Sr. Specialist, Global Events, Solutions & Services Group

Specifically, the Role will:

• Serve as a contact for SSG events. These events include large industry events (like the Consumer Electronics Show), Lenovo-owned events, and smaller industry and vertical events.
• Develop and implement event strategies to achieve goals and objectives
• Create marketing communications plan (social, email, etc.) to support events
• Collaborate with cross-functional, team members and agencies to manage global events
• Manage a budget for event spending with the agency and in-house
• Monitor marketplace conditions, competitive information and maintain a high level of expertise within the event marketing space
• Develop plans to capture leads at events as well as nurturing leads after the event
• Manage weekly updates, including event pre- and post-communications for key events
• Track and monitor event-generated revenue and continuously optimize event performance and refinement
• Manage processes and alliance partnership relationships
• Work cross-functionally to develop presentation content and supporting collateral for various events

Characteristics

The successful candidate must:

• Be a TEAM player: Work seamlessly with global marketing and SSG product/leadership stakeholders to create highly engaging event programs
• Be ORGANIZED: Have strong project management skills in multitasking; able to juggle multiple priorities and take end-to-end ownership of projects
• Be STRATEGIC: Be able to make strategic, prudent decisions (at times without full information)
• Be HARDWORKING: Be a strategic thinker as well as a practical doer, comfortable getting things done despite limited resources
• Be CURIOUS: Constantly challenge the status quo; be entrepreneurial in pursuing new communications ideas and better ways of storytelling - with a sharp eye for great creative and detail
• Be FLEXIBLE: Role will occasionally require some travel and non-standard meeting times
• Be GLOBAL: Be respectful and effective in communicating across cultures, and flexible in accommodating teams across different time zones
• Be ACCOUNTABLE: Develop, measure and report on metrics that inform strategy and track performance.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Business or another related field required
• 3+ years' experience planning and implementing events
• 1-2 years marketing communications experience
• Must be able to travel approx. 20%
• Familiar with Microsoft Office Suite (Outook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Must be organized, detail-oriented and able to meet strict deadlines
• Experience working in an account management role at a media/creative agency (or overseeing an agency relationship from client side)
• Strong project/budget management skills
• Team player, willing to assist on tasks small or large
• Passion for executing programs of the highest quality possible
• Strong interpersonal abilities to work with all marketing disciplines and teams as well as external vendors
• Passion for executing programs of the highest quality possible

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class.