Job Description

Job Summary

We are seeking an Experienced Event Planner for a direct hire opportunity in Bothell, WA, supporting high-impact events within the financial services industry. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented event professional who thrives in a fast-paced, hands-on environment and enjoys managing events from initial concept through post-event analysis.

The Experienced Event Planner will lead the full lifecycle of seminars, client-facing programs, and marketing-driven events that support measurable business outcomes. This opportunity offers meaningful visibility across internal teams, vendors, and stakeholders, with the ability to directly influence event quality, attendee experience, and lead-generation results.

This is a strong fit for someone who values teamwork, clear communication, professional execution, and the opportunity to contribute to well-organized, high-visibility programs. Candidates who enjoy supportive collaboration, active problem-solving, and taking ownership of complex logistics will be well aligned with this role.

Key Responsibilities

- Plan and manage in-person events, including venue selection, logistics, scheduling, guest experience, registration, staffing, setup, and breakdown.
- Develop event concepts and execution strategies aligned with target audiences, business goals, and direct response objectives.
- Source, negotiate, and manage vendors, including venues, caterers, AV providers, and other event service partners.
- Build and track event budgets, monitor expenses, negotiate favorable pricing, and maintain accurate financial documentation.
- Collaborate with internal marketing teams to support event promotion, branding, messaging, signage, and event materials.
- Conduct post-event debriefs and prepare performance reporting on attendance, feedback, ROI, budget outcomes, and improvement opportunities.

Compensation and Benefits

- Salary range: $79,000 to $89,000 per year.
- Direct hire opportunity.

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Additional Skills

Required Qualifications and Skills

- Manage the full lifecycle of direct response events, seminars, and client-facing programs.
- Coordinate event logistics, vendor relationships, contracts, budgets, and onsite execution.
- Support event promotion, branded materials, stakeholder communication, and post-event reporting.
- Oversee multiple concurrent events while maintaining accuracy, quality, and timelines.

- 5 to 10 years of experience in event planning or event management.
- Experience with direct response, seminar-based, client-facing, marketing-driven, or lead-generation events is strongly relevant.
- Proven ability to manage vendors, negotiate contracts, and coordinate external service providers.
- Strong budget management, expense tracking, and cost-control skills.
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple complex events at the same time.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with internal teams, vendors, clients, and stakeholders.
- Ability to remain calm and solutions-focused in fast-moving live event environments.
- Must be able to lift up to 35 lbs. as needed for event setup.
- Must have reliable transportation and the ability to travel out of town multiple times per month.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience using Salesforce or a similar CRM platform.
- Familiarity with Adobe tools such as Photoshop or InDesign.
- Background supporting marketing-driven, lead-generation, seminar, or direct response events.
- Experience preparing event copy, messaging, signage, or branded event materials.

Job Tags

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