Join VillageMD as a Marketing and Events Manager in Chicago, IL or Remote.

Join the frontlines of today's healthcare transformation.

Why VillageMD?

At VillageMD, we're looking for a Marketing and Events Manager to help us transform the way primary care is delivered and how patients are served. As a national leader on the forefront of healthcare, we've partnered with many of today's best primary care physicians. We're equipping them with the latest digital tools. Empowering them with proven strategies and support. Inspiring them with better practices and consistent results.

We're creating care that's more accessible. Effective. Efficient. With solutions that are value-based, physician-driven and patient-centered. To accomplish this, we're looking for individuals who share our sense of excellence, are ready to embrace change, and never settle for the status quo. Individuals who have the confidence to lead but the humility to never stop learning.

In this role, the Marketing and Events Manager will partner with our external vendors and internal business partners to provide event oversight and execution to both in-person and virtual events for the organization.  

How you can make a difference:

• Accountable for creating and collaborating on partnership-level high touch relationships with event stakeholders
• Coordinate with the events director to plan, organize and execute virtual and in-person events
• Develop, schedule, and plan internal events for employees, such as webinars, and prepare event attendees
• Create communication materials for post-event updates, such as photos, recaps, etc.
• Create playbooks to help in-market teams scale and execute events
• Order swag and materials for events to showcase the brand in an engaging way
• Leverage customer service, communication, and project management skills to deepen stakeholder relationships to successfully deliver defined strategic event goals
• Lead event concept bringing specialized expertise to deliver compelling event experiences
• Provide management, organization, and execution of logistical aspects of events
• Conduct site selection and analysis, contract negotiations, vendor management, and pre-conference meetings to ensure key event objectives are met
• Develop and maintain relationships with external vendors to secure services at competitive rates
• Act as event historian and central repository and maintain detailed intelligence on all events
• Provide event checklist, timeline, and toolkit for launch of events and ribbon cutting ceremonies
• Incorporate and adhere to VillageMD brand standards
• Collaborate with Marketing team on development of event communication plan as needed
• Liaise with graphic designer and vendors on development and production of event invitations, collateral, and swag
• Manage and direct internal team members for event execution (registration and onsite support)
• Manage multiple priorities while maintaining high energy and ability to succeed amidst multiple deadlines

Skills for success:

• You have high emotional intelligence, the ability to forge meaningful relationships, and can successfully navigate diverse stakeholder groups
• You are able to manage multiple vendors, track orders and ensure tasks are completed on time
• You’re skilled at organizing and developing procedures for new and ongoing events
• You are able to work with third-party event hosts to best position our brand at the event and highlight our executives, speakers, etc.
• You are a self-starter and you’re able to keep teams across an organization updated on the project
• You are highly collaborative
• You have experience performing under pressure with a strong sense of urgency, attention to detail, and a commitment to doing what you say you will do
• You are solution-oriented and have a passion for being hands-on in problem-solving and execution
• You are self-starting and maintain a high sense of urgency and accountability in delivering measurable results in line with agreed upon timeframes

Experience to drive change:

• Approximately 2-4 years of event experience.
• Bachelors degree in business, communications, marketing or related field.
• Strong organizational skills, creativity, and a team player.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to collaborate across teams in the organization and engage with agency partners.
• Excel at both in-person and virtual events at large and small scale.
• Experience in all Microsoft Office suite and experience with Sharepoint and SmartSheet are preferred.
• Some travel required.

How you will thrive:

In addition to competitive salaries, a 401k program with company match, bonus, and a valuable health benefits package, VillageMD offers paid parental leave, pre-tax savings on commuter expenses, and generous paid time off. You work in a highly-collaborative, conscientious, forward-thinking environment that welcomes your experience and enables you to make a significant impact from Day 1.

Most importantly, you make a difference. You see a clear connection between your daily work on VillageMD products and services and the advancement of innovative solutions and improved quality of healthcare for providers and patients.

Our unique VillageMD culture – how inclusion and diversity make the difference:

At VillageMD, we see diversity and inclusion as a source of strength in transforming healthcare. We believe building trust and innovation are best achieved through diverse perspectives. To us, acceptance and respect are rooted in an understanding that people do not experience things in the same way, including our healthcare system. Individuals seeking employment at VillageMD are considered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. 

Those seeking employment at VillageMD are considered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.

Explore your future with VillageMD today.