Event Manager - REMOTE - Must reside in San Diego, Phoenix or Denver area

Evotek; Solana Beach (CA); Remote; USD 67,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% paid medical, dental and vision

401(k) with employer match

Flexible PTO

Flexible working arrangements

Annual company overnight retreat

Job summary

EVOTEK in Solana Beach, CA is seeking an Event Manager to plan and host corporate events that enhance our brand, loyalty, and client experience. You will create event themes, monitor costs, manage registrations, and ensure staff coverage for each occasion.

You will research venues, negotiate with vendors, and coordinate calendars, budgets, and post-event reporting while maintaining strong communication with senior leadership and attendees.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience planning and managing corporate events.
• Ability to travel; travel can range from 30-50% at times.
• Proven ability to juggle multiple tasks at once.
• Ability to coordinate with different vendors.
• Strong communication skills and ability to communicate well with the entire event staff.
• Incredibly detail oriented.
• Amazing time management skills.
• Expert level interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to build relationships with event vendors and sponsors.
• Project management experience.
• Highly organized.
• Proficiency in various event management software.
• Risk management experience.

Responsibilities

• Creating event strategies and managing event logistics.
• Planning and managing company events calendar.
• Researching and securing event venues.
• Coordinating with key event stakeholders to ensure all event objectives are achieved.
• Manage event budgets and related reports.
• Brainstorm and implement event plans, concepts and enhancements.
• Maintain budgeting and invoicing for all event-related expenses.
• Liaise and negotiate with vendors.
• Update senior management on all event plans.
• Manage event branding and communication to staff, attendees, and key stakeholders.
• Manage event registration and sponsorship landing pages.
• Ability to problem-solve and find effective solutions when unexpected hurdles or changes occur.
• Developing event feedback surveys and process event feedback following all events.
• Handle all post-event reports.

Skills

Event planning

Project management

Vendor coordination

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Travel readiness

Tools

Event management software

Job description

Join EVOTEK: North America’s Premier Digital Business Enabler

As North America's premier enabler of secure digital business, we integrate cutting-edge technical expertise across data center, network, security, cloud, and communications domains. By delivering cohesive digital solutions, we help businesses drive measurable impact and accelerate their transformation.

Our award-winning culture is the cornerstone of everything we do. Recognized multiple times by Inc. Magazine as a "Best Place to Work", we’re proud to create an environment where innovation and collaboration thrive. Locally, we’ve been honored by The San Diego Business Journal as a "Best Place to Work" more than seven times, and our excellence is reflected in accolades like CRN's "Solution Provider 500", "Tech Elite 250", and "Top 150 Growth Companies”. We’ve also earned a spot among CRN’s "Triple Crown” award winners.

If you’re ready to be part of a team that values innovation, culture, and business impact, EVOTEK is the place for you.

The Event Manageris responsible forthelogisticsthat go into planning and hosting events with the goal of enhancing our organization's image, improving client loyalty, and enhancing our brand-to-client experience. A few of the main duties of an Event Manager are creating a theme for the event, tracking the costs of the event,monitoringregistration,ensuring the right staff are there for the event, andreconcilingfinal budgetand paymentsfor the event.

This individual will also be tasked with researching and securing venues, planning, and managing our events' calendar, negotiating quotes and agreements with vendors, assisting with event marketing, monitoring timeframes and budgets, and delivering on event brief objectives.

• Creating event strategies and managing event logistics.
• Planning and managing company events calendar.
• Researching and securing event venues.
• Coordinating with key event stakeholders to ensure all event objectives are achieved.
• Manage event budgets and related reports.
• Brainstorm and implement event plans, concepts and enhancements.
• Maintain budgeting and invoicing for all event-related expenses.
• Liaise and negotiate with vendors.
• Update senior management on all event plans.
• Manage event branding and communication to staff, attendees, and key stakeholders.
• Manage event registration and sponsorship landing pages.
• Ability to problem-solve and find effective solutions when unexpected hurdles or changes occur.
• Developing event feedback surveys and process event feedback following all events.
• Handle all post-event reports.

• 2+ years’ experience planning and managing corporate events.
• Ability to travel; travel can range from 30-50% at times.
• Proven ability to juggle multiple tasks at once.
• Ability to coordinate with different vendors.
• Strong communication skills and ability to communicate well with the entire event staff.
• Incredibly detail oriented.
• Amazing time management skills.
• Expert level interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to build relationships with event vendors and sponsors.
• Project management experience.
• Highly organized.
• Proficiency in various event management software.
• Risk management experience.

• Salary commensurate with years’ of experience, technical expertise and geographic location
• Compensation Range: $67,000-$85,000
• Benefits package that includes 100% paid medical, dental and vision for the employee.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Flexible PTO policy.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Annual company overnight retreat.

Equal Opportunity Employer

EVOTEK believes that everyone has the ability to make an impact, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, creed, color, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, citizenship status, and genetic information.