Event and Program Manager

Employer
  • nxtevent - Boston Born, World Inspired! The Boston DMC + Event Team

Job Description

Live Events are Back. Here at NXTevent, we have had a robust schedule of clients and awesome programs since Fall, 2021 and through 2025. Come work for the Award Winning Boston Event + Destination Management Firm, located conveniently in Boston and North of Boston. Our team is focused on Executing Events and Programs in the Greater Boston Area.


Do you love being at the action? Do you get a thrill from working with great event leaders and professionals, where you both learn from and help them succeed?


Do you want to work for a globally recognized event firm whose guests and attendees refuse to leave the events we create? Do you want to work with a team where your best event is really going to be your NXTevent? 


Do you thrive on a high volume of activity, guiding everything into place in an ever-changing kaleidoscope of people, events, and resources? 


Do you love Boston passionately and want to make it shine for every organization coming to our region?


We need a great Events professional to blossom our team. We need passionate event profs who will connect people to our gatherings in an experiential way.


We are seeking all-stars with high level of performance, endurance and aptitude. We need team members who will out perform every one of their and our ambitions.


If we are describing you, then keep reading! Because nxtevent is The Boston DMC and Event Firm!  


Who Are We? 

We got our start in Boston almost 20 years ago. Since then, we've won numerous awards (including event designer of the year) and established ourselves as Boston's destination and event management leaders. Boston is our home, but today, we go wherever our clients and our projects take us.


Boston's unique history, innovative culture, and community are deeply ingrained in our thinking, and our inspiration is global. That's why nxtevent is Boston born, world inspired.


What we do?

We create unique, quintessential, and unforgettable experiences. We handle everything from small, simple, and elegant events to large, complex, and intricate conferences. We push ourselves with each event and client, constantly innovating and redefining what it means to be a host.


We never settle and we demand the best from ourselves and for our clients. World-class destination and event management for world-class people and organizations. That's all we do. That's nxtevent.


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-         You will be working with our senior team assisting senior operations team in coordination and execution of logistics for our clients programs, meetings, conferences and events;

-         On every project, you will be utilizing the same set of tools created for remarkable results by NXTevent. You will be trained and expected to implement these tools for every program;

-         You will manage responsibilities on each account you are assigned to, fully executing a program operationally with administration, management and overall execution; 

-         You will prepare RFP bid opportunities and circulate / collect back from vendors;

-         You will financially coordinate programs including review invoices and billings for payment and accuracy as well as organizing payment through accounting;

-         Maintain ongoing vendor relationships to ensure they are cost-effective and deliver quality service;

-         Maintain strong relationships with our contractors, guides, and professional staffing resources;

-         Research venues, hotels, locations and vendors for our client event programs;

-         Support event programs by handling a specific aspect of large scale events or fully serve appropriately scaled programs;

-         You will fully execute logistics and organize program elements including but not limited to venues/locations, transportation, décor, lighting, staffing, tours, audio visual, accommodations, entertainment and speakers/presenters.

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Goal Oriented:

You come to us with the ability to review a goal, and meet / exceed that goal! This is an exciting and very fast pace position. We need fast learners who will represent our firm and our services, our industry, our passionate and sophisticated approach towards the niche industry of event and destination management. 


OUR CORE CAPABILITIES:

• Special Event Design

• Airport Meet & Greet

• Entertainment Production

• Evening Activities & Excursions

• Dine-Arounds

• Registration Services

• Program Staffing

• Teambuilding Programs

• Tour/Hospitality Programs

• Transportation Management


Required Education, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.  

• 2 to 5 years of event experience in destination and/or event management.

• Extensive customer service management experience in both phone and face-to-face environments.

• Outstanding written and verbal communications skills.

• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite software.

Hiring Profile:

• Strong Management Skills

• Detail Oriented and Meticulous 

• Articulate

• Strong Work Ethic

• Able to Multi-Task

• Team Player

• Self-Starter

• Reliable

• Customer Service Driven

• Capable with Budgeting and Finance

• Responsive to Schedules and Deadlines

Important Response Guidelines:

Send responses to this email:

• Subject Line: Include Your Full Name; 

• Cover Letter with Bio and Communications, is Required 

• Full Resume, in word or PDF, is Required --

• Please include requested range of compensation within your response. 

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