The LovelyGroup is looking for a Meeting Manager/Marketing Specialist for our Cosmetic Surgery Forum Division. This role offers autonomy and ownership unlike many others: you'll be at the helm of the content creation and year-long engagements efforts, meeting logistics, attendee and sponsorship communication and the boots-on-the-ground execution of our Cosmetic Surgery Forum (CSF). As a well-established CME meeting, CSF has been offering practical discussion and hands on learning in the cosmetic surgery and aesthetic dermatology space since 2008. To thrive in this role, you'll need to be persuasive, endlessly organized and passionate about bringing together education and engagement in a personalized event experience.

More about CSF:

Founded by LovelyGroup's owner and CEO, Dr. Joel Schlessinger, MD, Cosmetic Surgery Forum (CSF) is a conference at which physicians from across the globe meet to discuss the latest research, treatment and techniques in dermatology and cosmetic surgery. But, it is also so much more.

Throughout the year, the Meeting Manager will ensure that CSF provides thoughtful and insightful professional content (video and blogs) while hosting virtual sessions and panels on top-of-mind subjects when it is important for the physician community to gather. The conference itself is fun, interesting and engaging like no other CME meeting in the space. It will be the responsibility of the Meeting Manager to orchestrate the meeting in such a way that the experienced cosmetic and dermatologic surgeons from around the world who gather at CSF will enjoy one of the most educational and interactive meetings in the industry.

A Day in the Life:

The Meeting Manager/Marketing Specialist drives the execution of related marketing and informational assets, assists in the scheduling and development of the overall event format and meeting agenda, and will support the careful curation of the overall experience of all events and meetings for participants.

• Works closely with our writers, videographer, photographer, graphic designers and CSF faculty to create fresh, professional content
• Responsible for communications and arrangements for the three key groups essential to CSF's success: Faculty, Resident/Fellows/Program Directors and Exhibiting Partners
• Works closely with CSF's logistics partner and meeting site staff on items including (but not limited to): accommodations for faculty, resident/fellows/program directors and CSF staff, rooming audits, general partner needs and questions, food & beverage planning and audits, meeting BEOs, on-site signage and branding, attendee and exhibitor registrations and other miscellaneous requests. Will do the same for other events as-needed.
• Works closely with our CME provider-partner ensuring all CME requirements for the meeting are met, including (but not limited to): grant support (research on learning objectives, composition, submission, summary and reconciliation of), language on website and marketing material meets CME requirements, CME presentations are submitted and peer-reviewed in a timely manner, and that all faculty paperwork (including disclosures and W-9s) are collected and submitted to the correct entities
• Sells and arranges ancillary events, advisory boards and special sessions for CSF partners by negotiating contract agreements, confirming location, meeting food & beverage minimums, and managing expectations and deadlines of each
• Onsite CSF responsibilities include (but are not limited to): sorting shipped supplies and materials, assembling conference bags and room drops, pre-conference meeting with site and logistics staff, confirming conference rooms are set up accordingly, confirming signage is accurate, arranging return overseeing disbursement of reimbursements for residents, program directors and faculty
• Creates, executes and is responsible for completion of marketing and informational initiatives appropriate to each event (including but not limited to: e-blasts, mailers, postcards, print publications and published articles, signups and disbursement of event information to participants)
• Assists in developing event and meeting agendas and manages changes due to availability or other issues which may arise
• Arranges for (including shipping and tracking when required) event management items ranging anywhere from administration and office materials, video and photo equipment, nursing and live demonstration equipment to booth setup gear, required items for community service opportunities and necessary items for employee events

About you:

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Education or other related field
• 3-5 years of experience in a hands-on multi-media marketing role or event planning position
• A positive, solution-oriented attitude
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including writing grammar, spelling and punctuation
• Able to comfortably work in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Experience successfully producing professional-level educational content
• Comfort executing meeting event sales and negotiating pricing
• Ability to think globally and develop plans that are strategized to prevent as many potential issues as is possible
• Skilled at thinking on your feet and problem-solving in the moment

As a company with roots in science and medical research, our employees' health and safety are our number one priority. LovelyGroup's policy is that all employees be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 prior to their first day of employment.

LovelyGroup is pleased to offer these great perks:

• Quick access to exceptional health, dental and vision coverage. Coverage available on the 1st of the month after you start.
• Dual Retirement Saving Approach: Generous 401k with match AND companyprofit sharing.
• Competitive salaries and annual bonus.
• Flexible paid time off for salaried employees. No formal PTO bank needed here
• Generous employee discount on all products and services.
• Relaxed, collaborative environment with casual dress code and hybrid workstyle.

The LovelyGroup includes LovelySkin.com, SchlessingerMD, the LovelySkin Retail store and Day Spa, Olive and Delmar, and Cosmetic Surgery Forum (CSF). Spanning this diversified set of companies and services, we're delighted to unify under one core mission: To help everyone feel confident in their skin. LovelyGroup is proud to be an employer who champions innovation, prioritizes employee-centric benefits and leads the market in setting a generous livable wage for all employees.

At LovelyGroup, we don't just accept difference- we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our patients and customers, and our community. LovelyGroup is honored to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Meeting Manager / Marketing Specialist