About the Role
In this opportunity as Event Specialist, you will:
Manage online attendee registration database using the Certain platform; including the website build, managing changes, associated maintenance, reporting, and the Thomson Reuters Event support email inbox.
Coordinate all Finance/Accounts Payable requirements; submit all invoices, POs, credit card transactions, and record/report in Smartsheet project management tool
Tracking budget for all events and processing event invoice and expense reports in compliance with company policies.
Mobile Event App (Spot Me and/or Certain Touchpoint); database management of the project plan and populate content for the mobile event app.
Education/Training Session management for SYNERGY Conferences, and database management.
Ability to plan and execute events with responsibility for end-to-end delivery and execution with (at times) little to no supervision.
Ensure creative execution of meetings/events as directed by the event/program management committees. Establish the appropriate tools and processes to meet project goals. Influence event/program stakeholders to make the appropriate decisions and modifications in response to external influences on the event/program.
Researching event venues and costs for proposed events, researching branding items and gifts for guests.
Creation of event project plans and run of events for all associated events. Comfortable using technology tools, such as event registration software, internal websites, and social media to allow for better team documentation, collaboration, and knowledge exchange.
Participate in or conduct event debriefs following each event and ensure written feedback is documented back to the teams and participants to improve future events.
Perform other assignments as requested by manager.
About You
You’re a fit for the role of Event Specialist if your background includes:
Bachelor’s degree in marketing or related
End to end event planning
Coordinating attendee registration platform
Budget management
Following internal logistics and processes
Ensuring all aspects of the events are planned, defined, and executed to the highest of standards
Supporting global colleagues to ensure visibility and sharing of best practices
What’s in it For You?
You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your
personal and professional growth through:
COVID-19 Response: Currently, as part of our COVID-19 a majority of our employees are working remotely and following local COVID-19 bylaws and guidelines, with the majority of our offices planning to embrace a hybrid work environment consisting of in-office and remote work in 2022.
Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more
Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: company-wide Mental Health Day Off; Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café networking
Social Impact: Eight employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact
Purpose Driven Work: We have a superpower that we’ve never talked about with as much pride as we should – we are one of the only companies on the planet that helps its customers pursue justice, truth and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.
Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news services – Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.
We are powered by the talents of 25,000 employees across more than 75 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.
Accessibility
As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.
We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.
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