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Events Planning Franchise Specialist - US Based Remote
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Houston (TX)
Remote
USD 50,000 - 90,000
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Job summary
An established industry player is seeking an Events Planning Franchise Specialist to join their dynamic team. This role involves executing a portfolio of events while collaborating closely with brand leadership. The ideal candidate will manage event strategies, budgets, and logistics, ensuring a seamless experience for attendees. With a focus on stakeholder management and superior communication skills, you'll thrive in a fast-paced environment that values innovation and teamwork. This opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact in the real estate sector, driving engagement and creating memorable experiences.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree preferred or 3+ years of industry experience.
- Demonstrated ability to manage stakeholders and C-suite leadership.
Responsibilities
- Support event activities including pre-planning and onsite delivery.
- Manage logistics and external vendors to ensure quality execution.
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The Anywhere Franchise Brands Event Specialist executes a portfolio of events while working closely with and reports to a Manager, Events. This position supports the strategy, planning and delivery of experiential events for Century 21, Coldwell Banker, Coldwell Banker Commercial, Coldwell Banker Realty local and national level events, Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate, and ERA Real Estate as well as industry events.
Responsibilities include:
- Support the site search process and preparation of options for presentation to brand leadership.
- Support event activities for industry events including pre-planning and onsite delivery.
- Work closely and in collaboration with event and brand leadership to drive all event strategies through management of detailed project plans, program of events and budget guidelines.
- Track and maintain detailed event budgets, including invoice management and budget reconciliation, in collaboration with managers.
- Execution of contracts for event vendors including payment submission.
- Logistics management of external vendors ensuring best quality, consistency, and execution of brand image.
- Creation and management of venue and audio-visual specs.
- Support and assist registration processes before and during all events.
- Work closely with the Communications team, following the communications plan, to drive event attendance and provide communications details.
- Support and assist the creation of and updates to the event websites and apps with event details to drive network attendance and engagement in coordination with Manager, Operations.
- Manage the housing process and management of room blocks in conjunction with registration.
- Work on food and beverage selection while adhering to negotiated budget allotment.
- Work closely with the Client Success team on the logistics for the learning breakout sessions.
- Drive the signage plan for events working with the marketing team and manager on the design process and managing all details of the order and on-site installation.
- Support the development of reception themes, coordinating specialty décor, entertainment, and creating wow moments for the event attendees.
- Coordinate ordering and shipments of assets, promotional items and collateral needed for events.
- Assist with developing event overviews and debriefs, including detailed financial recap and follow-up learnings and strategies.
- Manage virtual events through Teams application, on occasion.
- Support of the full Anywhere Franchise Brands Events Team on events and projects as needed.
- Create and maintain an enthusiastic, cooperative, professional, and teamwork-structured environment.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree preferred or 3+ years of industry experience.
- Demonstrated ability to manage stakeholders and C-suite leadership.
- Superior communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Effective time management and multitasking abilities.
- High energy level and problem-solving skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Suite and knowledge of Monday.com.
- Ability to travel to events four to six times a year, possibly more.
- Ability to lift at least 25lbs.
- We are seeking a candidate based in Illinois, Indiana, or Ohio. While these locations are preferred, we are open to considering applicants from any state in the central region. This is due to the travel requirements to these regions and the need to align with the time zones of key stakeholders.
Coldwell Banker (https://www.coldwellbanker.com/) is one of the world’s leading brands for the sale of million-dollar-plus homes and one of the largest residential real estate brokerage franchisors, with approximately 2,800 franchise and company owned offices and over 99,000 independent sales associates in the United States, Canada and 40 other countries. Coldwell Banker is a subsidiary of Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (http://www.anywhere.re/) (NYSE: HOUS) is moving real estate to what's next. Home to some of the most recognized brands in real estate: Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate (https://www.bhgre.com/), Century 21 (https://www.century21.com/), Coldwell Banker (https://www.coldwellbanker.com/), Coldwell Banker Commercial (https://www.cbcworldwide.com/), Corcoran (https://www.corcoran.com/), ERA (https://www.era.com/), and Sotheby's International Realty (https://www.sothebysrealty.com/eng). We fulfill our purpose to empower everyone's next move through our leading integrated services, including franchise, brokerage, relocation, and title and settlement businesses, as well as mortgage and title insurance underwriter minority owned joint ventures. Anywhere supports nearly 1 million home sale transactions annually and our portfolio of industry-leading brands turns houses into homes in more than 118 countries and territories across the world.
At Anywhere, we are empowering everyone’s next move – your career included. What differentiates us is our scale, expertise, network, and unique business model that positions us as a trusted advisor throughout every stage of the real estate transaction. We pursue talent – strategic thinkers who are eager to always find a better way, relentlessly focus on talent, obsess about growth, and achieve exceptional results. We value our people-first culture, which thrives on empowerment, innovation, and cross-company collaboration as we keep moving the world forward, together. Read more about our company culture and values in our annual Impact Report (https://anywhere.re/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2024-Impact-Report.pdf).
We are proud of our award-winning culture and are consistently recognized as an employer of choice by various organizations including:
- Great Place to Work
- Forbes World's Best Employers
- Newsweek World's Most Trustworthy Companies
- Ethisphere World's Most Ethical Companies
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