Commercial and Specialized Industries, Events Management Associate

Commercial Banking (CB) delivers extensive industry knowledge, local expertise and seamless global capabilities to over 30,000 clients—including corporations, municipalities, financial institutions, real estate investors and owners, and not-for-profit organizations—with annual revenue generally ranging from $20 million to $2 billion. The hard work of our dedicated team, along with the unmatched capabilities across our firm, allows us to build deep, lasting relationships with so many great companies.

We are proud of the role we play in the success of our clients, and we are grateful every day for the confidence they place in us.

As an Associate on the Commercial Banking event strategy team, you will support the strategy, planning, and execution of Specialized Industries and select Core proprietary events and third party sponsor ships. Responsibilities include managing multiple projects with a focus on data analysis, event coordination, and content development, while collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to deliver impactful experiences for clients and partners.

• Collaboratively partner with the Event Production team to support the development and execution of best-in-class event and sponsorship programming.
• Proactively provide hands-on support for events, including logistics, attendee management, and on-site execution to engage the executive client base.
• Strategically assist Strategy Managers with crafting differentiated agendas and content, as well as supporting speaker selection and preparation.
• Creatively aid with the development and execution of compelling invite and event collateral, including event recaps, takeaways, and client stories.
• Diligently collect, clean, and validate event-related data from multiple sources.
• Consistently update budgets, secure required approvals, document variances, and process payments.
• Analytically analyze RSVP trends, attendance, and engagement metrics to inform event strategy.
• Actively participate in annual planning with emphasis on fresh formats and differentiated content.
• Effectively contribute to completion of scorecards for each program to capture and communicate ‘so what’ takeaways.
• Flexibly assist in various ad hoc projects and events in support of client and prospect engagement to meet business needs; raise hand for cross-team projects to support broader event initiatives for the Commercial Banking event strategy team.
• Intentionally develop and exhibit an understanding of unique industry business and tailor approach to each team accordingly.

• 4+ years of experience in event management, marketing, or communications
• Requires travel (~15-20% of time) and off-hours event execution, including higher volume during busy seasons
• Go-getter attitude, ready to contribute to a variety of projects, events and sponsor ships
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Exceptional executive presence and professionalism when interacting with senior leaders and clients; able to build trust and collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels
• Strong sense of time management, prioritization and ability to execute against deliverables with attention to detail in a fast-paced environment
• Comfortable working in a matrix management organization structure
• Ability to build reporting, analyze data and streamline information
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite programs, especially PowerPoint and Excel

• Familiarity with Workfront and/or Stova is a plus.
• Banking, financial services preferred