Commercial and Specialized Industries, National Event Strategy Associate

Commercial Banking (CB) delivers extensive industry knowledge, local expertise and seamless global capabilities to over 30,000 clients-including corporations, municipalities, financial institutions, real estate investors and owners, and not-for-profit organizations-with annual revenue generally ranging from $20 million to $2 billion.

The hard work of our dedicated team, along with the unmatched capabilities across our firm, allows us to build deep, lasting relationships with so many great companies.

We are proud of the role we play in the success of our clients, and we are grateful every day for the confidence they place in us.

As an Associate on the Commercial Banking event strategy team, you will support the strategy, planning, and execution of national proprietary events and third party sponsorships.

Responsibilities include managing multiple projects with a focus on data analysis, event coordination, and content development, while collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to deliver impactful experiences for clients and partners.

Job responsibilities


* Proactively partner with the Event Production team to support the development and execution of best-in-class event and sponsorship programming.


* Effectively provide hands-on support for events, including logistics, attendee management, and on-site execution to engage executive clients.


* Collaboratively assist Strategy Managers with crafting differentiated agendas, content, and supporting speaker selection and preparation.


* Creatively aid in the development and execution of compelling invites and event collateral, including recaps, takeaways, and client stories.


* Diligently collect, clean, and validate event-related data from multiple sources to ensure accuracy.


* Consistently update budgets, secure required approvals, document variances, and process payments for events and sponsorships.


* Insightfully analyze RSVP trends, attendance, and engagement metrics to inform and optimize event strategy.


* Strategically participate in annual planning, emphasizing fresh formats and differentiated content.
Reliably contribute to completion of scorecards for each program to capture and communicate key takeaways.


* Flexibly assist in various ad hoc projects and events to support client and prospect engagement, raising hand for cross-team initiatives.


* Thoroughly develop and exhibit an understanding of unique industry business, tailoring approach to each team accordingly.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills


* 4+ years of experience in event management, marketing, or communications


* Requires travel (~15-20% of time) and off-hours event execution, including higher volume during busy seasons


* Go-getter attitude, ready to contribute to a variety of projects, events and sponsorships


* Excellent written and verbal communications skills


* Exceptional executive presence and professionalism when inte...