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Event Planner

Canada
Toronto

Overview

The Event Planner is responsible for the planning and execution of all event-related activities of Demant Canada (Wholesale) and its subsidiary brands (Oticon, Bernafon, Sonic, Diatec, and Philips). This is a hybrid position with a minimum of two days per week in office required. 

Permanent Full-Time

Department: Marketing

Report to: Marketing Director

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Major Duties and Accountabilities

  • Planning/execution of both physical and virtual events
  • Establishing event themes, budgets, and logistics (venue, catering, etc)
  • Managing event communications with all internal stakeholders (pre, post, and during)
  • Event contract negotiation
  • Managing registrants and supporting attendee needs
  • Managing contacts with travel agencies for transportation needs
  • On-the-day management - ensuring logistics are running smoothly (catering, venue, equipment) and event staff are supported
  • Invoice processing
  • Post-event reporting & analysis. Reviewing reports, analyzing feedback and event data to measure achievement of goals and build insights
  • Relationship management with outside vendors/agencies
  • Responsible for completing any other marketing-related projects that are assigned by manager such as give away sourcing, signage and branding needs

Related Experience and Skills

  • 2+ years experience supporting events within a Marketing department
  • Must have a solid background working large budgets and managing resources
  • Ability to work with a project management software and adapt to existing processes
  • Excellent grammatical, spelling, and proofreading skills
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skill (to successfully interact with our vendors, customers, and internal staff)
  • Dependability to work assigned hours to ensure full coverage (overtime is occasionally required to meet the demands and deadlines associated with the position)
  • Excellent organization and time management - ability to prioritize and align effort to business/strategic goals
  • Dependable vehicle for travel

Problem Solving/Judgement and Decision Making

Works on assignments that are routine in nature. Most projects are moderately complex. Generally, follows established processes and procedures, however, must exercise decision-making when determining which issues to escalate to more senior employees or manager.

Supervision Received

Primary reporting relationship is to the Marketing Director. Assignments are performed under general supervision, normally receiving instructions on new assignments.

Supervision Exercised

Manage on-site staff at events/conferences/meetings and supervise members of the marketing team who are working on event deliverables

Internal and External Contact

Routinely interacts with other team members in the Marketing team, and Sales team. Contacts are intermittent with non-management and management staff in Accounting, Customer Service, and Distribution for routine assignments. Routinely interacts with vendors and customers.

About Demant

Demant is a world-leading hearing healthcare and technology group built on a heritage of care, health, and innovation since 1904. The Group offers innovative technologies, solutions, and expertise to help people hear better. In every aspect, from hearing care, hearing aids and hearing implants to diagnostic equipment and services and audio solutions, Demant is active and engaged. Headquartered in Denmark, the Group employs more than 21,000 people globally and is present with solutions in 130 countries where we create life-changing hearing health and high-end audio and video solutions. William Demant Foundation holds the majority of shares in Demant A/S, which is listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen and among the 25 most traded stocks.

Accommodation

Demant is committed to building an inclusive environment and will provide accommodations in accordance with the AODA (Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act). Please clearly indicate in your application any accommodations you will require throughout the recruitment process.

While we appreciate the interest of all applicants, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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