Senior Event Specialist

Locations

• Hybrid: Boston | Norwalk, CT | New York City

Global Marketing at FactSet focuses on driving awareness and demand for FactSet's current and future solutions in support of company revenue goals. Through thought leadership, brand awareness initiatives, and a consistent focus on the customer experience, we establish FactSet as a trusted partner helping to solve our client's greatest challenges through the power of collaboration. All along the customers' buying journey through retention, we partner with our business units, sales teams, and technology stakeholders to execute go-to-market strategies, deliver robust marketing programs and produce compelling content and events that attract, engages, and converts qualified prospects and retains customers.

FactSet's Marketing team is seeking a passionate Event Specialist to support the growth of awareness, revenue, and client loyalty. In this role, you will plan and implement hosted and sponsored conferences, exhibitions, meetups, webcasts, and partner initiatives while keeping customer needs and cultural/regional aspects in mind.

As a member of the Events Center of Excellence, you will serve as an expert, working closely with our regional sales teams as well as marketing managers and specialists to identify project goals, content, and promotions while coordinating event logistics. You will utilize exceptional project management skills to manage pre- and post-event reviews, budget, communications, and reporting, ensuring all stakeholders are working together to deliver a high-quality event and output (ROMI).

The role reports to the marketing manager and global lead for events.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee planning, production, and execution of large and small events.

• Manage annual event calendar, create detailed briefing documents for internal and external stakeholders, including project timelines, operational plans, and budget monitoring.

• Serve as the event project manager, taking responsibility for all aspects from pre-event planning and coordination of on-site logistics to post-event reporting, including: venue sourcing, event flow, promotions and registration, printing and shipping, related travel arrangements, equipment and AV management, supplier coordination and post-event evaluations and reporting.

• Collaborate with marketing managers/specialists and local sales teams on agenda development, speaker identification and management, content creation, collateral, and other production items.

• Proactively generate new ideas for and around events, event technology and equipment.

• Provide support for larger-scale events on a global level.

• Work closely with marketing, regional sales and specialist teams to understand and support business goals through strategic event marketing.

• Track and measure effectiveness of each event relative to goals, make suggestions to enhance future initiatives.

• Evaluate the financial aspects on initiatives and their relation to return-on-marketing-investment.

• Monitor and analyze market trends and recommend changes to the annual events plan.

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of work experience in an events-related role.

• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, communications, or relevant field of study.

• Demonstrated success in event or project management.

• Ability to manage time and juggle multiple priorities to execute high-quality deliverables.

• Skilled negotiator with experience finding creative ways to do more with less.

• Strong collaborator that is highly organized, detail-orientated, and self-motivated.

• Superior oral and written communication skills with a fine attention to detail.

• A willingness to travel and ability to work independently with a minimum of supervision.

• This role potentially involves working on-site at larger events, sometimes during weekends.

• Flexibility to work with people in different time zones and travel internationally as required.

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

What's In It For You:

• The opportunity to join a growing firm with a proven track record of success for over 40 years, made up of thoughtful, innovative minds that value collaboration and welcome your new ideas to the table.

• Mentorship and growth opportunities from senior employees.

• Career progression planning and a focus on career development, complete with dedicated time each month for conference attendance, online learning seminars, and networking.

• A robust social community dedicated to volunteerism, intramural sports, and team-building events.

• Business resource groups that align with our DE&I strategy, designed to cultivate an inclusive environment for all.

• Learn more about our benefits here.

The budgeted amount for this position in New York City and Connecticut is $75,000 - $90,000.

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Company Overview:

FactSet Research Systems Inc. is a global provider of integrated financial information, analytical applications, and industry-leading services for the investment and corporate communities. As a publicly traded company (NYSE:FDS | NASDAQ:FDS) recently added to the S&P 500 index, FactSet delivers superior content, analytics, and flexible technology to help more than 162,000 users see and seize opportunity sooner. For over 40 years, the company has served financial professionals, which include portfolio managers, investment research professionals, investment bankers, risk and performance analysts, wealth advisors and corporate clients. FactSet gives our clients the edge to outperform with informed insights, workflow solutions across the portfolio lifecycle, and industry-leading support from dedicated specialists.

At FactSet, we celebrate diversity of thought, experience, and perspective. We are committed to disrupting bias and a transparent hiring process. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status. FactSet participates in E-Verify

FactSet is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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