Senior Specialist - Event Planning

Microchip Technology Inc.

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Role Summary

This position supports the event team in delivering high-impact live and virtual experiences. The role requires a balance of project management, cross-functional collaboration, and hands-on execution to ensure events run seamlessly.

Critical Duties

• Develops event strategies that align with business objectives, enhance attendee experience, and deliver measurable impact.
• Lead and manage the end-to-end planning process for webinars and in-person events, including leading cross-functional planning calls, strategy alignment, event design, and post-event analytics and reporting.
• Oversee logistics for in-person events, such as ordering show services, booth and demo design, coordinating with the exhibit house, and managing all on-site details.
• Plan and execute event content, campaigns, and promotions.
• Support administrative functions as needed, including managing promotional products, maintaining exhibit properties, and overseeing event inventory.

Key Responsibilities

Requirements / Qualifications

Minimum Bachelor's degree in marketing, advertising, communications, or equivalent work experience in a fast-paced corporate Marketing or Communications department. Extensive knowledge of and proficiency in MS Office (Teams, SharePoint, Word, Excel, PowerPoint); some experience with event management technology tools (Cvent or Aventri) is preferred; experience with the ON24 (or similar) webinar platform is also preferred. Additional technologies such as inventory management tools desired.

Travel

Experience

This position is not eligible for Microchip immigration sponsorship.

Travel Time : 0% - 25%

Physical Attributes : Hearing, Seeing, Talking, Works Alone, Works Around Others

Physical Requirements : sitting, standing, walking, driving, flying

Microchip Technology Inc is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information on applicable equal employment regulations, please refer to the Know Your Rights : Workplace Discrimination is Illegal Poster.

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