Who we are:
Vangst is the cannabis industry's leading hiring resource. Through Direct Hire, Vangst Gigs, and our Job Board, we have connected thousands of professionals around the US and Canada with jobs in the cannabis industry. Today, Vangst has 41 full-time employees and over 150 gig employees between Colorado and California. We’re currently expanding to additional legalized markets as well as launching a new product this fall to more effectively connect employees with cannabis jobs.
Who you are:
- You thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth, rapidly changing environment.
- You are highly detail oriented and organized.
- You have experience planning and executing events for thousands of people.
- You have exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
- You are outgoing and confident.
What you will do:
- Take over and execute Vangst Career Fairs and launch Vangst Career Fair in three new markets in 2018. Tasks include but not limited to:
- Source venue / negotiate all venue related contracts
- Create marketing strategy for each career fair including:
- Sponsorship packages and pitch deck
- Email campaigns
- Social media
- Paid advertising (digital, print, etc).
- Create schedule for career fair including:
- Set up and breakdown schedule
- Floor plan for sponsors
- Welcome information packet for all job seekers
- Speaker lineup
- After party for sponsors
- Schedule / tasks for internal Vangst employees during event
- Create standard processes for all career fairs including registration and check-in.
- Work with sales team to sell sponsorships for career fairs
- Take over and execute all Vangster Night (local happy hours for candidates and clients) and launch in three new markets in 2018
- Work with Sales team to develop strategy for attending industry tradeshows
- Identify opportunities to host events and parties at key industry events as well as plan and execute the events
- Work with Vangst controller to ensure events remaining in our event budget
- Work with sales team to determine ROI on each event and put monthly reports together showing costs and ROI of each event
Ideal past experience:
- 3 years of event planning experience
- Planned and executed tradeshows or conferences with exhibitors and sponsors and a minimum of 3,000 attendees
- Planned and executed B2B events
Job Type: Full-time
Experience:
- planning B2B events: 1 year
- event planning: 3 years
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