Meeting and Event Specialist

* ** Impact:
** Deliver memorable events that strengthen connections with employees, clients, and partners.
* ** Creativity:
** Propose ideas, enhancements, and innovative solutions to elevate the guest experience.
* ** Dynamic environment:
** No two days are alike—plan, coordinate, and execute exciting initiatives.
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* Collaboration:

** Work with a supportive, high-performing team and contribute to continuous improvement.
* ** Growth:
** Expand your expertise in corporate event planning, hospitality, technology, and branding.
* Provide comprehensive coordination across all phases of event delivery, from planning and logistics to onsite setup, production, and post-event closeout.
* Serve as dedicated support resource for the team through administrative tasks to enable seamless event operations and team success.
* Create compelling branded event materials and signage to enhance guest experience.
* Leverage Swoogo Event Platform to streamline event execution and deliver, polished professional event communications and websites.
* Prepare essential items such as nametags, gift bags, seating charts, and registration lists.
* Maintain accurate event documentation and support post-event follow-up to ensure transparency and accountability.
* Perform additional duties as assigned.
* Bachelor’s degree required;
Hospitality Management, Marketing preferred.
* Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) designation a plus.
* 3+ years of corporate meeting and event planning experience.
* Highly organized, detail-oriented, energetic, and solution-driven.
* Proficient in Office 365, MS Teams, SharePoint, Web Ex;
Swoogo experience preferred.
* Ability to manage multiple priorities, travel overnight, and work occasional evenings/overtime.
* Richmond, VA-based (no relocation).
* English required.
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* 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
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* 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.

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