About the role
We are seeking an experienced Corporate Event Planner to lead high-impact events from concept through completion. In this role, you will manage multiple programs, budgets, venues, suppliers, and stakeholder relationships while delivering polished, engaging experiences.
The ideal candidate combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution. You anticipate challenges, communicate clearly, and remain composed in fast-paced environments while ensuring every detail supports the needs of attendees, exhibitors, sponsors, and internal partners.
This role has an expected start date of January 4, 2027.
What you'll do
- Serve as lead planner for multiple multi-day, in-person corporate events, managing plans, timelines, and deliverables from kickoff through post-event closeout.
- Align internal teams, clients, sponsors, and partners on objectives, priorities, responsibilities, and deadlines.
- Develop and manage budgets, track expenses, reconcile costs, and process invoices.
- Serve as the primary contact for venues, hotels, exhibitor services, production partners, and other suppliers.
- Partner with sponsors and exhibitors to coordinate requirements and deliver a positive event experience.
- Take a customer-first approach, considering sponsor and attendee needs in every decision affecting their experience before, during, and after each event.
- Manage audiovisual, production, internet, power, security, and destination management requirements.
- Coordinate meeting room layouts, food and beverage service, and attendee-facing details.
- Negotiate and manage hotel room blocks, reservations, and related logistics.
- Track venue and sponsor logistics, identify risks, and resolve issues before they affect the program.
- Direct on-site operations, vendor activity, and event staff to ensure seamless execution.
- Source, evaluate, and recommend venues for future programs.
- Partner with Legal to review contracts and negotiate business terms.
Qualifications
- 3-5 years of proven experience planning and executing corporate events, conferences, meetings, exhibits, and sponsorships.
- Experience with hosted buyer programs and related tasks such as participant logistics, travel/accommodation, communications, and on-site execution.
- Strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple events, priorities, and deadlines.
- Working knowledge of event operations, hospitality, venue management, and supplier coordination.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence working across internal teams, clients, executives, sponsors, and vendors.
- Demonstrated budget management, expense tracking, invoice processing, and contract negotiation experience.
- Exceptional attention to detail, sound judgment, and a proactive approach to risk management and problem-solving.
- Collaborative leadership skills, including the ability to coordinate teams and delegate effectively.
- Proficiency with event management platforms, such as event registrations, travel platforms, project management, collaboration, and virtual meeting platforms generally.
- Ability to learn new systems quickly and adapt to changing event requirements.
- Must be able to travel for site visits, planning meetings, and on-site event execution. Expect up to 50% travel as part of your role in event execution and stay up to speed in the hospitality industry
Benefits:
All full-time employees of The Channel Company enjoy benefit offerings such as medical, dental, vision, tele-health, disability, life insurance, health savings accounts, paid parental leave, company matched 401k, unlimited PTO, sick time, and 15 company paid holidays. At The Channel Company we truly value work/life balance, are 100% remote, and employees enjoy flexible working hours. Beyond that, we are an innovative, collaborative, and inclusive group of employees who come together to overcome challenges and achieve best-in-class results.
Individuals seeking employment at our company are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, martial status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.
* The Channel Company is licensed in the following states: AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA. To be considered for this opportunity, you must reside in one of these listed states.
About The Channel Company
The Channel Company is the global leader in data-driven growth acceleration solutions and services for the IT channel. With 40+ years of channel expertise and a premier portfolio of editorial brands, marketing and event services, and strategic consulting, we help technology vendors, solution providers, and IT decision-makers worldwide unlock better business outcomes.
Our global audience of technology decision-makers rely on our trusted portfolio of print and digital publications to stay current with technology news and trends. Channel-focused marketing, in-demand events, partner program enablement, leadership networks, and dedicated consultants empower channel leaders with insights, connections, and strategies that propel success in the IT channel.
The Channel Company values differences because they enhance dynamic teams. We know that the confidence gap can get in the way of connecting with the best candidates. Please do not hesitate to apply – we would be honored to connect with you.