{"id":100,"date":"2024-04-08T15:20:07","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T15:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mastertheevent.com\/?p=100"},"modified":"2024-04-08T15:20:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T15:20:07","slug":"5-characteristics-every-event-planner-job-description","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mastertheevent.com\/5-characteristics-every-event-planner-job-description\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Characteristics That Should Be on Every Event Planner Job Description"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662c4e935b7fc\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662c4e935b7fc\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mastertheevent.com\/5-characteristics-every-event-planner-job-description\/#Event_Planner_Job_Description_5_Important_Characteristics\" title=\"Event Planner Job Description: 5 Important Characteristics\">Event Planner Job Description: 5 Important Characteristics<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mastertheevent.com\/5-characteristics-every-event-planner-job-description\/#Additional_Event_Planner_Job_Resources\" title=\"Additional Event Planner Job Resources:\">Additional Event Planner Job Resources:<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mastertheevent.com\/5-characteristics-every-event-planner-job-description\/#An_event_planner_job_description_is_a_blueprint_of_whats_required_of_the_position_Its_important_when_hiring_to_understand_what_youre_looking_for_in_a_successful_candidate_A_successful_event_planner_has_at_least_these_five_characteristics\" title=\"An event planner job description is a blueprint of what\u2019s required of the position. It\u2019s important, when hiring, to understand what you\u2019re looking for in a successful candidate. A successful event planner has, at least, these five characteristics.\">An event planner job description is a blueprint of what\u2019s required of the position. It\u2019s important, when hiring, to understand what you\u2019re looking for in a successful candidate. A successful event planner has, at least, these five characteristics.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>An event planner job description, like any job description, is intended to be a blueprint of duties required &nbsp;of the position. It\u2019s usually one of the first documents that new employees receive once they\u2019re hired. A good company will also make it part of the interviewing process. After all, the person hiring should be looking for the characteristics that are outlined on the job description.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event planning is an industry that requires multiple skill sets. That\u2019s the challenging part. It\u2019s easy enough to be looking for one personality trait, but when the job requires multiple characteristics it becomes harder and harder to find a suitable candidate. Simply put, an event manager has to wear many hats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Event_Planner_Job_Description_5_Important_Characteristics\"><\/span>Event Planner Job Description: 5 Important Characteristics<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When someone asks me about how to become an event planner, the first thing that I talk about is passion. Event planning is not a Monday to Friday, 9 to 5 industry. While event planning jobs can and do pay well, the pay alone is not enough to make an event manager happy in their position. If an individual\u2019s personality is not suited to the position, no amount of money will make him or her happy (okay, maybe $1 million salary).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><strong>Customer service skills.&nbsp;<\/strong>This may sound callous but whenever I interviewed people for a customer service position, if they told me they enjoyed working with people I didn\u2019t hire them. Who likes working with people? The honest answer: very few. Let\u2019s face it, humans can be difficult to deal with. Customer service skills are an important part of an event planner\u2019s job. Now I\u2019m not saying that an individual has to be phony when serving a customer. Rather, it\u2019s vital that they understand the importance of a satisfied customer and what\u2019s required to make that customer happy.<\/li><li><strong>Creativity.&nbsp;<\/strong>Event planning requires creativity. The more creative, or unique, the event the greater the chances that event\u2019s attendance will be high. Creativity is a characteristic that will be employed over and over again. Each event needs to be bigger and better than the previous event. That\u2019s particularly true if you\u2019re an event manager for an association which attracts the same delegates to each meeting.<\/li><li><strong>Communication skills.<\/strong>&nbsp;Event planning is teamwork. The team can consist of coordinators as well as suppliers. It\u2019s up to the planner to ensure that various planning tasks are assigned to their team members. If an event planner does not have exceptional communication skills, it will have an impact on the meeting or event.<\/li><li><strong>Organizational skills.<\/strong>&nbsp;Here\u2019s where the \u201cwearing many hats\u201d trait comes into play. Think of an event planner as a stage director. During, and leading up to, the event the planner needs to coordinate activities with various suppliers (a.k.a. team members). All of this is occurring behind the scenes to ensure that the event is executed seamlessly.<\/li><li><strong>Budgeting skills<\/strong>. Obviously events need budgets. While the candidate does not need an accounting degree, the ability to plan and understand budgets is a vital asset. This profession deals with large budgets therefore it\u2019s vital to know where and when expenses can be cut or added as needed.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Additional_Event_Planner_Job_Resources\"><\/span>Additional Event Planner Job Resources:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210226160009\/http:\/\/mastertheevent.com\/how-to-become-an-event-planner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Information on How to Become an Event Planner<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210226160009\/http:\/\/mastertheevent.com\/roaring-resumes-event-planners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ROARing Resumes for Event Planners<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"An_event_planner_job_description_is_a_blueprint_of_whats_required_of_the_position_Its_important_when_hiring_to_understand_what_youre_looking_for_in_a_successful_candidate_A_successful_event_planner_has_at_least_these_five_characteristics\"><\/span>An event planner job description is a blueprint of what\u2019s required of the position. It\u2019s important, when hiring, to understand what you\u2019re looking for in a successful candidate. A successful event planner has, at least, these five characteristics.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An event planner job description, like any job description, is intended to be a blueprint of duties required &nbsp;of the position. 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