National Events Specialist

Our not-so-secret sauce.

Award-winning, inclusive, Top Workplace culture doesn’t happen overnight. It’s a result of hard work by extraordinary people. More than 10,000 of the industry’s brightest talent drive our efforts to deliver purposeful work and meaningful impact every day. Learn more about what makes us different and how you can thrive as the National Events Specialist at MMA.

Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA) provides business insurance, employee health & benefits, retirement, and private client insurance solutions to organizations and individuals seeking limitless possibilities. With 180 offices across North America, we combine the personalized service model of a local consultant with the global resources of the world’s leading professional services firm, Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC).

A day in the life.

As our National Events Specialist you’ll work closely with internal stakeholders and lines of business leaders to plan events and meetings throughout the year. As the National Events Specialist, you will coordinate travel arrangements for large groups, secure hotel room blocks, and meeting and event spaces. You’ll work closely with hotels, restaurants, and vendors, negotiating favorable rates and terms, to ensure a seamless experience for attendees. You will also be responsible for working with internal stakeholders and lines of business leaders to ensure that all aspects of the event are aligned with the Company's goals and objectives. The National Events Specialist will be critical to the success of large-scale events, and you will need to work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders to ensure that everything runs smoothly. The National Events Specialist will collaborate with the National Digital Events Specialist to support digital events as needed. The National Events Specialist will also be required to travel as needed.

Our future colleague.

• We’d love to meet you if your professional track record includes these skills:
• 5+ experience in event planning and coordinating large-scale events
• Experience negotiating contracts, developing event concepts and themes
• Coordinate logistics such as transportation and accommodations
• Manage event staff and volunteers; oversee event set up and teardown
• Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements
• Manage event marketing and promotion
• Experience creating event budgets and timelines
• Strong understanding of travel arrangements and logistics
• Comfortability working in a fast-paced environment with quick turnaround times
• High level attention to detail and quick decision-making capabilities
• Excellent organizational, communication, and negotiation skills
• These additional qualifications are a plus, but not required to apply:
• Relationships with vendors around the U.S.
• Proven ability to manage teams and delegate tasks 
• Legal work authorization to work in the U.S. on a permanent and ongoing basis without the need for sponsorship now or in the future
• We know there are excellent candidates who might not check all of these boxes. Don’t be shy. If you’re close, we’d be very interested in meeting you.

Valuable benefits.

We value and respect the impact our colleagues make every day both inside and outside our organization. We’ve built a culture that promotes colleague well-being through robust benefit programs and resources, encourages professional and personal development, and celebrates opportunities to pursue the projects and causes that give colleagues fulfilment outside of work.  

Some benefits included in this role are:

• Generous time off, including personal and volunteering
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
• Remote work
• Charitable contribution match programs
• Stock purchase opportunities

The applicable base salary range for this role is $56,430.00-$105,420.00.  The base pay offered will be determined on factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, education, and any applicable minimum wage requirements. Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case basis. In addition to the base salary, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentives.

We are excited to offer a competitive total rewards package which includes health and welfare benefits, tuition assistance, 401K savings and other wellbeing programs as well as employee assistance programs.

Who you are is who we are.

We embrace a culture that celebrates and promotes the many backgrounds, heritages and perspectives of our colleagues and clients. We are always seeking those with ethics, talent, and ambition who are interested in joining our client-focused teams.