Come join our team! Benton County Natural Areas, Parks and Events Department provides a positive working environment with a friendly, supportive team, as well as opportunity for project flexibility, professional development and community engagement. Is this YOU?? Apply TODAY!!
Job Summary
This position is responsible for event sales and services for the Benton County Fairgrounds. Assist with County Fair planning and develop sponsorship relations. This position is also responsible for ensuring continued revenue generation through event sales, upsells, sponsorships etc. This position requires strong customer service skills.
This position may require flex hours/ scheduling depending on events and meetings.
Your Total Compensation/Benefits
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Spend more time with your family, friends and get back to doing what you love!
- 10 Paid Holidays + 2 Floating Holidays + 8 hours of vacation accrual every month + sick leave! Vacation accrual increases with years of service.
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$0 Health Insurance Premium!
- Medical, Dental and Vision – cover your whole family without paying a dime.
- The county currently pays up to $10.28 per hour to cover your health benefits ($1,781 a month for a family plan, $21,372 a year).
- In addition, the county contributes up to $1,400 per year to your Health Savings or Retirement account!
- Apart from your deductible you can use this money for things that aren’t traditionally paid by insurance – i.e. Ibuprofen, Tylenol and other preventative type medications
- You never lose your Health Savings Account funds as it rolls over from year to year
- Dependents up to age 26 are covered!
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Get ready for retirement. Save money without putting in money!
- After 6 months of employment:
- The county makes a retirement contribution of 6% of your salary towards Oregon PERS!
- The county makes a deferred compensation 457b plan contribution of 1.5% of your salary! You can add more if you wish.
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A free and award-winning wellness program
- Interactive and personalized approach focused on your whole health
- Onsite and virtual seminars, wellness challenges and fun activities
- Monetary incentives and cool prizes to engage everyone and meet your individual needs
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100% employer-paid coverage for AD&D ($100,000), Life ($50,000), and Long Term Disability coverage.
- Supplemental plans are available at reasonable rates!
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Annual salary range of:
- $45,394 – $59,554
- This position guarantees two salary raises within your first year as long as your performance is in good standing!
- For most employees who take advantage of health benefits the salary only makes up 60% of their total compensation. The County invests in you and your family!
We encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and LGBTQIA+ community members. The strength of our organization lies in the diversity of our workforce and the perspectives our employees bring to their work at Benton County.
Minimum Qualifications
The following minimum qualifications are required for this position:
- Associate’s degree OR two-year technical certification in Event Planning, Business Administration, or closely related area, AND
- 2 years experience in Event Planning, Administrative/Office Support, Customer Service, sales or closely related field.
An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted. Please note candidates must have at least 6 months of actual work experience to be considered as equivalent.
Special Requirements:
- Valid Oregon driver’s license and may require use of a personal vehicle.
- Scheduling flexibility to work during the annual Benton County Fair & Rodeo (beginning of July through mid-August)
The Ideal Candidate
- Experience with fairgrounds operations preferred.
- 4-H functions and EventPro rental software experience preferred.
- Great communicator via phone and email.