Event Specialist

Job Title: Event Specialist

Location: New Orleans LA

About Advantage Capital

Advantage Capital is an impact investor focused on expanding access to capital to drive economic mobility strengthen underserved communities create quality affordable housing and support the growth of clean energy. Since our founding in 1992 we and our partners have invested over $4.4 billion in businesses supporting more than 77000 quality jobs in primarily distressed urban and rural communities. Our investments in affordable housing have helped provide homes for more than 17000 families and in recent years we have rapidly grown our clean energy platform supporting the development of large-scale renewable energy projects across the country. Today Advantage Capital employs more than 200 people nationwide with offices in New Orleans New York St. Louis Austin and Napa.

Position Overview

Advantage Capital is seeking an Event Specialist to support the planning and execution of high-quality events that strengthen relationships with investors developers partners and other stakeholders as well as internal events. This is an ideal role for someone who is highly organized socially confident detail-oriented and excited to create polished memorable experiences while contributing to broader marketing and communications initiatives.

The right candidate is detail-oriented has a strong sense of quality and presentation and enjoys planning thoughtful well-executed experiences. They should be comfortable in client-facing settings and able to stay organized and responsive while supporting multiple teams and priorities with a primary focus on supporting the Capital Markets strategy with investor-facing events. He or she will have the opportunity to thoughtfully expand the scope of the firms events platform to other business lines engaging policy makers and others.

Responsibilities

Plan and execute frequent premium high impact events including conferences meetings dinners and other firm-hosted experiences

Research venues hotels restaurants and vendors with a strong eye for quality service and overall experience

Manage event logistics including timelines guest coordination travel arrangements materials budgets vendor management and onsite execution

Serve as a central point of coordination within the MarCom team ensuring events and experiences align with firm priorities messaging and audience needs

Lead onsite event execution and problem solve issues in real time

Maintain a consistent polished standard across all events ensuring each experience reflects the firms brand and level of quality

Manage event budgets with strong financial discipline balancing cost efficiency with overall experience and impact

Contribute to broader MarCom initiatives as needed supporting execution across events content and firmwide efforts

Support the creation and coordination of social media and event-related graphics as part of broader MarCom execution

Assist in preparing collateral and assets used across events conferences and internal initiatives

Skills Requirements & What We Value

Bachelors degree required

Minimum 5 years hospitality event travel marketing or customer-facing experience required with a clear interest in creating premium experiences across a range of budgets

Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and follow through on details

Effective communication and interpersonal skills with a professional presence

Engaging and relationship-oriented with a natural ability to connect with clients and partners

Refined judgment taste and attention to detail in service design and overall event experience

Proactive problem-solver who collaborates effectively and leverages an all-hands-on-deck culture to get things done

Financially disciplined with sound judgment on spendable to deliver exceptional experiences while maximizing return on budget

Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite Adobe Creative Suite and event management tools

Able to travel and provide onsite support