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Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Sales, Business Development & Marketing Group, Sales, Business Development & Marketing Group > Marketing Events

General Summary:

The Marketing Event Specialist, Staff plays a lead support role in the planning, development, and execution of industry trade shows, third party and company-hosted conference and hospitality activations. This person will be expected to lead smaller events and support the managers as needed for additional planning on larger more complex projects in a team environment both in pre-planning and onsite. Responsible for implementation and sometimes management of event marketing elements of the overall plan in one or more of the following areas: agency or vendor selection and management, hotel acquisition and management, company compliance policies, support for event SW tools and automation, design and development of branded materials and collateral, adhering to brand and other company guidelines, and other event-related and hospitality logistics. Additional responsibilities include researching events, project management, schedule and/or budget management, broader marketing team collaboration and possibly working cross-functionally (including international offices).

Job Responsibilities

• Serves as primary contact on key projects and is instrumental in understanding stakeholders’ visions for events that achieve goals & objectives

• Leverages expertise and demonstrates ability to meet and exceed stakeholders’ expectations

• Provides regular communication with project teams, both internal and external, and participates in and offers solutions during cross-functional meetings

• Collaborates with internal clients to develop scope, vision, budgets, product experiences, event plans, and execution of events

• Researches, negotiates, and contracts venues for events

• Creates menus and coordinates details of food and beverage

• Sources, negotiates, and manages vendors for staffing, décor, lighting, entertainment, AV, security, promotional items, signage, and transportation

• Responsible for all event financial tracking including budget development, iProc creation and follow-through, POs, invoicing, reporting, and project budget reconciliation

• Develops creative solutions and plans to implement best practices related to event management techniques while remaining consistent with organizational objectives

• Applies event experience and industry knowledge to provide guidance on methodology to be used for complex requests, challenges, and situations with stakeholders, partners, and vendors

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of Communications, Marketing, Event Planning or related work experience.

OR

Associate's degree or equivalent degree and 6+ years of Communications, Marketing, Event Planning or related work experience.

OR

High school Diploma or equivalent and 8+ years of Communications, Marketing, Event Planning or related work experience.

*Completed advanced degrees in a relevant field may be substituted for up to two years (Master’s = one year, Doctorate = two years) of work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Large-scale global events and tradeshow coordination

• Basic understanding of marketing principles and able to define objectives and strategies

• Strong strategic, planning and project maangement skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication and creative problem-solving skills

• Strong leadership skills

• Experience managing agencies and vendors

• Able to performs tasks without noticeable direction and assignments are self-initiated

• Excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative management style, ensuring all team members are contributing to discussions

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects simultaneously

• Exercises judgment within generally defined practices and policies, selecting best practice methods and techniques for obtaining solutions

• Frequently interacts with employees, customers, agencies, and senior management

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite, Airtable, and Cvent

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail myhr.support@qualcomm.com or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here (https://qualcomm.service-now.com/hrpublic?id=hr_public_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0039028) . Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities.

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Pay range:

$105,000.00 - $158,000.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer!

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers (http://www.qualcomm.com/contact/corporate) .

EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification