Event Planner I - Hosted Events at HighLevel

About Us HighLevel is a cloud-based, all-in-one white-label marketing and sales platform that empowers marketing agencies, entrepreneurs, and businesses to elevate their digital presence and drive growth. We are proud to support a global and growing community of over 2 million businesses, from marketing agencies to entrepreneurs to small businesses and beyond. Our platform empowers users across industries to streamline operations, drive growth, and crush their goals. HighLevel processes over 15 billion API hits and handles more than 2.5 billion message events every day. Our platform manages 470 terabytes of data distributed across five databases, operates with a network of over 250 microservices, and supports over 1 million domain names. Our People With over 1,500 team members across 15+ countries, we operate in a global, remote-first environment. We are building more than software; we are building a global community rooted in creativity, collaboration, and impact. We take pride in cultivating a culture where innovation thrives, ideas are celebrated, and people come first, no matter where they call home. Our Impact Every month, our platform powers over 1.5 billion messages, helps generate over 200 million leads, and facilitates over 20 million conversations for the more than 2 million businesses we serve. Behind those numbers are real people growing their companies, connecting with customers, and making their mark - and we get to help make that happen.Learn more about us on our YouTube Channel or Blog Posts Who You Are: You are a highly detail-oriented and proactive individual, ready to become an integral part of our dynamic events team as an Event Planner. In this pivotal role, you will meticulously plan and execute events from start to finish, ensuring every detail aligns with our strategic goals. You will lead the coordination of all event logistics, including vendor and venue management, catering, audio-visual needs, and transportation while collaborating with stakeholders to develop detailed event plans and ensure seamless execution. Your contributions will be key in creating memorable experiences for our attendees and achieving our event goals. What You’ll Bring: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. What You’ll Be Doing: • Lead events both on-site and remotely, overseeing seamless execution from planning to completion, encompassing conferences, seminars, workshops, corporate events, with a focus on HighLevel Hangouts (local meetups). • Travel onsite to various venues (approximately 50–60% travel for corporate events) including occasional weekend availability as needed. • Collaborate with stakeholders to understand event objectives, target audience, and desired outcomes. • Develop detailed event plans, including timelines, budgets, and task lists. • Ensure timely preparation and shipping of all event materials while coordinating logistical details such as catering, audio-visual requirements, and transportation. • Identify, negotiate with, and manage relationships with vendors, venues, and service providers. • Delegate tasks and responsibilities to team members as needed, maintaining clear communication and providing real-time problem-solving. • Collaborate effectively in setting up and dismantling event materials to ensure seamless execution, involving tasks such as lifting up to 50 lbs and prolonged periods of standing. • Work closely with internal teams, including marketing, communications, and operations, to ensure seamless event execution. • Maintain flexibility to work in the Dallas office a few days a week, with the schedule varying based on the events calendar. • Bring a collaborative mindset and a proactive, can-do attitude to every interaction. This role requires representing HighLevel with professionalism and enthusiasm at in-person events. Experience/Education/Certifications Required: • Must be available to work and attend in-person or virtual meetings during regular business hours (Monday through Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm CST) Work availability, hours, and days will change when attending events. • Bachelor's degree in Event Management, Marketing, or related field preferred. • At least 2-5 years of experience as an event planner, Marketing, event planning, customer relations or related field. • Experience with virtual and hybrid event platforms. • Proficiency in event management software and Microsoft Office Suite. • Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. • Strong organizational and multitasking skills, with the ability to manage multiple events simultaneously. • Proven ability to work independently when needed. • Demonstrated approach to problem-solving and conflict management. • Must be proactive, accountable, eager to learn, and ready for challenges. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills. • Ability to lift and move event supplies and equipment as needed. Equal Employment Opportunity InformationThe company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. As an employer subject to affirmative action regulations, we invite you to voluntarily provide the following demographic information. This information is used solely for compliance with government recordkeeping, reporting, and other legal requirements. Providing this information is voluntary and refusal to do so will not affect your application status. This data will be kept separate from your application and will not be used in the hiring decision. #LI-Hybrid #LI-BQ1