Sr Events Specialist

Purpose of Role
The Sr Events Specialist role ensures YCA Audio events are executed flawlessly, on time, and on budget, translating strategic objectives into high-quality, well-managed experiences that strengthen relationships and reinforce organizational credibility through disciplined planning, coordination, and execution.

Key Accountabilities Include
• Ensure events contribute to business goals
• Ensure event components are within the approved budgets
• Ensure event stakeholder satisfaction

Primary Responsibilities Include
• Leads the execution of tradeshow and customer-facing events
• Maintains annual events calendar
• Creates event performance reporting
• Interfaces with vendors and completes schematic and scope of work review
• Guide event materials and assets creation
• Coordinate event-related travel
• Report on event metrics

Core Functional Competencies
• Event Management: Manage face-to-face and virtual events that enable contact between Yamaha and potential customers.
• Project Integration: Ensure that all project's work elements are coordinated, including project planning and execution processes
• Project Management: Plan, organize, and manage tasks and resources to bring about the successful completion of a specific project
• Project Procurement Management: Acquire products, services, or results from an external source; include contract management and control processes necessary to administer contracts, properly manage the buyer/vendor relationships, and manage the project’s obligations to the vendor
• Project Scope Management: Ensure all project work is included, while maintaining appropriate limits and control of the scope

Core Behavioral Competencies
• Yamaha Way (Will, Integrity, Initiative, Challenge, Commitment)
• Customer Focus
• Decision Quality
• Plans and Aligns
• Collaborates
• Self-Development
• Situational Adaptability

Qualifications
Ideal
• Demonstrated success with project coordination
• Demonstrated success with executing small to large events
• Demonstrated success with project management
• Travel up to 30%
• Microsoft Office

Preferred
• Experience with mid-to-scale tours or professional-level audio

Compensation
• The hiring range for this position is $59,000.00 - $81,000.00 annually + bonus. This is the hiring range and does not include the value of benefits. The hiring range does not reflect total earning potential over time.
• Final offers within the posted compensation range are based on qualifications, skills and experience required for the role.

Here’s What We’ll Bring
• Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Vision, Dental, LTD, Life-Insurance and 401k with match AND automatic contributions
• Performance based bonus program
• Robust employee wellness programs including free music lessons
• Gym and wellness reimbursement program
• Tobacco cessation reward program
• Free concerts from award winning artists
• Discounted hotel, travel, entertainment, and other attractions
• Employee product purchase program
• Flexible work options (including hybrid schedule)
• Casual dress
• Vacation, sick-time and personal floating holidays
• In-office events, for example -- Bring Your Dog to Work Day, Employee Singing Competitions, Spirit Week and other fun events
• Inclusive and passionate culture