Special events planner job description
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Example special events planner requirements on a job description
Special events planner requirements can be divided into technical requirements and required soft skills. The lists below show the most common requirements included in special events planner job postings.
Sample special events planner requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Hospitality or relevant field.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in event planning.
- Up-to-date knowledge of event industry trends.
- Experience with budgeting and contracting.
- Proficiency in MS Office and event management software.
Sample required special events planner soft skills
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
- Strong interpersonal and communication abilities.
- Outstanding problem-solving skills.
- Attention to detail and ability to multi-task.
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Quad special events planner job description
Job DescriptionProduction opportunities at Quad instill a sense of empowerment and possibility distinct from those at other employers. Quad’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities include world-class automation and printing technology. Our platform includes digital, gravure and offset presses that give our clients a full range of options to produce personalized marketing products. Fueled by innovative, interesting days, you’ll find hard work is good work, and feel a deep sense of pride in a job well done – something shared by everyone in the community we call Quad.
As of 6/15/22 Quad Waukee is Opening their doors every
Wednesday from 9:00am - 3:00pm!
Walk in any Wednesday for a plant tour and immediate interview. Bring a friend!
Looking for a job? Walk away with a career.
Have the opportunity to get hired on the spot.
Wear closed toed shoes! Please also bring along a valid picture ID and a mask to wear the entire time you are at the plant.
Waukee, IA
250 NW 10th Street
Waukee, IA 50263
We are Hiring For:
FT General Laborers, Book Binders, Press Packers, Electrical and more!
Our compressed work schedule is geared toward balancing work and family life. You will work 3 to 4, 12 hour days a week with opportunities for overtime (OT paid after 40 hours per week) including days, nights, weekends, and holidays .
At Quad entry-level wages for full-time start between $15.23/ hour and $16.24/hr . You have immediate opportunities to advance – driving you to be better than yesterday. As your career progresses, there are multiple upward paths available, as we are continuously looking for our next group of leaders to excel within the organization.
About the Waukee Plant :
A coldset web offset and sheetfed printing plant, Waukee is one of the United States' premiere printers of telephone directories, especially high-quality, four-color short-run directories.
Points of Interest
With web and sheetfed offset presses, the plant specializes in printing independent directories, each year printing more than 1,200 titles from more than 70 clients.
World Color acquired the current plant, built in 1991, in 1999. When Quebecor Printing merged with World Color later that year, the plant became part of the new company, Quebecor World, which changed its name to Worldcolor in 2009. Quad/Graphics acquired Worldcolor in 2010.
Quad is a Wisconsin-based company, which is among the largest magazine and direct-mail printers in the U.S. Our company leverages its strong print foundation as part of a much larger, robust integrated marketing services platform that helps marketers and content creators improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their marketing spend across offline and online media channels.
Quad is closely following the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), and implementing processes that promote the safety of our employees, candidates, customers and communities. We follow CDC and local health authorities, federal and state governments along with best practices and recommendations from our healthcare subsidiary, QuadMed.
WORK HARD. MOVE UP. STAND PROUD.
Be Something Greater. Be Quad.
Additional Company Information
We offer excellent benefits to eligible employees, including 401(k), holidays, vacations and more.
Quad is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We are committed to creating a place of belonging — a space where employees do not need to sacrifice who they are to exist and grow in our workplace. Quad does not discriminate on any unlawful basis including race, religion, color, national origin, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Quad also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories.
Drug Free Workplace
As of 6/15/22 Quad Waukee is Opening their doors every
Wednesday from 9:00am - 3:00pm!
Walk in any Wednesday for a plant tour and immediate interview. Bring a friend!
Looking for a job? Walk away with a career.
Have the opportunity to get hired on the spot.
Wear closed toed shoes! Please also bring along a valid picture ID and a mask to wear the entire time you are at the plant.
Waukee, IA
250 NW 10th Street
Waukee, IA 50263
We are Hiring For:
FT General Laborers, Book Binders, Press Packers, Electrical and more!
Our compressed work schedule is geared toward balancing work and family life. You will work 3 to 4, 12 hour days a week with opportunities for overtime (OT paid after 40 hours per week) including days, nights, weekends, and holidays .
At Quad entry-level wages for full-time start between $15.23/ hour and $16.24/hr . You have immediate opportunities to advance – driving you to be better than yesterday. As your career progresses, there are multiple upward paths available, as we are continuously looking for our next group of leaders to excel within the organization.
About the Waukee Plant :
A coldset web offset and sheetfed printing plant, Waukee is one of the United States' premiere printers of telephone directories, especially high-quality, four-color short-run directories.
Points of Interest
With web and sheetfed offset presses, the plant specializes in printing independent directories, each year printing more than 1,200 titles from more than 70 clients.
World Color acquired the current plant, built in 1991, in 1999. When Quebecor Printing merged with World Color later that year, the plant became part of the new company, Quebecor World, which changed its name to Worldcolor in 2009. Quad/Graphics acquired Worldcolor in 2010.
Quad is a Wisconsin-based company, which is among the largest magazine and direct-mail printers in the U.S. Our company leverages its strong print foundation as part of a much larger, robust integrated marketing services platform that helps marketers and content creators improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their marketing spend across offline and online media channels.
Quad is closely following the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), and implementing processes that promote the safety of our employees, candidates, customers and communities. We follow CDC and local health authorities, federal and state governments along with best practices and recommendations from our healthcare subsidiary, QuadMed.
WORK HARD. MOVE UP. STAND PROUD.
Be Something Greater. Be Quad.
Additional Company Information
We offer excellent benefits to eligible employees, including 401(k), holidays, vacations and more.
Quad is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We are committed to creating a place of belonging — a space where employees do not need to sacrifice who they are to exist and grow in our workplace. Quad does not discriminate on any unlawful basis including race, religion, color, national origin, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Quad also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories.
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Updated March 14, 2024
Updated March 14, 2024