Senior Events Specialist
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading. Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones.
We need to decide which sections to include based on content.
We have:
- Overview paragraph: "As a Senior Events Specialist, you'll partner with a collaborative marketing team to plan and deliver a portfolio of firm-hosted events, conferences, sponsorships, and strategic marketing initiatives. Working alongside the events team, you'll help create exceptional experiences that strengthen our brand, support business development, and deliver value to our clients and communities. This is a full-time, hybrid position (M-F, 8am-5pm, with some evening and weekend work to be expected) that may be based out of one of our following locations: Portland, ME Bangor, ME Manchester, NH Waltham, MA Hamden, CT There will be occasional travel (~10%) for select events each year, to be mutually agreed upon."
We could treat this as "About the role" or "Overview". The instruction says we can use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we can map sections accordingly.
We have responsibilities: bullet list under "You Will". That's a list of duties.
We have requirements: bullet list under "You Have". That's qualifications/skills.
We have compensation details: salary range, bonus eligibility. That's Pay.
We have benefits: "BerryDunn Benefits & Culture" paragraph describing benefits and link. That's Benefits.
We have schedule: maybe from overview: full-time hybrid M-F 8am-5pm with some evening/weekend work. That's schedule.
We have location info: could be part of Overview or maybe separate but not required.
We must not create sections with filler. So we need to include sections that have real content.
Potential sections:
- About the role (overview paragraph)
- Responsibilities (list from "You Will")
- Requirements (list from "You Have")
- Pay (salary range and bonus)
- Benefits (benefits paragraph)
- Schedule (full-time hybrid etc.)
We need to ensure we don't duplicate content. Also we need to remove boilerplate like EEO, accommodation statement, equal opportunity, etc. Also remove "Visit our website for a complete list of benefits..." maybe keep as part of Benefits? The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The benefits paragraph includes "Visit our website for a complete list of benefits and a look into our culture: Experience BerryDunn ." That's not boilerplate? It's a link to website; might be considered navigation? It's a reference to website; but it's part of benefits description. Might keep but could be considered navigation? Safer to keep the benefits description but maybe drop the "Visit our website..." line as it's a navigation instruction. However the instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The "Visit our website for a complete list of benefits..." is not exactly navigation but could be considered a call to action; but it's not application instruction. Might keep.
Also we have "We will ensure that individuals are provided reasonable accommodation..." that's EEO/accommodation boilerplate; remove.
Also "We are committed to equal employment opportunity..." remove.
Also "About BerryDunn" section: that's company description; could be considered boilerplate? It's not required but could be considered "About the company". The instruction didn't list About the company as a heading option; we could include as "About the company" but not in list. Better to omit as it's not required and could be considered boilerplate? It's substantive about the firm but not about the role. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. However we need to decide if we include it. The heading list didn't include About the company, but we could still include a section with
About BerryDunn
if we want to preserve that info. However the instruction says "use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." The e.g. suggests those are examples, not exclusive. So we could add other headings if needed. But we should prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. The About BerryDunn paragraph is somewhat generic but still substantive. However it's not directly about the role; might be considered boilerplate but it's about the firm. The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. This is not those. So we could keep it.
But we need to avoid filler. The About BerryDunn paragraph is not filler. So we could include a section "About the company" or "About BerryDunn". However the instruction says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Adding another section may increase count but still okay.
We need to decide final sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Pay, Benefits, Schedule. Possibly also About the company.
But we need to ensure we don't create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have specific content.
Let's extract content precisely.
Overview paragraph: "As a Senior Events Specialist, you'll partner with a collaborative marketing team to plan and deliver a portfolio of firm-hosted events, conferences, sponsorships, and strategic marketing initiatives. Working alongside the events team, you'll help create exceptional experiences that strengthen our brand, support business development, and deliver value to our clients and communities. This is a full-time, hybrid position (M-F, 8am-5pm, with some evening and weekend work to be expected) that may be based out of one of our following locations: Portland, ME Bangor, ME Manchester, NH Waltham, MA Hamden, CT There will be occasional travel (~10%) for select events each year, to be mutually agreed upon."
