Event Planning Specialist Company: Carnival Cruise Line Area of Interest: Public Relations Location: Miami State: Florida Job Title: Event Planning Specialist Job Description: Candidate Profile You are a master event planner and organizer!  You have at least 3+ years of experience planning, organizing, executing and debriefing large scale corporate events.  You have experience managing vendor relations and negotiating event planning service contracts.   As our Event Planning Specialist, your focus will be on internal employee facing events ranging from our popular Farmers Market, Corporate 5K Run and Holiday Events.  In addition, you will be heavily involved with several high profile Executive Events, such as our all-hands Town hall Meetings.  You will also support employee communications and email marketing efforts to promote events.   Supporting our Director of Communication, you will assist with generating concepts, and running with them from brief to debrief.   If youre interested in joining our fun Communications Department at the company that invites our guests to #ChooseFUN, wed love to talk to you!   Position Overview This individual is an experienced events and project manager with a passion for planning and executing events.  Responsible for a wide range of employee events as well as external events for an organization of approximately 3,000 shore side teams with the possibility of also shipboard events.  This position will also support the employee communications team initiatives.   Manage planning and execution of major onsite employee events and external conferences and executive meetings.  Main contact day of event execution; Employee events include  Food Trucks, Employee holiday celebrations, Vendor Days, Fairs and Festivals; Own event planning process from initial scope to post event briefing.  Lead, execute and develop event specific communications and display materials; provide expertise in project/event management tools. Provide support for key projects, programs and initiatives such as Town Halls and other conferences both shoreside and shipboard; plan and execute external community relations, charity events, homeport initiatives and other events as assigned; Work with vendors to negotiate pricing and manage vendor relationships Support day to day communications vehicles such as Daily Brief and other communication channels Responsible for individual event budget; Assist in preparing department budgets and provide periodic reports for each event project Develop strong relationships with key stakeholders such as audio/visual teams, maintain vendors relationships Qualifications Bachelors Degree in Event Planning, Public Relations, Communications or related field 3-5 years experience managing special events and working in communications Proficient using the latest versions of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and mail merges; email, social media Benefits as a member of Carnival's Team: A comprehensive healthcare program, dental coverage and flexible spending accounts. Company-paid term life insurance and long term disability coverage, employee-paid optional life insurance and other voluntary insurance programs. A 401(k) plan that includes up to a 3% company match after one year of service and a discretionary-profit sharing contribution in your second year of eligible employment Tuition Reimbursement that provides up to 75% reimbursement for company related professional career development. Employee Stock Purchase plan that provides up to a 15% discount off the Fair Market Value of Carnival Corporation Common Stock Paid vacation and sick time. An on-site fully accredited preschool educational program that provides developmentally appropriate educational programming for families of children ages 6 weeks through 5 years of age and up to 12 years of age during school holidays and summer vacation in addition to drop-in care for those unexpected childcare conflicts. An on-site Health and Wellness Center that provides a full range of activities including weight training machines, free weights, cardiovascular equipment, an aerobic center, massage therapy, certified personal trainers and a wide variety of other programs Two complimentary "Fun Ship" cruises a year (based on available space and seniority) as well as discounted rates to friends and family in addition to other discounts to local and neighborhood vendors About Carnival Cruise Line Carnival Cruise Line is the most popular cruise brand in North America and operates 25 ships designed to foster exceptionally fun and memorable vacation experiences at an outstanding value. Carnival Cruise Line is the leading provider of year-round Caribbean cruises and also operates seasonal cruises in Europe, Alaska, New England, Canada, Bermuda, Hawaii, Mexican Riviera and the Panama Canal. The brand caters to a wide consumer demographic, appealing to families, couples, singles and seniors alike. One common denominator among Carnival's guests is the desire for a truly fun, memorable and enjoyable vacation experience. Carnival Corporation & plc and Carnival Cruise Line is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer. In this regard, it does not discriminate against any qualified individual on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, mental, physical or sensory disability, or any other classification protected by local, state, federal, and/or international law. req9672 Job ID 7682529