Local Marketing Professional - III

Basking Ridge-NJ-USA Candidate will be project managing Tier 2 Hospitality events and Trade Shows.  The management of these events entail developing written communications and occasionally presenting to sales teams about event opportunities that aid in growing revenue. It requires collaborating with Wireless Business Group Sales - Managing Partners/Client Partners to secure customers for various NFL, MLB, Indy Car and other events in compliance with company guidelines. It requires providing weekly reporting to leaders, ordering customer/host tickets, assisting with or creating briefing packages for hosts, and assisting with ROI analysis.  The contractor will work with a WBG Events Manager to execute Tier 2 events on behalf of Sales teams who are sponsoring customer events. This requires scheduling meetings and participating in meetings with Sales, Marketing and sometimes external partners to determine requirements for an event and fulfilling the requirements….coordinating and ensuring the correct signage, marketing materials, giveaways, etc, are available. Providing instructions for capturing leads and following up on all leads so they can be handed off to salesforce.com for tracking  Although there is no travel involved – and no on-site event management required, someone who understands the details involved in managing events would be great for this position.  Job Description:  Assist employers by performing administrative tasks in relation to Event/Hospitality described above.  - Prepare spreadsheet for RFP review  - Look up RFP activity in Salesforce (contact CPs that have an account in RFP with req'd follow up questions).  - Check for previous event attendance using tracking spreadsheets and update Sharepoint doc to show status  - Modify invite templates  - Order event tickets through Spotlight database for each game/event  - Communicate with Sales teams on nomination status.  - Communicate with Customer Engagement manager on a regular basis to provide updates  - Work with confidential materials with minimal supervision  - Perform other generic office activities  - High school diploma or general education degree (GED)  - 1-2 years administrative experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience Strong interpersonal skills and work ethic, strong organizational skills, excellent coordination and time management skills  - Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook Vivek Salvatore vivek.salvatore(@)americanetworks.com (973) 582-3458