Why work with us?
The North American branch of Generali Global Assistance offers a diverse and inclusive work environment while employees work towards making real difference in the lives of our clients. As an Organization, we pride ourselves with offering white glove service while being mindful of corporate responsibility and our environmental footprint.
Employees enjoy a plethora of benefits to include:
- A diverse, inclusive, professional work environment
- Flexible work schedules
- Company match on 401(k)
- Competitive Paid Time Off policy
- Generous Employer contribution for health, dental and vision insurance
- Company paid short term and long term disability insurance
- Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Company paid life insurance
- Employee Assistance program
- Wellness programs
- Fun employee and company events
- Discounts on travel insurance
Who are we?
Generali Global Assistance is proudly part of the Europ Assistance Group brand and our products utilize a number of corporate and product brands. The brands for our North American team include the following:
- CSA: US travel insurance brand for retail and lodging partners. Learn more here.
- Generali Global Assistance (GGA): The primary Corporate brand in the United States for our travel insurance, travel assistance, identity and cyber protection, and beneficiary companion products. Learn more here.
- GMMI: the industry standard for global medical cost containment and medical risk management solutions. Learn more here.
- Iris, Powered by Generali: identity and digital protection solution. Learn more here.
- Trip Mate: US travel insurance brand for tour operator, cruise and airline partners. Learn more here.
What you’ll be doing.
Job Summary:
We’re seeking a Marketing Event Specialist to support and execute our event strategy. In this role, you will oversee the end-to-end event participation process, managing our organization’s involvement in trade shows and industry-hosted events. You will collaborate closely with marketing leadership and other departments to identify key events and manage all logistics, including registration, attendance, exhibiting, sponsorships, and the shipment of booths, tradeshow banners, flyers, and other materials. Additionally, you will track event-related expenses and ensure adherence to assigned budgets. Responsibilities include maintaining exhibiting equipment, managing event giveaways, and overseeing vendor relations, negotiations, and billing. Strong cross-collaboration skills are essential, as this role will work with teams across Commercial, Marketing, Finance, and Leadership. This position reports directly to the Vice President of Marketing & Customer Experience.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Execute the company’s event and tradeshow strategy, managing all logistical components including registration, booth setup and shipment, and coordination of event materials such as flyers, giveaways, and branded assets.
- Negotiate contracts and manage vendor relations, including coordination with event organizers, union crew, and on-site vendors to ensure smooth event execution.
- Collaborate with the marketing team to ensure event displays, social media content, email marketing, and print materials align with the company’s brand and event goals.
- Track and manage event-related expenses, ensuring adherence to budgets and providing regular reporting on expenditures.
- Ensure event logistics are fully aligned with commercial objectives and effectively communicated with the team attending the event to ensure seamless execution.
- Oversee the ordering, tracking, and inventory of event materials and giveaways.
- Support KPI measurement and reporting, ensuring event success is measured against key objectives.
- Actively pursue professional development opportunities to stay ahead of trends in B2B marketing and event management.
Required / Desired Knowledge, Experiences and Skills:
Requirements:
- Minimum of 2-5 years of experience in event planning or related roles.
- Proven experience in executing event marketing efforts, including trade show planning, attendance, and post-event reporting.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with all areas of the organization.
- Strong organizational and time management skills; self-motivated with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, including, tasks from both marketing and commercial teams.
- Strong project management skills with the ability to see projects through from start to finish.
- Demonstrated ability to influence others and drive organizational outcomes without direct reporting authority.
Preferred:
- Experience in the travel protection or travel related industries is a plus.
- Strong working knowledge of project management tools (e.g. Workfront) preferred.
Education/Certifications:
Requirements:
- High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED) required.
- Relevant experience in event planning, marketing, or a related field may substitute for formal education.
Preferred:
- Bachelor’s degree in discipline such as: Communications, Marketing, Business Analytics, or Sales is a plus.
Travel Requirements: NA
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and sit for long periods of time. The employee frequently is required to reach with arms and use hands to grasp, handle, or feel and be able to effectively communicate. The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Regular and reliable attendance and reporting to the assigned work location is an essential function of this position.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees so classified.
The Company is committed to adhering to the Americans with Disabilities Act and corresponding state laws. When appropriate, we provide reasonable accommodations to qualified employees and applicants with disabilities, enabling them to carry out their essential job functions.
Pay Range: $70,000 - $90,000 annually
Where you’ll be doing it.
This is a hybrid role based out of our San Diego office. As a hybrid role, you will be working onsite 2-3 days a week and working from home 2-3 days a week.
When you’ll be doing it.
While there is some flexibility in the hours, this position will be Monday-Friday during regular business hours (approximately 8:00am-5:00pm). Occasional overtime may be required according to business need.
Apply today to begin your next chapter.
Don’t meet every single requirement? At Generali Global Assistance, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and enriching workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
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