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Starting Pay Range

$26.00 - $30.00 - Hourly
- Depending on experience_

**Job Description**:
Bring your strong corporate events coordination experience and service driven, fun attitude to Skyrocket Education Services Marketing & Events team

With an emphasis serving schools with diverse and low-socioeconomic student populations and non-traditional learning environments, Skyrocket leadership has over a century’s worth of combined experience leading schools and operational support teams. Skyrocket’s niche expertise is in the intersection between academic and administrative performance.

*95% of Skyrocket associates utilize a home work space. This role will require 20+ days per year in person at the Pasadena, CA headquarters for company events. The Events Ambassadors will also have additional travel 20+ days per year for travel to client evetns and school sites in S. CA, N. CA and possibly out of state**

Essential Functions include, but are not limited to the following:
- Manage staff responsible for event coordination activities.- Educate staff on proper event procedures.- Manage budgets and adjust when necessary.- Book venues and negotiate fees.- Oversee the preparation of invitations (digital and print) and send out at appropriate time to all stakeholders.- Work with managers and the executive team to ensure all requests are met.- Drive attendance to the event.- Manage the promotion of events.- Analyze event performance and prepare presentations.- Define the company brand through events.- Ensure staff is adequately prepared for the event.- Manage vendor payments and all accounting processes including W9 collection, annual project code assignments and credit card statement preparation and submission.- Ensure the day of the event goes smoothly.- Manages the set up of booths, flowers, decorations, and other event decor.- Manages the execution of all internal and external gifting campaigns, from ordering and packing to shipping.- Manage/oversee event timeline from conception to conclusion.- Create event deliverables to ensure production runs accordingly to schedule.- Provide direction to outside vendors and oversee coordination at events.- Prepares all client billing, invoicing and statements of commitment.- Collaborates with various departments to ensure vision and details are incorporated into the final product or timeline.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
Preferred Skills:
- Demonstrated ability to craft compelling and engaging content for event promotions, invitations, and communications that resonate with diverse audiences.- Experience in writing detailed scripts for event programs, presentations, and ceremonies to ensure a smooth and professional delivery.- Proven expertise in developing unique event themes and cohesive branding strategies that elevate the attendee experience and align with the company’s vision.- Experience organizing large-scale conferences, including speaker coordination, agenda setting, and logistics management to deliver exceptional attendee experiences.- Skilled in media relations, social media management, and creating compelling promotional content to enhance event visibility and drive engagement."- Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, with staff, executive management, students, parents, co-workers and business contacts in a courteous and professional manner.- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.- Ability to work as a team player with colleagues and administrators.- Ability to give presentations, both at award ceremonies and for New Hire Orientations- Ability to work independently and efficiently, exercising reasonable judgment, in a fast-paced, multi-task environment with mínimal supervision.- Proficient computer knowledge and previous experience with Zoom, Microsoft software (specifically excel) and Google Suite. Including the facilitation of virtual events.- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.- Ability to travel 20% of the time, with at least monthly attendance to the home office for tasks as assigned.

Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred.- Previous experience in event planning is preferred.
- The specific statements shown in each section of this description are not intended to be all inclusive. They describe the general nature and level of work being performed and/or represent typical elements and criteria considered necessary to successfully perform the job. The Company retains the discretion to add to or change the duti