Job description

Are you looking for a fun and stimulating environment where you are challenged to use your strong communication and organizational skills? Do you hate to be bored and love problem solving in a fast-paced environment? Do you have a background in operations and events?

If so, this may be the position for you! The Howard Group is hiring an administrative team member to apply their business-savvy in a fast-paced environment.

We are looking for an individual who meets the following criteria:

• Top-notch detail skills and ability to maintain error-free processes and procedures
• Use of high level listening skills, with clear and direct communication
• Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills
• Dexterity in planning, project management, and administrative paperwork processing
• Ability to balance a sense of urgency with a calm practicality
• Use of strong sense of logic with creative approach to problem solving
• Excellent customer service and problem solving skills
• Work collaboratively with leadership and the entire event production team
• Maintain detailed and confidential information in an organized fashion
• Goal oriented and driven by business' success
• Strong customer service skills
• Strong knowledge of Puget Sound area

What does the Events Administrator do?

In brief, the administrator will monitor, improve and execute operational and administrative functions within various event divisions of our organization. You’ll use your detail and organizational skills to provide exceptional customer service to our clientele, and enhance the services we offer our clients. And help to ensure that management's goals and projects are met in a timely manner. Propose areas for efficiency improvement and procedural "gap-filling" through documentation and application of technology. As training progresses, you’ll learn to conduct soft sales conversations with clientele and effective negotiation and execution of contracts.

What The Howard Group Has To Offer:

• Fun and upbeat working environment
• Direct and open communication
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth

Qualifications And Experience:

• 2+ years of operational, sales management, project management, administrative, or related business experience
• Creative ideas on how to grow corporate business through advertising, marketing, and networking
• Knowledge of the event and/or hospitality industry at a professional level
• Intermediate comfort level with social media platforms
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (including Access)
• Must show initiative and the ability to work with little supervision

We work closely as a team, so a personality match along with experience is important to us.

Only extremely qualified candidates will be considered at this time. We will need you to hit the ground running! We apologize in advance that a response or follow up will not be given to all applicants.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $45,000.00 - $55,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Lynnwood, WA 98036: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• Do you have experience in the event industry?
• Do you have reliable transportation?

Work Location: In person

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