Event Planning and Sponsorship Activation Advisor

Were looking for an experienced event leader who brings creativity precision and strategic thinking to every experience they design. As Event and Sponsorship Advisor you will shape highimpact meetings events and sponsorship activations that support Cigna Healthcare. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fastpaced collaborative environment and enjoys turning business goals into memorable wellexecuted experiences. If youre energized by partnership continuous improvement and delivering events and activations that truly matter this role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful enterprisewide impact.

Responsibilities

Focused on strategic outcomes experience quality and operational excellence

• Lead the endtoend strategy planning and execution of live virtual and hybrid meetings business events and sponsorship activations ensuring alignment with business objectives enterprise standards and audience needs.
• Partner with enterprise leaders and crossfunctional stakeholders to shape event goals agendas and experiences that support strategic priorities.
• Translate objectives into clear plans by providing project governance timeline management budget stewardship and operational readiness.
• Contribute to event portfolio strategy across multiple event types and tiers including innovative and nontraditional formats.

• Help design and execute sponsorship activation touchpoints and ensure alignment with business objectives and overall brand
• Drive continuous improvement by using data feedback and experience to recommend and implement enhancements that increase efficiency consistency and scalability.
• Deliver clear insights on event outcomes by tracking performance attendee feedback and agreed measures of effectiveness.
• Maintain accurate status updates evaluations and budget reporting using tools such as Cvent and Wrike.
• Represent the organization with professionalism and confidence when working with senior leaders vendors agencies and partners.
• Collaborate closely with Communications Sales Marketing Branding Insights Production Operations and other teams to deliver integrated highquality experiences.
• Adapt quickly to change balancing multiple initiatives while maintaining attention to detail and a strong service mindset.
• Serve as an events and activation expert helping to educate the organization on events marketing activation brand experiences audiences trends tactics and results

Ideal candidates will offer:

Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Minimum 7 years of experience in corporate meeting and event planning or sponsorship event activation
Demonstrated success leading complex events from concept through postevent evaluation.
Strong project management organizational and problemsolving skills.
Experience managing event budgets and vendor relationships with accountability.
Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively in a highly matrixed organization.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills including comfort partnering with senior and executive leaders.
Knowledge of event industry best practices including virtual and hybrid platforms event technology production registration systems and adult learning principles.
Experience using tools such as Cvent Wrike or similar event and project management platforms.
Healthcare or regulatedindustry experience.
Experience contributing to enterpriselevel planning or event portfolio strategy.

Ability to work from a Cigna Group office 3 days a week as directed by the business.

Willingness and ability to travel approximately 1530% including occasional nights and weekends.

About The Cigna Group

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race color age disability sex childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation sexual orientation gender identity or expression veteran or military status religion national origin ancestry marital or familial status genetic information status with regard to public assistance citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

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