Events Program Manager (Contract) at Chegg, Inc. in Santa Clara, California

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Job Description




Events Program Manager (Contract)



As the leading student-first connected learning platform, our mission at Chegg is to help every student achieve their best, in school and beyond. We're looking for someone who is energized and excited about creating live events and can embody our mission and support our employees who are working to help students thrive.


Chegg's Employee Experience team is seeking an Events Program Manager (Contract) to create moments that matter for our employees from small-scale team events to best-in-class companywide events. This is a tactical role, built for someone who possess the ability to be both creative and logistics-driven. The ideal candidate has a "the show must go on" attitude, can manage multiple projects and stakeholders with exceptional attention to detail, and can "roll up" their sleeves in a dynamic environment.


This role will be a 9-month contract. This role is open to hybrid candidates based out of either the Santa Clara, CA or Portland, Oregon office.


In this role you will:

• Manage full-scale event logistics including research, budgeting, venue selection, agenda setting, vendor management, stakeholder management, event registration, and swag, working closely with internal shared services partners.


• Serve as event planner and coordinator for marquee internal events including Chegg Leadership Week.


• Oversee vendor management and vendor relationships with strong attention to detail, meeting all deadlines and deliverables while maintaining strong partnerships.


• Assist with contract negotiations with event vendors and suppliers to get the best rates.

• Create, facilitate, and lead engagement events (in-person, hybrid, and virtual) and activations from ideation to execution to close.


• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to bring events and programs to life, streamlining processes and identifying efficiencies within the events cycle.


• Track metrics and collect and analyze event feedback and data to measure the impact of programs to determine ROI and guide future planning.

• Capture, edit, and compile content for events to be shown across various mediums.


• Develop informative and engaging content for internal audiences. This includes written materials, presentations, videos, and multimedia assets.


• Serve as Chegg historian to collect and organize event content and evangelize Chegg culture.

• Connect and align our mission, vision, and values into all aspects of an event.


• Provide programmatic support for Employee Experience initiatives, both locally and globally.


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You are an ideal candidate if:

• You have 2-4 years in events, engagement, programs, meeting planning, or other related areas.

• You are excited about live events and are comfortable facilitating internal events in front of audiences of various sizes.


• You are highly collaborative and have experience coordinating with internal and external stakeholders across all levels.


• You have experience in or a desire to learn about video and design editing software.


• You have experience in or are eager to learn show calling and stage managing.


• You have strong professional meeting and events planning skills and high attention to detail.


• You have a demonstrated ability to manage event and vendor deliverables and timelines, while being communicative about encountering roadblocks and asking for assistance.


• CMP or DES certification is a plus.


• You are passionate about Chegg's mission and culture.

Why do we exist?


Students are working harder than ever before to stabilize their future. Our recent research study called State of the Student shows that nearly 3 out of 4 students are working to support themselves through college and 1 in 3 students feel pressure to spend more than they can afford. We founded our business on provided affordable textbook rental options to address these issues. Since then, we've expanded our offerings to supplement many facets of higher educational learning through Chegg Study, Chegg Math, Chegg Writing, Chegg Internships, Thinkful Online Learning, and more to support students beyond their college experience. These offerings lower financial concerns for students by modernizing their learning experience. We exist so students everywhere have a smarter, faster, more affordable way to student.




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