Also called: Head of Events, Global Events Director
Leads all events for a company, university, association, or venue.
You plan a yearly calendar of conferences, launches, and VIP dinners, manage a team of planners, and own a multimillion-dollar budget. At a tech company you might run a product launch watched by millions online. You report to executives on results.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's plus 10+ years of event experience.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Event Management, Marketing, Hospitality Management.
Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years).
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI takes over planning admin and reporting; leading teams and big-picture event strategy stay human.
Classes: Business, Marketing, Speech.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-2021.
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