Exhibits and Events Specialist

Job description

3519826
Additional Cities

Chicago
Career Level

Experienced
Relocation Assistance

No
Business

GE Healthcare
Business Segment

Healthcare USA & Canada
Function

Marketing
Country/Territory

United States
Additional States/Provinces

Illinois
Postal Code

60661-3671
Role Summary/Purpose

This role works with Marketing leaders and is responsible for managing, planning and executing the operational, logistical and financial aspects of exhibits, events and experiential marketing activations. The Exhibits & Events Specialist will project manage a variety of marketing experiences including exhibitions and events as part of the broader U.S. and Canada Events & Exhibits team reporting to the Marketing Director, Events and Exhibits. Travel can be up to 30+%
Essential Responsibilities

GE Healthcare is a medical technology and diagnostics business with a vision to become the leading innovator enabling precision health. With us, you can touch the lives of thousands of people globally and make every moment matter in your career.

• Collaborate with product and regional marketing stakeholders to plan and execute seamless and impactful brand experiences from start to finish
• Provide internal stakeholders with best-in-class exhibit and event solutions that align with the marketing strategy, budget and key objectives
• Coordinate with demand generation teams to measure and maximize lead generation and ROI with exhibit and event technologies
• Liaison with exhibition host and venue as primary point of contact for securing space, show management services, floor plans, production schedules, host/venue requirements, etc.
• Management of all exhibition and event vendors including RFP process, vendor quotations, invoicing, project deliverables, on-site execution and payment
• Comprehensive budget management of all exhibit/event elements
• Coordinate transportation, catering, housing and rooming blocks when necessary
• Coordinate with the broader Events and Exhibits team around auxiliary events/experiences in conjunction with an exhibition for seamless event planning.
• Coordinate site inspections and exhibition or event travel schedules for setup/show/dismantle
• Align and support multichannel marketing efforts for virtual and hybrid exhibition/event experiences
• Support Marketing Director, Exhibits and Events with annual forecasting and reporting, special projects and strategic planning initiatives

Quality Specific Goals:
• Aware of and comply with the GEHC Quality Manual, Quality Management System, Quality Management Policy, Quality Goals, and applicable laws and regulations as they apply to this job type/position
• Complete all planned Quality & Compliance training within the defined deadlines
• Identify and report any quality or compliance concerns and take immediate corrective action as required
Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor of Marketing, Communications, Event/Exhibition Management or related field required
• 2+ years’ experience planning and implementing trade shows/events and a demonstrated track record of developing award-winning trade shows
• Experience with exhibit show services, labor negotiations and lead generation
• Excellent communications skills, both verbal and written
• Proven organizational, project, and planning skills
• Proven budget and vendor management experience
• Ability to work through change and pivot in an evolving exhibit and event environment
• Solutions oriented and willingness to work in an effective and professional manner with all levels of stakeholders
Desired Characteristics

• 5+ years’ experience planning and implementing trade shows/events and a demonstrated track record of developing award-winning trade shows or events
• Experience in healthcare or pharmaceuticals a plus
• Experience with virtual events and hybrid activations a plus
• CVENT certification and/or CTSM (Certified Trade Show Manager) certification
• Experience in working with diverse global teams
• Basic design/engineering skills
About Us

GE Healthcare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator with over 100 years of healthcare industry experience and around 50,000 employees globally. We enable clinicians to make faster, more informed decisions through intelligent devices, data analytics, applications and services, supported by our Edison intelligence platform. We operate at the center of an ecosystem working toward precision health - digitizing healthcare, helping drive productivity and improving outcomes for patients, providers, health systems and researchers around the world.

Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything you’d expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you’ll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration and support.

GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristics protected by law.
GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is anEqual Opportunity Employer . Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristics protected by law.
Additional Eligibility Qualifications

GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Primary Country

United States
Primary State/Province

Illinois
Primary City

Chicago