Fusion Marketing Hiring for Event Manager – Account Executive Full Time

Account Executive

Fusion Account Executives are expected not to ask for solutions, but provide them through your own expertise, your research and the support of your colleagues and management team. Successful members are those who exceed client expectations while ensuring outcomes align with internal and executive teams and goals. In exchange, Fusion will provide exposure to exciting clients, enticing travel, engagement in complex and challenging projects, competitive pay/benefits, and career growth potential in a fast-paced agency environment.

Responsibilities:

• Day-to-Day client contact for designing, planning, and executing meetings, events & incentive programs
• Builds and maintains a strong and trusted relationship with both the client, partners, and the internal teams such as registration, creative, digital, incentives, and production teams
• Works creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation, and excellence
• Creates and manages project timelines and budgets and ensures timely and successful delivery of projects, while holding teams accountable
• Track key program metrics and program status as needed to clients and necessary internal teams
• Creates and manages project timelines and budgets and ensures timely and successful delivery of projects, while holding teams accountable
• Identify and grow client opportunities
• Responsible for final program debrief, recap, and final bill
• Travel and onsite program operation will be required
• Perform additional duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Hospitality, Event & Meeting Management, or experience in a related field such as hotel convention services or destination management
• 3+ years of planning and operating events, meetings, and incentive programs
• Experience in developing and maintaining internal/external time frames and client budgets
• Experience in providing creative solutions based on client/brand needs.
• Ability to manage multiple projects at a time while paying strict attention to detail.
• Ability to adapt to a fast pace, growing agency environment while delivering on client needs and those of the agency.
• Ability to think and lead strategic conversations with confidence; gain internal team alignmenton a message and prepare the team to deliver a presentation to clients.
• Exceptional skill with written and verbal communication, time management, and organization
• Ability to deliver a high level of customer service
• Ability to maintain a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Decisive and successful problem-solving skills
• Positive enthusiastic attitude
• Self-starter who can work efficiently and effectively without constant supervision
• Willingness to work as a team and pitch in as needed outside the essential functions
• Strong Computer Skills including a proficient use of Microsoft Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneDrive; Cvent knowledge a plus.
• Ability and desire to travel

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,000.00 – $65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Work Location: Hybrid remote in St. Louis, MO 63141