Experience and Events Coordinator - State National

What part will you play? If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it.

The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities, and you’ll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We’re always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realize our potential, we can help others reach theirs. Join us and play your part in something special! Are you interested in a career in event planning? We have an Experience and Events Coordinator role that will help you get started with an event planning career. We are looking for an event coordinator that is passionate about event planning and is customer service oriented. This role will be responsible for providing administrative support for account management, contributing to objectives for retention, profitability, and training backfill. This role will involve a mix of project management, event coordination, client support, and administrative tasks.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support logistics for conferences, conventions, and company events
• Manage event materials, SWAG inventory, and gift programs
• Assist with vendor coordination and travel arrangements (up to 15% travel required)
• Provide project management and administrative support for the events team
• Collaborate across departments to ensure successful event execution

Skills & Qualifications

• Strong communication, organization, and project management skills
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks
• Strong customer service orientation and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Ability to work independently while maintaining confidentiality
• Familiarity with Monday.com or other project management tools is a plus

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or 2+ years of related experience preferred
• Typing speed of 40 WPM or higher with accuracy
• Vendor management experience preferred

Work Environment

• Hybrid schedule: 3 days in office, 2 days remote (flexibility required based on business needs)
• Office environment with periods of sitting and standing
• Ability to lift up to 40 lbs
• Some travel required

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US Work Authorization

US Work Authorization required. Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.

Who we are:

Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world.

We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better

We enjoy the everyday | We think further

What’s in it for you:

In keeping with the values of the Markel Style, we strive to support our employees in living their lives to the fullest at home and at work.

• We offer competitive benefit programs that help meet our diverse and changing environment as well as support our employees’ needs at all stages of life.

• All full-time employees have the option to select from multiple health, dental and vision insurance plan options and optional life, disability, and AD&D insurance.

• We also offer a 401(k) with employer match contributions, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, PTO, corporate holidays and floating holidays, parental leave.

Are you ready to play your part?

Choose ‘Apply Now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

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