EVENT MANAGER

Event manager

The event manager is the person who plans and executes the event, taking responsibility for the creative, technical and logistical elements. This includes overall event design, brand building, marketing and communication strategy, audio-visualproduction, scriptwriting, logistics, budgeting, negotiation and client service.^{[citation needed]}

The event manager is usually not responsible for operations at rented event or entertainment venues, but will monitor all aspects of the event on site. Some of the tasks listed in the introduction may pass to the venue, but usually at a cost.

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Responsibilities and Duties

Event managers will need to help oversee and plan all of an event’s aspect from the time that the initial idea was conceived to the event’s last, most minute detail. Event managers meet with relevant staff of the organization and discuss the event in detail. Often, event managers suggest creative possibilities such as themes and ideas to help the event. Managers of event projects manage all the related staff to the event including the guest registration, parking registration, entertainment and caterers. An event manager needs to present the event’s budget and stick to this. It is also important to adhere to a time line and frequently communicating with members of the organization as the event progresses is a must. As part of the job description, event project managers sometimes need to travel frequently as well.