We could split location and schedule into separate sections, but we have schedule section for M-F 8am-5pm etc. Location could be part of About the role.
Responsibilities list (You Will):
- Support the full lifecycle of strategy, planning, and execution of third-party conferences and trade shows, as well as BerryDunn -hosted events .
- Develop project briefs , timelines, budgets, and communicat ion plans to align across the firm and support successful event execution.
- Coordinate sponsorship and exhibit or participation including booth contracts, registrations, mar keting deliverables, attendees, and communications.
- Source and manage event-related goods and services, including venue, catering, A/V, etc.
- Measure event outcomes, facilitate post-event debriefs, and share insights and recommendations to inform future planning.
- Maintain accurate event- and sponsorship-related information across project management, marketing, and CRM systems; assist with analysis to support decision-making.
- Coordinate and provide onsite support for firm hosted events and select conferences.
- Serve as point of contact for industry association memberships and identify opportunities for leveraging marketing and event benefits.
- Partner with marketing colleagues, business development professionals, and subject matter experts to deliver coordinated event experiences aligned with firm priorities.
- Assist with other marketing projects, as needed.
We need to clean up extra spaces and typos: "BerryDunn -hosted events" maybe "BerryDunn-hosted events". "communicat ion plans" -> "communication plans". "mar keting deliverables" -> "marketing deliverables". We should preserve meaning but can fix obvious typos? The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Fixing typos is not inventing; it's correcting formatting. Probably okay.
Requirements list (You Have):
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing , Business, Communications, Hospitality, or related field.
- 5-7 years of experience with events planning and execution.
- Experience managing multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously while balancing competing priorities.
- Ability to anticipate issues and proactively solve problems.
- Strong communication and project management skills .
- Strong MS Office 365 skills, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel , and Copilot .
- A collaborative, service-oriented approach and the ability to build strong relationships across teams and with external partners.
- Highly organized with the ability to manage many moving pieces while maintaining accuracy.
- Excellent communication skills—both written and verbal.
- Comfortable working with a variety of stakeholders and navigating shifting priorities.
- E xperience using CRM, marketing automation, virtual event, and project management platforms to support event planning and execution and successful collaboration.
- Experience with budget tracking or financial stewardship.
- Some lifting (up to 50 lbs.) likely.
We need to fix extra spaces and typos: "E xperience" -> "Experience". Also "MS Office 365 skills, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel , and Copilot." -> "MS Office 365 skills, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Copilot."
Pay section:
- Base salary range targeted for this role is $75,000 - $80,000.
- This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based on factors such as company and personal performance.
- This salary range represents BerryDunn’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.
- If an applicant possesses experience, education, or other qualifications more than the minimum requirements for this posting, that applicant is encouraged to apply, and a final salary range may then be based on those additional qualifications; compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.
- The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to years of experience, depth of experience, seniority, merit, education, training, amount of travel, and other relevant business considerations.
We could keep as prose or list. Probably better as
paragraphs.
Benefits section:
- "BerryDunn Benefits & Culture Our people are what make BerryDunn special, and in return we strive to support our employees and help them thrive. Eligible employees have access to benefits that go beyond what’s expected to support their physical, mental, career, social, and financial well-being. Visit our website for a complete list of benefits and a look into our culture: Experience BerryDunn ."
We need to remove the "Visit our website..." line as navigation? Might be considered navigation. Let's remove that sentence. Keep the first two sentences.
Schedule section:
- Full-time, hybrid position (M-F, 8am-5pm, with some evening and weekend work to be expected).
- Occasional travel (~10%) for select events each year, to be mutually agreed upon.
We could also include location info: "may be based out of one of our following locations: Portland, ME Bangor, ME Manchester, NH Waltham, MA Hamden, CT". Could be part of About the role or Schedule? Probably About the role.
We need to ensure we don't duplicate location info.
