Event Manager, Industry Trade Events

Amex GBT is a place where colleagues find inspiration in travel as a force for good and – through their work – can make an impact on our industry. We’re here to help our colleagues achieve success and offer an inclusive and collaborative culture where your voice is valued.

AmexGBT is seeking an Event Manager as a 1-year contractor. As part of the global events team and experience studio, this individual would play a key role in developing and telling our story through events and activations. This person must be a detail oriented, creative problem solver with a passion for delivering exceptional in person experiences.  

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Collaborate with the global experiential events team to plan, implement and lead trade shows and events in support of business goals and objectives.
• Maintain oversight of execution and event budget.
• Work in partnership with event leads and appropriate partners to ensure content deliverables are incorporated in the overall event presence.
• Develop and handle project timelines in collaboration with cross-functional departments to meet event deadlines and objectives.
• Source venues, vendors for catering, décor, audio-visual elements, transportation and entertainment in support of meetings and activations.
• Own event communications and updates to executive collaborators.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

• Strong practical and technical knowledge of medium-scale, multidimensional event management.
• An ability to articulate project requirements and engage with internal and external executive partners.
• Experience leading vendor relationships and negotiations.
• A successful track record of delivering medium and large-scale events, tradeshows and external engagements in support of global business priorities and messaging.
• Proven success in dynamic project management, including project planning and execution.
• Strong organizational skills and demonstrated ability to meet tight deadlines in an environment of competing priorities.
• A desire to be part of a small, high-performing global team.
• Experienced in and understands the complexities of engaging with colleagues in a global, matrixed organization.
• A resilient self-starter who thrives in an environment of ambiguity and flexibility.   
• Develop and maintain knowledge of technology and/or software solutions.

This role is on a 1-year contract and does not offer benefits.

Location

United States

The US national base salary range for this position is from 

$88,200.00 - $163,800.00

The national range provided includes the base salary that GBT expects to pay for the role.  Actual base salary will be based on factors including the scope and complexity of the role and the successful candidate’s relevant experience, skills, knowledge, and work location.

In addition to base salary, the anticipated range of which is posted above, this role is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus which rewards participants based on individual and/or company performance.

For information about our comprehensive US benefits programs and eligibility, please review our Benefits-at-a-Glance document.

Benefits at a glance

The #TeamGBT Experience

Work and life: Find your happy medium at Amex GBT.

• Flexible benefits are tailored to each country and start the day you do. These include health and welfare insurance plans, retirement programs, parental leave, adoption assistance, and wellbeing resources to support you and your immediate family.

• Travel perks: get a choice of deals each week from major travel providers on everything from flights to hotels to cruises and car rentals.

• Develop the skills you want when the time is right for you, with access to over 20,000 courses on our learning platform, leadership courses, and new job openings available to internal candidates first.

• We strive to champion Inclusion in every aspect of our business at Amex GBT. You can connect with colleagues through our global INclusion Groups, centered around common identities or initiatives, to discuss challenges, obstacles, achievements, and drive company awareness and action.

• And much more!

All applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, gender (and characteristics related to sex and gender), pregnancy (and related medical conditions), race, color, citizenship, religion, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by law.

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What if I don’t meet every requirement? If you’re passionate about our mission and believe you’d be a phenomenal addition to our team, don’t worry about “checking every box;" please apply anyway. You may be exactly the person we’re looking for!