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Meeting & Event Planner - NCAA Conference Center
Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Salary
Range $60,000.00 - $65,000.00
Work Schedule
Flexible
Benefits
Medical insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
401(k) Plan
Paid Time Off
Job Description
Short's Travel Management (STM) is a distinguished, family-owned and women-owned private corporation that excels in providing specialized sports travel management services. With a strong presence in the collegiate athletics community, STM is recognized as a leader in NCAA Athletic travel, servicing hundreds of athletic departments each year. As experts in team travel, recruiting travel, group hotels, bus charters, and air charters, STM ensures seamless travel experiences for student-athletes, moving more athletes than any other travel management company. The company is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN, and is committed to enriching the journey for student-athletes and their teams, focusing on the importance... Show More
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- 5 years previous experience in event or meeting management, hotel event services
- CMP designation a plus
- Strong experience in hotel negotiations
- Flexibility to travel and/or work a flexible schedule (i.e. non-traditional hours) as needed
Job Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- 5 years previous experience in event or meeting management, hotel event services
- CMP designation a plus
- Strong experience in hotel negotiations
Job Duties
- Demonstrates proficient meeting and event planning knowledge, skills and abilities specifically as it relates to the contracting, planning and execution of all designated meetings
- Successfully plans events including space allocation, room sets, catering and audio-visual needs at hotels
- Some on-site event management required
- Learns and manages fully all areas of Short’s Travel’s proprietary systems including meeting requests, hotel inventory, rooming lists and registration
- Collaborates in overseeing NCAA Conference Center, plans internal meetings and works closely with vendors
- Utilizes exceptional customer service capabilities including above average listening, negotiating and communication skills, creative thinking and problem solving, detail oriented with excellent follow through
- Builds strong, productive relationships with NCAA staff, in house catering, audio visual and set up vendors, external hotel vendors, hotel sales managers, national sales offices to ensure customer satisfaction
- Demonstrates the ability to be a good team player including cross-trained or available for cross utilization, dependable and reliable, is flexible with the ability to multi-task
- Assists in other departments or handles tasks outside of typical position scope for the benefit of clients or company
Job Criteria
Experience
Mid Level (3-7 years)
Job Location
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