Entry Level Event Planning Jobs

An entry-level event planner designs, implements, monitors, executes, and evaluates all event activities including fundraising and logistics plan. An entry-level event planner develops and executes fundraising and marketing plan that secures companies corporate sponsorship and team and walker revenue. An entry-level event planner ensures smooth integration of national association and chapter standards and guidelines. An entry-level event planner coordinates company's volunteer participation; provide staff support to key volunteers and volunteer committee. An entry-level event planner coordinates and oversees marketing efforts for company in collaboration with associate director of special events (content for newsletter, brochures, website and participant mailings, fielding calls and inquiries from media). An entry-level event planner is responsible for cultivating relationships with corporations to secure corporate funding and build a donor, participant, and volunteer base that achieves revenue goals and enhances public awareness.

A bachelor's degree is preferred for an entry-level event planner. An entry-level event planner should be familiar with event fundraising strategies. An entry-level event planner should have experience with event production and management, volunteer development and management, public relations, donor cultivation and relations, corporate sponsor cultivation and relations. An entry-level event planner should be proficient with MS word, excel, power point, outlook and web-based programs. An entry-level event planner should have knowledge of various mailing procedures and distribution of large amounts of materials.