Corporate Event Planner

Elite Placement Group, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Elite Placement Group, Inc. is seeking an experienced Corporate Meeting Planner for a 1-year contract in Downtown Los Angeles. The role requires planning and executing business meetings, conferences, executive events, and internal programs, with a focus on in-house corporate environments.

You will lead end-to-end planning, manage budgets and vendors, coordinate registrations and travel, and leverage Cvent and virtual event tools to deliver high-quality attendee experiences.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of in-house corporate meeting and event planning experience.
• Experience supporting large enterprise organizations (financial services experience is a plus).
• Strong project management, budgeting, and vendor management skills.
• Proficiency with Cvent, Microsoft Office, and virtual event technology.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end planning and execution of corporate meetings and events.
• Manage budgets, timelines, vendors, venues, and logistics.
• Coordinate registration, attendee communications, travel, accommodations, and onsite event operations.
• Negotiate vendor and venue contracts.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to deliver events that support business objectives.
• Utilize Cvent, virtual event platforms, and project management tools.
• Identify process improvements and implement event best practices.

Skills

In-house corporate meeting planning

Budget management

Vendor management

Cvent proficiency

Microsoft Office

Virtual event technology

Project management

Stakeholder management

Tools

Cvent

Microsoft Office

Job description

Corporate Meeting Planner (1-Year Contract)

A leading global investment management firm is seeking an experienced Corporate Meeting Planner for a 1-year contract. This is an excellent opportunity for an event professional who has managed meetings and events within a large corporate environment.

Pay Rate: $31/hour

In office in Downtown Los Angeles

We're looking for someone with proven experience planning and executing business meetings, conferences, executive events, and internal programs—not agency, hospitality, or creative event production backgrounds.

What You'll Do:

• Lead end-to-end planning and execution of corporate meetings and events
• Manage budgets, timelines, vendors, venues, and logistics
• Coordinate registration, attendee communications, travel, accommodations, and onsite event operations
• Negotiate vendor and venue contracts
• Partner with internal stakeholders to deliver events that support business objectives
• Utilize Cvent, virtual event platforms, and project management tools
• Identify process improvements and implement event best practices

What We're Looking For:

• 3+ years of in-house corporate meeting and event planning experience
• Experience supporting large enterprise organizations (financial services experience is a plus)
• Strong project management, budgeting, and vendor management skills
• Proficiency with Cvent, Microsoft Office, and virtual event technology
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while delivering a high-quality attendee experience
• Excellent communication, organization, and stakeholder management skills

Please Note: We are specifically seeking candidates with in-house corporate event planning experience. This role is not a fit for wedding planners, social event planners, or candidates whose background is primarily in agencies, or creative event production.

We will consider for employment, qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the State of California Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.