If you're passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country-and you're committed to working hard to play your part in building that future-consider WGU as the next step in your career.

Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families. As an event planner, you will be a member of the University Events team which plans and executes large events for students and staff, as well as providing logistical expertise and support for events across the university. This is an ideal position for someone who thrives on working with other people, thinks creatively, likes to be engaged in multiple things at once, and enjoys the excitement of live productions. You will be part of a collaborative team with high levels of trust and autonomy. You can expect to be the go-to person for multiple aspects of large event planning and be solely responsible for some smaller event types. You will know you are succeeding in your role by your ability to work within budgets and timelines while meeting event objectives

Essential Functions and Responsibilities: * Initiate and lead meetings with stakeholders to guide the development of effective practices for planning and executing productions, meetings, and events, including production meetings, technical rehearsals, and show runs. * Procure and coordinate vendor production services. Help negotiate vendor contracts to reduce costs, liability, and risks. * Build and maintain relationships with internal and external partners. * Serve as a member of an events project team and contribute to a wide variety of functional areas including decisions around budget allocation, and a hands-on approach to managing technical, design and logistical elements. * Manage any in-house or freelance technicians and event specific contractors on Live Events and ensure that adequate and appropriate technical support is provided in advance, during and following events. * Assess the requirements of future events to ensure compatibility with the venues and to determine potential costs. * Assist Lead and Sr. Events Planners with events, coordinating teams that plan, implement, and manage all aspects of events. * Assist with onsite production, load-in/out, and house schedules. Ensure that events are run in line with regulations pertaining to the Premises License. To liaise with licensing, safety and emergency services officials as required. To obtain special permissions where required (pyro's, lasers, radio mic licenses etc.) * Assists in managing and reconciling various event calendars. * Assists with pre-event setups and post-event evaluations and budgets. * Manage a shared team inbox for multiple events with professional communication. * Take the lead in one or more team functions such as: event registration, trade show coordination, transportation, etc. * Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skill, and Abilities: * Demonstrated success managing event production teams and planning, developing budgets, and meeting budget goals. * Excellent project management skills, and the ability... For full info follow application link.

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