At Consero, we are on a mission to transform the world of executive conferences, one great program at a time. Our events offer senior executives from large enterprises a more valuable and intimate opportunity to network and learn about innovative, best-in-class solutions that are changing the face of business today.
Why Work for Consero?
What really makes Consero stand out as a great place to work in the DC area is our people. Ambitious, passionate, outgoing, friendly, and fun—these are just a few words that describe our extraordinary, tight-knit team. Consero’s events focus on quality over quantity, and our team members demonstrate this in our daily work, as well as our personal and professional interactions.
Additionally, through our unique onboarding process as well as ongoing training, our team members learn everything they need to know in order to be a success here at Consero and work with confidence. The skills you will learn – whether related to communication, contract negotiation, or even research – will benefit you not only during your time at Consero, but in your future personal and professional endeavors as well.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate all event-related logistics before and after each event, including travel arrangements and miscellaneous requests
- Maintain event databases, which include attendee records, event data, room listings, budget data, etc.
- Select and negotiate contracts with hotel, audio/visual, pipe/drape, entertainment, and other vendors to improve the event experience while managing costs.
- Travel frequently to events (8-10 times a year) and manage onsite operations
- Provide daily, concierge-level customer service
- Analyze inbound invoices to resolve discrepancies and create post-event reports
The Ideal Candidate
- Has a 4-year degree as well as formal event and project management experience
- Is proficient in Microsoft Office products; able to use a Mac OS X platform, web-based databases, and Google Apps.
- Extremely detail-oriented, organized and methodical
- Demonstrates advanced interpersonal communication skills, and has excellent business writing and proofreading skills
- Strong problem-solving skills, resourcefulness, flexibility, good judgement, and discretion
- Able to meet tight deadlines and embraces constantly changing timelines and priorities
- Is positive, professional and has a good sense of humor
- Able and willing to work evenings and weekends (seasonally) and travel frequently (8-10 times a year)
Our Perks
Consero’s events would not exist without its people. We value our employees, and we offer a host of perks to demonstrate our commitment to happy, productive employees.
These include:
- PTO that increases with tenure
- Paid sick leave
- End-of-the-year recess for whole office
- Eight paid annual holidays
- Half day summer Fridays
- Subsidies for health and dental insurance
- Voluntary vision insurance enrollment
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) access
- Access to 401k
- Tax-free transit and parking benefits
- Metro access
- Exciting travel opportunities
- Regular team happy hours and fun after-work events
- Monthly team breakfast
- Casual attire
If you are interested in applying or would like to hear more about this position, please email Alex Dent (adent@consero.com) for more information.
