Event Specialist ( month contract) | Open to Location LOOKING FOR Event Specialist (6 month contract) | Open to Location JOB AT Seattle, WA

About Us

Slalom is a global consulting firm focused on strategy, technology, and business transformation. In 41 markets around the world, Slalom’s teams have autonomy to move fast and do what’s right. They are backed by regional innovation hubs, a global culture of collaboration, and partnerships with the world’s top technology providers. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Seattle, Slalom has organically grown to over 12,000 employees. Slalom has been named one of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For six years running and is regularly recognized by employees as a best place to work. Learn more at slalom.com.

Who You’ll Work With

Global Services is comprised of collaborative, inclusive, cross-functional teams that work together to support our corporate functions. We push the boundaries of what’s possible and deliver solutions that accelerate innovation at a global scale. Our teams include Information Technology, Legal, Information Security & Governance, Marketing, Operations, Finance & Accounting, People, and our Executive Office.

Event Specialist (6 month contract) | Open to Location

The opportunity:

Slalom Marketing is looking for an Event Specialist to join our growing team. In this role, you will manage internal and external events. You are central to keeping event deliverables on track (scheduling, budgeting, etc.), our clients and stakeholders satisfied, and our team feeling connected and accomplished. You operate with a problem-solver mindset and are willing to roll up your sleeves to get the work done.

What you’ll do:

The Events Specialist will support a wide variety of internal and external global events including partner conferences, client events, I&D initiatives, and employee connects. You will be working cross-functionally and will be responsible for:

• Supporting major event planning workstreams including venue sourcing, attendee communications, tradeshow booth coordination, vendor management, and budget oversight.
• Tracking event workback schedules, ensuring that deadlines and milestones are completed on time.
• Keeping event documents and collateral current and organized in a way for others to access.
• Supporting onsite event production at internal and external events, including guest check-in, venue setup, supply management, attendee relations, and other event needs.

Who you are:

Include the intangibles you are seeking in a candidate. These competencies are the traits or attributes you expect the candidate to display in the role. Examples:

• You have passion for people…
• You are collaborative and driven to do what is right.
• You are not afraid to be bring your authentic self to work.
• You embrace a continuous learner mentality with a commitment to honest introspection.
• You exhibit a substantial business acumen with the ability to engage, inspire, and influence people.
• You are an excellent listener and communicator who enjoys building strong relationships with business leaders and can navigate complex initiatives with skill and grace.

What you’ll bring:

For this role you will need:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum of 1-2 years of comparable experience in business, marketing, and event management.
• Must be available to work some evenings and some weekends, with some domestic travel
• Proficient in basic Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Experience with Smartsheet is a plus.

We are focused on:

• Inclusion as a top priority. All our employees should feel understood, included, connected, and safe.
• Committing to a diverse workforce at all levels and taking a broad view of diversity that incorporates gender, race and ethnicity, background, geography, thinking, working styles, and more.

Slalom is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.