Events Team Administrator

Company Overview

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with safety. It’s the constant that empowers people to confidently move forward. It can fill a flight or sell out a stadium. It can care for a patient or graduate a class.

As a global leader in public safety and enterprise security, we create and connect the technologies that help to keep people safe where they live, learn, work and play. Our integrated technology ecosystem unifies critical communications, video security and access control, and command center software, enabling collaboration in more powerful ways.

At Motorola Solutions, we’re ushering in a new era in public safety and security. Bring your passion, potential and talents to a career that matters.

Department Overview

The Motorola Solutions Customer Experiences and Events team is responsible for ideation, plan development and activation of proprietary and one-of-a-kind internal and external events within North America.
The team consists of event and trade show marketing professionals who regularly collaborate across various functional teams (marketing, product groups, sales professionals, leadership and more) helping to bring strategy to life.
This team is part of the Marketing organization.
Job Description

Motorola Solutions is looking for an energetic, detail-oriented, and driven Events Team Administrator to support our event planning team in various tasks to assist in the delivery of successful events. 

The event team is responsible for project managing events and programs of all types and varying sizes, including presence at exhibitions and trade shows, hosted conferences (e.g. sales kick-offs, partner conferences and roadshows), as well as networking and hospitality events to support Motorola Solutions’ goals and objectives.

This role works out of our Chicago office with 2-3 remote days per week possible. This may fluctuate to more or less remote days per week, based on the events schedule and as directed by management.

The Event Administrator is responsible for but not limited to the following: 

• Support a team of 9 planners with various event-related tasks

• Proofread materials

• Create and crosscheck reports

• Support event technology to include, but not limited to: building basic registration sites, proofing, testing, reporting, attendee management

• Maintain internal event sites

• Function as a liaison between the events team and the MSI Foundation

• Order materials

• Storage room maintenance

• Inbound/outbound event shipping

• Additional tasks as directed by management

Capability & Attributes:

• Exceptional communications skills: Work, interact and be comfortable communicating with various stakeholder groups

• Exceptional time management skills: including the ability to multitask in fast-paced and deadline- oriented environment

• Enthusiasm & Desire to grow: Bring ideas and enthusiasm while always maintaining a level of curiosity and desire to learn about our business and the events industry

Specific Knowledge/Skills:

• Bachelor's Degree

• 1+ years of experience in a customer-facing work environment

• Ability to multitask

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Self-starter who quickly and proactively solves challenges with minimum guidance and direction

• Ability to display a sense or urgency, ownership and accountability

• Thrives in fast-paced work environment

• Experience in customer-facing work environment required

• Intermediate to advanced knowledge in Microsoft Office and Google Suite

• Desire to grow in the event industry

• Ability to travel, including on weekends, as needed, for onsite event operation (minimal, less than 4 times/year)

  • Ability to meet physical requirements (travel, walking, lifting, long days/hours) while at onsite operation

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Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree

• 1+ years of experience in a customer-facing work environment

Vaccine Requirement

Motorola Solutions has implemented a voluntary COVID-19 vaccination policy. We strongly encourage all employees to be fully vaccinated. Additionally, certain local governments or Motorola Solutions' customers may have vaccine requirements that apply to some of our employees. These employees are required to submit proof of vaccination to Motorola Solutions and maintain compliance with these requirements.

Travel RequirementsUnder 25%
Relocation ProvidedNone
Position TypeNew Grad
Referral Payment PlanYes

Our U.S. Benefits include:

• Incentive Bonus Plans
• Medical, Dental, Vision benefits effective Day 1
• 401K with Company Match and Day 1 vesting
• 9 Paid Holidays
• Generous Paid Time Off Packages
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Paid Parental & Family Leave
• and more!

EEO Statement

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran's status, or, any other protected characteristic.