Position: Event Specialist – Employee Events
About: Crawford Group is seeking an Event Specialist to support a technology client in the San Francisco Bay Area. This global role involves providing project management and logistic support for internal events at the client’s offices in San Francisco and San Jose, with occasional travel to other locations. The Specialist will need to be onsite 2-3 days a week for meetings, stakeholder relationship building, and events, helping the team design and deliver impactful event experiences. Crawford Group provides expert marketing, digital, creative, events, and communications talent solutions for marketers, believing in developing collaborative customer relationships to create the best talent solution for their marketing organization’s needs.
Requirements: 5+ years event coordination/production experience with at least 2 years of in-person event experience; experience working on a variety of corporate events with different target audiences and stakeholders; experience partnering and building relationships with international teams, specifically Japan and Asia Pacific region; strong customer service orientation supporting the internal customer experience, exceptional interpersonal and communications skills, professional demeanor; high attention to detail, deadline-driven, ability to problem-solve on the fly, resourceful and proactive; thrives in a collaborative team dynamic but can also be an independent self-starter; ability to work effectively with people at all levels of the company as well as third-party vendors; demonstrate ability to work in a fast-paced work environment, prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously, address last-minute requests/changes while showing grace under pressure; highly adaptable and comfortable with pivoting program objectives, maintaining flexibility and composure under pressure while effectively adjusting to shifting priorities; proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite required; ideally preferred experience: SharePoint, Slack, and an event registration platform; knowledgeable and comfortable with Microsoft Teams; ability to go into the San Jose or San Francisco offices 2-3 days/week; willingness to travel to regional offices if necessary – 1-2x/quarter; bachelor’s degree preferred
Benefits: health insurance, 401(k), flexible work schedule conducive to work-life balance
