trade show planner
- Mississauga, ON, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Overview
Languages
English
Education
2 years to less than 3 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Responsibilities
Tasks
Work conditions and physical capabilities
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for youths
Languages
English
Education
- College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
2 years to less than 3 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Assist in preparing financial reports
- Recruit, hire and supervise staff and/or volunteers
- Prepare, present and manage budgets
- Solicit event donors
- Review bids and negotiate costs
- Arrange for production or purchase of promotional products
- Arrange for shipping, receiving and storage
- Assist in site selection and attend to related details
- Co-ordinate set-ups, staging, seating, parking, communication systems and other details for special events
- Set up and monitor, or arrange for the setting up and monitoring of multi-media equipment
- Plan and arrange for trade shows and exhibits
- Plan schedules, goals and objectives
- Plan for required documentation and for pre- and post-distribution of documentation (itineraries, evaluations etc.)
- Plan for social events and guest programs
- Prepare final financial and other reports
- Manage Event Logistics
- Identify human resources requirements
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Attention to detail
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Fast-paced environment
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Organized
- Team player
- Time management
- Resourcefulness
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for youths
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
More about this job
Responsibilities
Plan and coordinate trade shows, exhibits, and special events, including site selection, logistics, staging, equipment, schedules, and documentation. Manage budgets and financial reports, negotiate costs, solicit donors, coordinate promotional products and shipping, and recruit or supervise staff and volunteers.
Requirements
Requires a college, CEGEP, or other non-university certificate or diploma from a one- to two-year program, along with two to less than three years of experience. The role requires attention to detail, the ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines, strong communication and interpersonal skills, organization, flexibility, initiative, and teamwork.
Skills
- Budget Management
- Financial Reporting
- Staff Recruitment and Supervision
- Donor Solicitation
- Bid Review and Cost Negotiation
- Promotional Product Coordination
- Shipping and Storage Coordination
- Event Site Selection
- Event Logistics
- Trade Show Planning
- Exhibit Planning
- Schedule and Goal Planning
- Documentation Planning
- Multimedia Equipment Setup
- Oral and Written Communication
- Time Management
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Management & Leadership
- Marketing
- Logistics
- Administrative
Keywords
- Trade Shows
- Exhibits
- Event Planning
- Event Logistics
- Special Events
- Budget Management
- Financial Reports
- Donor Solicitation
- Bid Review
- Cost Negotiation
- Promotional Products
- Shipping
- Receiving
- Storage
- Site Selection
- Staging
- Seating
- Parking
- Communication Systems
- Multimedia Equipment
- Event Schedules
- Event Documentation
- Guest Programs
- Staff Recruitment
- Staff Supervision
- Volunteer Management