Job Summary
As an Junior Level Event Coordinator consultant, you will provide essential administrative and operational support to the International Events Team. This role is designed for a motivated individual looking to launch a career in corporate events. You will assist in the execution of CME Group events in the EMEA region, helping with event logistics, registration management, inventory tracking, and post-event reporting. You will work closely with senior team members to ensure all events run smoothly and maintain the company’s brand standards.
Principal Accountabilities
Event Support: Assist the international team in the planning and execution of in-person and virtual events, ensuring administrative tasks are completed on time to meet business objectives.
Registration Management: Support the setup of registration sites, assist in managing invite lists, and help pull attendance data for internal reports.
Inventory & Brand Oversight: Assist in organizing event inventory (e.g., signage, promotional items) and ensure that all physical assets are packed, shipped, and displayed in accordance with global brand guidelines.
Administrative Coordination: Provide general administrative support to the Corporate Marketing & Event Management team, including calendar management and meeting preparation.
Speaker & Stakeholder Support: Assist with the onboarding process for speakers for internal events, ensuring they have the necessary information regarding timelines and technical requirements.
Data & Reporting: Gather feedback and survey results post-event to help the team analyze event success and identify areas for improvement.
Onsite Assistance: Represent the team at events as required, assisting with registration desks, room setups, and attendee inquiries.
Research: Conduct research on potential venues, event vendors, and current industry trends to support upcoming project planning.
Qualifications & Skills
Experience: 0–1 year of experience in event management, marketing, or a related administrative field
Software Proficiency: * Strong computer literacy, particularly in Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides).
Willingness and aptitude to learn and become a super user of event-specific software (e.g., Cvent, Salesforce, Marketing Cloud).
Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable interacting with internal stakeholders and external vendors.
Organizational Skills: Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple small tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
Teamwork: A proactive "can-do" attitude and a desire to work collaboratively within a dynamic team.
Agility: Ability to work on your own initiative to solve simple problems and escalate complex issues to senior team members when necessary.
Flexibility: Willingness to travel for site inspections or onsite event support, which may occasionally include evenings or weekends.
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Flexible Benefits — A flexible, hybrid work model applies to many roles, increasing day-to-day usability of the package. Flexibility is framed as a standard feature rather than an exception.
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As the world's leading derivatives marketplace, CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) is where the world comes to manage risk. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes, including futures and options based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural commodities, metals, weather and real estate. CME Group brings buyers and sellers together through its CME Globex® electronic trading platform and its trading facilities in New York and Chicago. CME Group also operates CME Clearing, one of the world’s leading central counterparty clearing provider in the world, which offers clearing and settlement services for exchange-traded contracts, as well as for over-the-counter derivatives transactions through CME ClearPort®. These products and services ensure that businesses everywhere can substantially mitigate counterparty credit risk in both listed and over-the-counter derivatives markets.
