and owning (or simply using) cars easier for everyone. Touching more than 40,000 clients across five continents, we bring together the best brands and the best teams to propel the automotive industry forward. Some of those team members work for our iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book, while others are creating the future of automotive at industry-facing brands like Dealer.com, Manheim and vAuto.

About Cox 

We are the Cox family of businesses. We’ve been making our mark since 1898 by building and evolving world-class businesses, staying true to our values, and encouraging top talent to always look for growth and impact while building a career with us.  Our primary divisions – Cox Communications and Cox Automotive – are driving a new wave of innovation, powering smart cities with powerhouse broadband communications and pioneering greener, more progressive transportation alternatives for individuals and fleet operators.  We’re also expanding into new spaces like cleantech and healthcare to rev up our momentum toward building a better future for the next generation.  We’re looking for the talent today who will be our leaders tomorrow. Sound intriguing? Learn more about where we are today, where we hope you’ll be going with us, and the common purpose that unites us at coxenterprises.com.

Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO).  For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page.

Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer - All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.  Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.  

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