Exhibit Services Manager: Tradeshow Lead

Exhibit Services Manager: Tradeshow Lead

Job no: 530598

Work type: Officer of Administration

Location: Eugene, OR

Categories: Education, Student Life/Services, Planning/Project Management

Department: SSEM Continuing and Professional Education
Appointment Type and Duration: Regular, Ongoing
Salary: $55,000 - $65,000 per year
Compensation Band: OS-OA05-Fiscal Year 2022-2023
FTE: 1.0

Application Review Begins

November 16, 2022; position open until filled

Special Instructions to Applicants

Please submit a cover letter, resume with educational and professional experience, and contact information for 3 professional references with your online application.

Department Summary

University of Oregon Continuing and Professional Education (CPE) connects UO with regional communities. Working in partnership with UO schools and colleges, selected vendors, and national credentialing associations, CPE serves the public by enabling learning outside of the traditional university setting. Participants do not have to be an admitted student at the University of Oregon to participate in CPE programs. Individuals can access vibrant professional development opportunities, lifelong learning enrichment courses, and community engagement activities that serve nearly 5,000 participants annually at local continuing ed programs.

Through CPE's mission to produce or aid in the delivery of educational programs for purposes of lifelong learning and professional development, the Conference Services sub-unit provides an important resource to this mission in two ways: first, by providing specialized operational support to academic departments, individual faculty members in their hosting of on-campus events and noncredit workshops, or other auxiliary units (e.g. UO Housing); second, by providing technically-sophisticated and integrated conference management and customer service solutions to externally-facing professional associations for the administration and production of educational conferences and tradeshows (both small and large-scale: 10,000+ attendees).

Continuing and Professional Education programs are self-supported and fee-based; they do not use state dollars. CPE reports to the Division of Student Services and Enrollment Management.

Position Summary

The Exhibits and Corporate Engagement Department is a core service area within Conference Services responsible for exhibit and sponsorship sales, and the associated fulfillment and management functions, for contracted events and meetings. The department also facilities and supports the fulfillment of operations and logistics duties across other core service areas during pre-planning and onsite deployment. Members of this department deliver a full range of services that include, but are not limited to, sales and outreach, sales database maintenance and expansion, sponsorship and branding opportunities definition and fulfillment, web-based application/contract development, website content definition and maintenance, floor plan development and management, digital and print collateral definition and design, communication development, email/phone customer service, client relations, and onsite logistics.

The position of Exhibit Services Manager: Tradeshow Lead is a critical member of the Exhibits and Corporate Engagement area, serving as tradeshow manager and account representative for primary clients in collaboration with the Director of Conference Services. The Tradeshow Lead guides and mentors other managers in the fulfillment of pre-conference and onsite sales, exhibitor/sponsor relationship management and customer service, and exhibit floor plan development. The Manager collaborates with exhibit team members for interactive website implementations, communications, data management, and exhibit/sponsor staff registration. The Tradeshow Lead also serves as liaison for our clients in the delivery of exhibit and sponsor-related needs, as well as in the support of logistics, operations and vendor interface. The Tradeshow Lead utilizes strong leadership skills to direct work teams in relation to specific project delivery within the department and across teams. This position requires travel 8-30 nights per year to event locations.

The Exhibit Services Manager: Tradeshow Lead is responsible for direct supervision of 1-3 classified temps, with collaborative/oversight of 3 professional staff and 5-10 student staff. This position reports to the Director of Conference Services.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent. (May substitute four years of experience in appropriate tradeshow/events industry position.)
  
• Two years of experience in the following areas:
  - Tradeshow industry;
  - Project management;
  - Client representation.
  
• One year experience leading and managing a team through a project cycle
  
• Experience working in tradeshow sales and/or floor plan management
  
  Professional Competencies
  
  
• Effective communication skills.
  
• Experience in team leadership and employee supervision.
  
• Ability to lead teams in the management of multiple tasks on varying timelines.
  
• Ability to travel 30-45 nights per year to event locations nationally.
  
  Preferred Qualifications
  
  
• Experience leading an events team focused on exhibits sales and tradeshow fulfillment from project inception through onsite deployment.
  
• Experience with large-scale tradeshows.
  
• Experience managing suppliers, such as General Services Contractors in the tradeshow industry.
  
• Demonstrated comfort using database systems and web-based skills.
  
• Strong utility of MS Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat.
  
• Meetings certification or relevant coursework.
  
  FLSA Exempt: Yes
  
  All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background inquiry.
  
  University of Oregon students and employees are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. For additional information see: https://hr.uoregon.edu/uo-covid-19-vaccination-requirement-employee-process.
  
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