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At Broadridge, we've built a culture where the highest goal is to empower others to accomplish more. If you're passionate about developing your career, while helping others along the way, come join the Broadridge team.

Role Overview

The Events Manager will be responsible for the successful development and execution of Broadridge's in-person and virtual events, as well as industry conferences and hospitality events. The successful candidate will develop innovative and engaging events that drive revenue and pipeline development, increase Broadridge's reputation and awareness, and meaningfully engage with our clients, prospects, and associates. The role will partner with Marketing, Sales, Account Management and Business Leaders.

Key components of this position include leveraging technology platforms and event best practices to deliver quality client experiences to the marketplace. The ideal candidate will understand platform integration with internal CRM systems, and work closely with internal clients on event strategy and execution.

Job Responsibilities

• Support revenue, retention, strategy, and reputation goals by partnering with Marketing, Sales, Account Management and Business Leaders to develop and execute world-class in-person and virtual events for clients, prospects, and associates.

• Oversee event experiences and logistics from concept through to post-event: managing budgets, planning, production, speaker outreach, etc. while ensuring consistent, high-level service throughout all phases including management of event, attendee registrations, email communications, and coordination across the various stakeholder groups.

• Ensure all programs are measured with a consistent and appropriate set of KPIs contributing to department ROMI measurement and reporting.

• Manage the planning and production of virtual events in collaboration with stakeholders and provide presentation strategy and coaching.

• Provide on-site support at events as needed. Up to 30% travel.

• Stay current with best practices for event planning, technology, multimedia production and design trends.

• Demonstrate deep technical knowledge of different vendors and platforms that support events and other multi-media experiences.

• Nurture and build relationships with vendors and other industry contacts to craft and implement creative and logistical aspects of all virtual events.

• Identify and create processimprovements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in producing virtual and in-person events

• Proven success in generating leads via client/prospect engagement programs

• Excellent communication skills (spoken & written)

• BA/BS Degree required

• Cvent; ON24; Socialive; GlobalMeet; Webex; and/or SalesForce experience a plus

Skills/Competencies:

• Program management - ability to deliver end-to-end event execution

• Problem solving - anticipates or solves problems; balances inputs and perspectives

• Communications/presentation skills - communicates effectively across organizational levels and with different constituencies, proven ability to take complex subjects and make them easily understandable

• Impact - positively contributes to outcomes

• Change management/agility - displays a spirit of continuous improvement; models agility and adaptiveness to changing environment

• Relationship building skills - able to develop networks throughout BR and with industry partners

• Proactive working style

• Client focus - brings strong client centric approach to marketing, with understanding of client needs

• Influence-strong interpersonal skills to influence key stakeholders at all levels and build rapport

• Emotional intelligence - displays awareness, empathy, acuity

• Teamwork/collaboration - collaborates across teams and the broader organization; can "roll up your sleeves" to do the work as needed

• Global mindset - experience and comfortable working in global organization with understanding of local market / regional nuances and opportunities

• Business acumen- displays knowledge and awareness of the industries and businesses in which Broadridge operates

• Marketing/brand acumen - understanding of various aspects of the B2B marketing mix

• Market centric - an ability to understand Broadridge's solutions and their target clients and markets

• Travel up to 30%

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We are dedicated to fostering a collaborative, engaging, and inclusive environment and are committed to providing a workplace that empowers associates to be authentic and bring their best to work. We believe that associates do their best when they feel safe, understood, and valued, and we work diligently and collaboratively to ensure Broadridge is a company-and ultimately a community-that recognizes and celebrates everyone's unique perspective.

Use of AI in Hiring

As part of the recruiting process, Broadridge may use technology, including artificial intelligence (AI)-based tools, to help review and evaluate applications. These tools are used only to support our recruiters and hiring managers, and all employment decisions include human review to ensure fairness, accuracy, and compliance with applicable laws. Please note that honesty and transparency are critical to our hiring process. Any attempt to falsify, misrepresent, or disguise information in an application, resume, assessment, or interview will result in disqualification from consideration.