\\nCompany Description

PublicisLive is a global brand experience & event communications agency. We help the world\\\'s most successful brands, institutions & governments to build global influence platforms and engage their audiences. We create hybrid engagement platforms which captivate globally motivated, multi-stakeholder communities.

Job Description

The Event Project Manager plans and executes events from the initial conception of the event to its successful completion. This role requires excellent event-planning skills along with the ability to define project milestones and deadlines and coordinate cross functional teams and external contractors to ensure a successful and enjoyable event that meets organizational values, goals and expectations.

The Event Project Manager needs to balance creativity with logistics, financial planning, teams, vendor or client management duties. He or She should excel at multitasking and balancing big-picture concerns like venue and contractor selection with details like d\\xc3\\xa9cor and meal planning, effectively utilizing resources and personnel to stage large scale events.

Essential job functions

Includes but is not limited to

• Manage projects from project inception through deployment and ensure that stringent quality control processes are followed for all deliverables
• Work with the in-house department teams to make sure all deliverables are correctly executed and meet client expectations and timelines
• Follow a development timeline to ensure tasks are being completed on time
• Manage vendor relationships and collaborate with administrative team for payment processing
• Troubleshoot problems as they arise along the way
• Collaborate with teams regarding project scopes, timelines, and budgets
• Guide teams to meet agreed-upon timelines, maintaining the critical path and overseeing project budget
• Communicate with internal and client teams effectively to ensure expectations are set and all deliverables are met on schedule
• Demonstrate initiative and resourcefulness to meet project milestones, internal team needs, and client expectations
• Construct clear, concise, and error-free written and verbal communications that provides required details to project stakeholders (internal and external)
• Adhere to all company and departmental employment policies regarding security and confidentiality

Qualifications

These are the key criteria to the role * 5+ years professional event management experience with a recognized event agency (note that this aspect is a priority, profiles that do not meet this criterion will be automatically rejected)

• Fluent in French and English; German is a plus
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to make decisions and to prioritize tasks, and to remain calm under stress
• Maintain event budgets and profitability
• Problem solving skills
• Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Power Point, Excel); familiarity with Keynote an advantage
• Excellent interpersonal communications skills across all media
• Strong client and service-oriented focus and international experience
• Flexibility to travel
• Develop pitching and sales skills to perform customer relations aptitude

Additional Information

Place of work : Gen\\xc3\\xa8ve, Suisse

Start date : as soon as possible

Requirements : Fluent in English and French is mandatory

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