Let's craft HTML:
About the role
As a Senior Events Specialist, you'll partner with a collaborative marketing team to plan and deliver
for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading. Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We need to decide which sections to include based on content. We have: - Overview paragraph: "As a Senior Events Specialist, you'll partner with a collaborative marketing team to plan and deliver a portfolio of firm-hosted events, conferences, sponsorships, and strategic marketing initiatives. Working alongside the events team, you'll help create exceptional experiences that strengthen our brand, support business development, and deliver value to our clients and communities. This is a full-time, hybrid position (M-F, 8am-5pm, with some evening and weekend work to be expected) that may be based out of one of our following locations: Portland, ME Bangor, ME Manchester, NH Waltham, MA Hamden, CT There will be occasional travel (~10%) for select events each year, to be mutually agreed upon." We could treat this as "About the role" or "Overview". The instruction says we can use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we can map sections accordingly. We have responsibilities: bullet list under "You Will". That's a list of duties. We have requirements: bullet list under "You Have". That's qualifications/skills. We have compensation details: salary range, bonus eligibility. That's Pay. We have benefits: "BerryDunn Benefits & Culture" paragraph describing benefits and link. That's Benefits. We have schedule: maybe from overview: full-time hybrid M-F 8am-5pm with some evening/weekend work. That's schedule. We have location info: could be part of Overview or maybe separate but not required. We must not create sections with filler. So we need to include sections that have real content. Potential sections: - About the role (overview paragraph) - Responsibilities (list from "You Will") - Requirements (list from "You Have") - Pay (salary range and bonus) - Benefits (benefits paragraph) - Schedule (full-time hybrid etc.) We need to ensure we don't duplicate content. Also we need to remove boilerplate like EEO, accommodation statement, equal opportunity, etc. Also remove "Visit our website for a complete list of benefits..." maybe keep as part of Benefits? The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The benefits paragraph includes "Visit our website for a complete list of benefits and a look into our culture: Experience BerryDunn ." That's not boilerplate? It's a link to website; might be considered navigation? It's a reference to website; but it's part of benefits description. Might keep but could be considered navigation? Safer to keep the benefits description but maybe drop the "Visit our website..." line as it's a navigation instruction. However the instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The "Visit our website for a complete list of benefits..." is not exactly navigation but could be considered a call to action; but it's not application instruction. Might keep. Also we have "We will ensure that individuals are provided reasonable accommodation..." that's EEO/accommodation boilerplate; remove. Also "We are committed to equal employment opportunity..." remove. Also "About BerryDunn" section: that's company description; could be considered boilerplate? It's not required but could be considered "About the company". The instruction didn't list About the company as a heading option; we could include as "About the company" but not in list. Better to omit as it's not required and could be considered boilerplate? It's substantive about the firm but not about the role. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. However we need to decide if we include it. The heading list didn't include About the company, but we could still include a section with
About BerryDunn
if we want to preserve that info. However the instruction says "usefor section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." The e.g. suggests those are examples, not exclusive. So we could add other headings if needed. But we should prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. The About BerryDunn paragraph is somewhat generic but still substantive. However it's not directly about the role; might be considered boilerplate but it's about the firm. The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. This is not those. So we could keep it. But we need to avoid filler. The About BerryDunn paragraph is not filler. So we could include a section "About the company" or "About BerryDunn". However the instruction says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Adding another section may increase count but still okay. We need to decide final sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Pay, Benefits, Schedule. Possibly also About the company. But we need to ensure we don't create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have specific content. Let's extract content precisely. Overview paragraph: "As a Senior Events Specialist, you'll partner with a collaborative marketing team to plan and deliver a portfolio of firm-hosted events, conferences, sponsorships, and strategic marketing initiatives. Working alongside the events team, you'll help create exceptional experiences that strengthen our brand, support business development, and deliver value to our clients and communities. This is a full-time, hybrid position (M-F, 8am-5pm, with some evening and weekend work