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Are you interested in a career in event planning? We have an Experience and Events Coordinator role that will help you get started with an event planning career. We are looking for an event coordinator that is passionate about event planning and is customer service oriented. This role will be responsible for providing administrative support for account management, contributing to objectives for retention, profitability, and training backfill. This role will involve a mix of project management, event coordination, client support, and administrative tasks.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Key Responsibilities:
- Event Project Management and support (50%)
- Conference/Convention and Event Prep
- SWAG/Inventory Management Support
- Gift program management
- Travel (15%)
QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge & Skills
- Strong communicator with project management skills
- Team player and collaborator cross-functionally with StateNational (SNC) and Markel
- Ability to take directions, prioritize tasks, and work independently
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Exceptional customer service skills
- Strong mathematical and analytical skills
- Detail-oriented and accuracy focused
- Ability to manage time, prioritize and manage tasks
- Ability to maintain customer confidentiality
- Negotiation skills
- Familiarity with Monday.com is a plus
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
- 2 years of work-related experience or college degree preferred
- Typing speed of 40 WPM minimum without error
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Vendor management experience is a plus
WORK CONDITIONS
- Office Environment, standing and sitting for extended periods of time.
- Ability to lift up to 40 pounds
- Ability to travel when needed
- Markel offers hybrid working schedules of 3 days in the office and 2 days remote, however, schedule flexibility is required based on the needs of the business
US Work Authorization
US Work Authorization required. Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.
Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world.
We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better
We enjoy the everyday | We think further
In keeping with the values of the Markel Style, we strive to support our employees in living their lives to the fullest at home and at work.
All full-time employees have the option to select from multiple health, dental and vision insurance plan options and optional life, disability, and AD&D insurance.
We also offer a 401(k) with employer match contributions, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, PTO, corporate holidays and floating holidays, parental leave.
Are you ready to play your part?
Choose ‘Apply Now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.
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Markel is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of any protected characteristic. This includes race; color; sex; religion; creed; national origin or place of birth; ancestry; age; disability; affectional or sexual orientation; gender expression or identity; genetic information, sickle cell trait, or atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait; refusal to submit to genetic tests or make genetic test results available; medical condition; citizenship status; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership status, familial status, or family responsibilities; military or veteran status, including unfavorable discharge from military service; personal appearance, height, or weight; matriculation or political affiliation; expunged juvenile records; arrest and court records where prohibited by applicable law; status as a victim of domestic or sexual violence; public assistance status; order of protection status; status as a smoker or nonsmoker; membership or activity in local commissions; the use or nonuse of lawful products off employer premises during non-work hours; declining to attend meetings or participate in communications about religious or political matters; or any other classification protected by applicable law.
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