via Indeed
$85K - 100K a year
Managing large-scale events, overseeing budgets, coordinating with vendors, and leading teams to ensure seamless event execution.
Requires 5+ years of experience in event management, CMP certification, and proven ability to manage multi-million dollar budgets and teams.
The Opportunity: Meeting & Event Manager The Meeting & Event Manager will play a critical role in planning, producing, and delivering CDL’s client programs. This individual will combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution, ensuring every program meets business goals, delights attendees, and reflects the CDL commitment to excellence. • Strong preference for someone with Event Agency experience. • Candidate must have CMP Certification. • Bachelor’s degree in Event Management, Hospitality, Marketing, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience). • Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience managing corporate meetings, incentive programs, and/or large-scale events. Strong preference for individual with Event Agency experience. • Proven track record overseeing event budgets of $3M+ with strong financial accountability and reconciliation skills. • Exceptional negotiation and vendor management expertise with an established network of industry partners. • Advanced project management skills with demonstrated success in logistics planning, multi-stakeholder coordination, and on-site event execution. • Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills; polished client-facing presence required. • Strong leadership abilities with experience mentoring, managing, and motivating teams in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. • Highly proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word), Microsoft Teams, and other event/project management platforms. • Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed. • Detail-oriented, adaptable, and solutions-driven, with the ability to pivot quickly and manage competing priorities. Key Responsibilities: • Strategic Planning: Collaborate with senior leadership to design event strategies aligned with client and company objectives. • Budget Oversight: Manage multi-million-dollar event budgets, ensuring fiscal responsibility, accurate forecasting, and full reconciliation of income and expenses. • Vendor & Partner Management: Source, negotiate, and oversee contracts with venues, hotels, suppliers, and service providers—including AV, décor, food & beverage, transportation, creative services, and entertainment. • Program Execution: Lead team and overall logistics and on-site delivery of programs, coordinating with internal teams, clients, and vendors to ensure seamless execution. • Project Management: Drive timelines, task assignments, and deliverables across stakeholders, using strong organizational skills to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously. • Team Leadership: Mentor, train, and support planners and coordinators to foster professional growth and collaborative success. • Post-Event Evaluation: Capture insights, feedback, and metrics to measure ROI and identify continuous improvement opportunities. • Client Communication: Serve as a trusted point of contact for clients, ensuring transparency, alignment, and satisfaction throughout the event lifecycle. Job Type: Full-time Pay: $85,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year Benefits: • 401(k) • Flexible schedule • Health insurance • Paid time off Application Question(s): • Do you have CMP Certification Work Location: Hybrid remote in Springfield, PA 19064
This job posting was last updated on 12/17/2025