Occupation
Event coordinator
Event coordinators plan and run conferences, meetings, and functions from brief through to pack-down. They book venues and suppliers, keep a running schedule, and are on site making sure the plan survives contact with the day. Work is deadline-shaped, with quiet planning stretches and very long event days.
Also known as: Event planner · Conference coordinator · Meeting planner · Events officer
Occupation content
Part of Hospitality, travel and tourism
What the work involves
- Take a client or organiser brief and turn it into a run sheet, floor plan, and budget.
- Source and book venues, catering, audio-visual, and staffing suppliers.
- Track registrations, dietary needs, accessibility requirements, and guest lists.
- Coordinate load-in, set-up, and rehearsal, and brief on-site staff.
- Run the event on the day, solving problems and adjusting the schedule as it moves.
- Reconcile supplier invoices and write up what worked after the event.
How people commonly enter
- A college certificate or diploma in event management, hospitality, or tourism.
- A bachelor's degree in hospitality, marketing, communications, or business.
- Working up from an events assistant, banquet, or venue coordination role.
- Transferring from administration or project support where scheduling and supplier work is already familiar.
Typical training: Certificate or college diploma
Licensing: Not typically licensed
Typical work context
Varied work · Team based · Client sites · Fast paced · High responsibility
Related interests
Enterprising (leading) · Social (helping) · Conventional (organizing)
Related aptitude preparation
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Skills to practise
- Planning and scheduling exercises
- In-tray and e-tray exercises
- Written communication
- Situational judgment
- Numerical reasoning
Practice suites
Related learning
Family-level learning links for Hospitality, travel and tourism.
Official sources
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- Canada Job Bank — career planning and occupation search (conference and event planners) · Canada
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- US BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook — Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners · United States
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- O*NET OnLine — occupation quick search: meeting convention and event planners · International
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