Event Planner

As an Event Planner you will completely create and coordinate an event. You may work alone, report to an Event Manager, or work as a part of a team, pooling time and effort to pull off a truly grand event. Your tasks as an Event Planner may include some or all of the following: budgeting the event, pinning down transportation, the location, the guests, the date(s), acquiring a permit if need be, creating a theme, arranging the entertainment, deciding on décor and furnishings, event staffing, and cleanup.

You will most likely work as part of a company, and you may even get the chance to plan an event on your own, if given that responsibility. This work may become your whole career, or you may be working up to the position of Event Manager. The roles are slightly different, but as an Event Planner you are the coordinator of the actual event, meaning you deal with all the small details. An Event Manager, on the other hand, is the coordinator of both the event and the people planning the event (i.e. you).

The work is stressful, difficult, demanding, and hectic, but it’s a lot of fun too, and hey, you quite often get to attend these awesome events and festivals too. Have fun while you’re creating fun for others; that’s the best way of assuring the eventual success of the event, by loving what you’re doing.