to be expected) that may be based out of one of our following locations: Portland, ME Bangor, ME Manchester, NH Waltham, MA Hamden, CT There will be occasional travel (~10%) for select events each year, to be mutually agreed upon." We could split location and schedule into separate sections, but we have schedule section for M-F 8am-5pm etc. Location could be part of About the role. Responsibilities list (You Will): - Support the full lifecycle of strategy, planning, and execution of third-party conferences and trade shows, as well as BerryDunn -hosted events . - Develop project briefs , timelines, budgets, and communicat ion plans to align across the firm and support successful event execution. - Coordinate sponsorship and exhibit or participation including booth contracts, registrations, mar keting deliverables, attendees, and communications. - Source and manage event-related goods and services, including venue, catering, A/V, etc. - Measure event outcomes, facilitate post-event debriefs, and share insights and recommendations to inform future planning. - Maintain accurate event- and sponsorship-related information across project management, marketing, and CRM systems; assist with analysis to support decision-making. - Coordinate and provide onsite support for firm hosted events and select conferences. - Serve as point of contact for industry association memberships and identify opportunities for leveraging marketing and event benefits. - Partner with marketing colleagues, business development professionals, and subject matter experts to deliver coordinated event experiences aligned with firm priorities. - Assist with other marketing projects, as needed. We need to clean up extra spaces and typos: "BerryDunn -hosted events" maybe "BerryDunn-hosted events". "communicat ion plans" -> "communication plans". "mar keting deliverables" -> "marketing deliverables". We should preserve meaning but can fix obvious typos? The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Fixing typos is not inventing; it's correcting formatting. Probably okay. Requirements list (You Have): - Bachelor’s degree in Marketing , Business, Communications, Hospitality, or related field. - 5-7 years of experience with events planning and execution. - Experience managing multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously while balancing competing priorities. - Ability to anticipate issues and proactively solve problems. - Strong communication and project management skills . - Strong MS Office 365 skills, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel , and Copilot . - A collaborative, service-oriented approach and the ability to build strong relationships across teams and with external partners. - Highly organized with the ability to manage many moving pieces while maintaining accuracy. - Excellent communication skills—both written and verbal. - Comfortable working with a variety of stakeholders and navigating shifting priorities. - E xperience using CRM, marketing automation, virtual event, and project management platforms to support event planning and execution and successful collaboration. - Experience with budget tracking or financial stewardship. - Some lifting (up to 50 lbs.) likely. We need to fix extra spaces and typos: "E xperience" -> "Experience". Also "MS Office 365 skills, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel , and Copilot." -> "MS Office 365 skills, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Copilot." Pay section: - Base salary range targeted for this role is $75,000 - $80,000. - This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based on factors such as company and personal performance. - This salary range represents BerryDunn’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. - If an applicant possesses experience, education, or other qualifications more than the minimum requirements for this posting, that applicant is encouraged to apply, and a final salary range may then be based on those additional qualifications; compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. - The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to years of experience, depth of experience, seniority, merit, education, training, amount of travel, and other relevant business considerations. We could keep as prose or list. Probably better as
paragraphs. Benefits section: - "BerryDunn Benefits & Culture Our people are what make BerryDunn special, and in return we strive to support our employees and help them thrive. Eligible employees have access to benefits that go beyond what’s expected to support their physical, mental, career, social, and financial well-being. Visit our website for a complete list of benefits and a look into our culture: Experience BerryDunn ." We need to remove the "Visit our website..." line as navigation? Might be considered navigation. Let's remove that sentence. Keep the first two sentences. Schedule section: - Full-time, hybrid position (M-F, 8am-5pm, with some evening and weekend work to be expected). - Occasional travel (~10%) for select events each year, to be mutually agreed upon. We could also include location info: "may be based out of one of our following locations: Portland, ME Bangor, ME Manchester, NH Waltham, MA Hamden, CT". Could be part of About the role or Schedule? Probably About the role. We need to ensure we don't duplicate location info. Let's craft HTML:
About the role
As a Senior Events Specialist, you'll partner with a collaborative marketing team to plan and deliver