Event Planner - Toronto, Canada - Tourism Industry Association of Ontario

Tourism Industry Association of Ontario

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Toronto, Canada

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Description

Company Summary:
Destination Toronto is the official destination marketing organization for Toronto's tourism industry.

Destination Toronto focuses on promoting and selling the greater Toronto region as a remarkable destination for tourists, convention delegates and business travellers.

Officially operating as a not-for-profit agency, Destination Toronto has over 1,200 members and is a partnership of public and private sectors.

Location: 85 Curlew Dr, Toronto ON M3A 2P8

Date Posted: 12 Mar 2024
Closing Date: 11 May 2024

Job Type: Full-Time
Job Category: Experienced

ROLE SUMMARY

Our Event Planning team are an integral part of the Global Sales & Services team, with planning and logístical responsibility for Destination Toronto Corporate Events, booth builds & activations and select in-market sales engagement.

Additional scope of the role includes, support of events such as sales and planning sites, Fam programming, industry hosting events ensuring they positively impact the conversion of prospects to confirmed clients, as well as representing the Destination's brand with the highest level of expectation.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Informs on and follows budget allocations in keeping with departmental business plan and strategy
Support to Director, Destination Services & Events on major industry event hosting and our highest value clients as part of the Client Advisory Board
Planning and execution responsibilities for Destination Toronto key corporate events
Design, logistics and production responsibilities for trade show booths and event activations
Collaborate with Marketing on creative themes across inmarket lead generation and business development efforts and ensure all Destination Toronto activations (events, trade show booths, hosting, etc.) reflect the destination narrative.
Oversee RFP process and manage external partners such as event management agencies, booth builders, F&B vendors and more
Ensure Destination Toronto's CRM database is up to date with activations
Collaborate with on client gifting strategies
Proactively provide creativity on event trends and innovation
Ability, willingness to travel, attend local and international events on evenings and/or weekends is required; flexible to work evenings and weekends, oncall as team needs require.

KEY PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Selfmotivated, solutionsdriven mindset
Able to thrive in a high pressure, multiple demand environment
Strong innovative and creative outlook
Customer / Client Focused with Industry Experience (meeting planning/event execution)
General knowledge of consumer and B2B marketing
Skilled Internal / External Collaborator & Communicator
Excellent Verbal / Written Communications
Exceptional Consultative Skills and Adept Negotiator
Financial Management
Diplomacy, tact and a collaborative nature

KEY RELEVANT EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

A university or college degree with an emphasis in business, marketing, project management or hospitality, and/or at least five years of related experience which may substitute for academic experience.
Experience with CRM software is an asset
Familiarity with trade show logistics, booth build planning and execution