About Wealth Enhancement Group

Wealth Enhancement is an independent wealth management firm with an endless passion for enriching the lives of our clients. We continually seek to perfect our craft of personalized financial planning with our team-based Roundtable and UniFi processes that go far beyond the standard approach. We proudly provide unique financial plans and investment management services to over 61,000 households from our over 100 offices - and growing - nationwide.

Since 1997, Wealth Enhancement has tirelessly raised the standard of wealth management with specialized knowledge and more attentive service that helps every client craft their future. For more information, please visit www.wealthenhancement.com.

Our Corporate HQ office in Plymouth, MN has an excellent opportunity for an Event Marketing Manager. Are you a self-starter with a passion for event planning? Are you skilled in project management and delightfully detailed? Do you bring fresh ideas, enthusiasm, and curiosity to your work? If you answered yes to these questions this role could be for you!

Wealth Enhancement Group is a fast-growing, national wealth management firm dedicated to simplifying our clients’ financial lives. The Event Marketing Manager plays a key role in our firm’s growth by managing and developing event programs that support the new client acquisition goals of Marketing and Partner Programs teams. They will be responsible for identifying and implementing best practices that ensure continual channel optimization. And they will provide proactive and regular result reporting and campaign communication to company leadership, the Growth team and financial advisors.

The ideal candidate for this role should have superior organizational skills, strong interpersonal skills, and be a process-oriented driver. They should be comfortable with a highly collaborative approach and able to work well in matrixed teams. This role can be performed remotely.

The salary target for this role is $95,000.00 - $105,000.00. This position is eligible for an annual bonus.

We select our initial compensation target using national compensation survey data. When we make an offer, we then factor in things like tenure, performance, and geographic location to come up with the most accurate numbers. We encourage you to apply and provide us with your compensation expectations when you do. We’re big on open conversations, so, let’s have one. 

Primary Job Functions

Drive client acquisition event programs

• Manage campaign conception and implementation of event planning for educational seminars, tradeshows, conferences, networking and hospitality events.

• Assist in developing the annual marketing plan and goals and monitoring campaigns against those goals.

• Cultivate relationships with external partners to maximize team productivity.

Foster growth of fact-based event programs with repeatable processes

• Identify and implement event best practices.

• Hone results reporting schedule and format to ensure results are regularly monitored and communicated.

• Partner with Analytics to further develop accurate and relevant results reporting.

• Enact process improvements to increase event team productivity.

Partner across Growth to ensure optimal event performance

• Collaborate and drive strong relationships with key contributors.

• Regularly communicate with New Client Team, Partner Programs and advisory teams to share results, mine for ideas and gather event feedback.

Mentor direct reports and other team members

• Mentor a team of three to grow in their various areas of expertise and in developing their careers.

• Provide leadership within the Growth department as a whole.

Travel Requirement of 25%

Education/Qualifications

• Four-year degree in marketing or related field

• 7+ years of marketing experience with a focus on events and tradeshows

• Experience developing, presenting and discussing strategies with senior management

• Strong project management experience

• Ability to prioritize work flow and projects

• Polished, excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Good problem solving skills, willingness to dig into issues and present possible solutions

• Innovative thinking and resourceful

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Comprehensive Benefits Offerings

Our benefits aim to balance four key elements that make life and work meaningful: health and wellness, financial well-being, professional development, and work/life harmony. You may participate in the following benefits & development opportunities:

• Training and professional development

• Medical and dental coverage

• 401k – with match and profit sharing

• Health care spending and savings accounts

• Dependent care spending account

• Vision coverage

• Wellness programs and resources

• Life insurance – employer paid

• Short-term and long-term disability – employer paid

• Paid Time Off

• 10 paid holidays each year

• Paid parental leave

• Tuition reimbursement

Should you need reasonable accommodation when completing the application form or during the selection process, contact the Human Resources Department at 763-417-1700

Information provided on this application will be kept confidential and only be shared with those involved in the selection process.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans. This organization participates in E-Verify.

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OSHA Requirements: This position requires the ability to stand or sit for long periods of time, file documents in high or low cabinets, to use the telephone and to use the computer systems.