Sr. Consultant, Event Experience & Execution

If you’re passionate about becoming a Nationwide associate and believe you have the potential to be something great, let’s talk. At Nationwide®, “on your side” goes beyond just words. Our customers are at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.

Create Unforgettable Experiences. Drive Strategic Impact.

Join Nationwide as an Event Experience & Execution Senior Consultant and turn vision into extraordinary events.

What You’ll Do

• Lead with Strategy: Collaborate with meeting sponsors and senior leadership to define event goals and translate business objectives into impactful event strategies.

• Design the Experience: Develop and present comprehensive event proposals that include creative concepts, experiential design, budgets, site recommendations, and operational plans.

• Deliver Excellence: Manage end-to-end execution of large-scale meetings, incentive conferences, and events—ensuring every detail contributes to a cohesive and memorable experience.

• Drive Innovation: Infuse events with experiential creativity, storytelling, and design thinking to elevate attendee engagement and emotional connection.

• Optimize Resources: Source, negotiate, and contract vendors to maximize ROI and deliver financial value.

• Project Manage with Precision: Oversee timelines, assess risks, and adapt plans to maintain strategic alignment and flawless execution.

• Own the Details: Coordinate travel, lodging, attendee management, speakers, entertainment, A/V, décor, gifting, and onsite logistics.

• Leverage Technology: Utilize cloud-based tools (e.g., CVENT) for registration, budgeting, sourcing, reporting, and mobile app integration.

• Measure Impact: Analyze event data to assess success, uncover insights, and recommend future enhancements.

• Build Influence: Cultivate strong relationships with industry suppliers, creative partners, and influencers to stay ahead of trends and elevate event outcomes.

What We’re Looking For

• Certifications: CMP required; CVENT Certification preferred; PMP a plus.

• Experience: 15+ years of corporate event and meeting planning, with a strong background in strategic event design and experiential execution.

• Skills:

  • Strategic thinking and creative problem-solving.

  • Strong project management and organizational skills.

  • Exceptional communication and executive presence.

  • Ability to make sound decisions under pressure and adapt quickly.

  • Proficiency in event technology platforms.

Candidates located near a Nationwide campus will collaborate in office 2 days per week and enjoy the flexibility of remote work the remaining days. Current Nationwide Remote Associates will also be considered.

Job Description Summary

Summary: Our meeting planning professionals approach projects from a strategic level and deliver exceptional experiences, down to the very last detail. If you have the ability to own and drive personalized, curated experiences through all stages of the process, we want to know more about you!

As a Senior Consultant, you will bring to life successful meetings and events by creating unrivaled personal experiences to build brand loyalty and drive business results. The strategic and consistent management of enterprise-wide meeting-related processes, spend, volumes, standards and suppliers to achieve quantitative cost savings, risk mitigation, superior service and excellence in meeting delivery is vital to your success. Ensuring the strategic alignment of meetings and events to business needs and delivering on all goals and objectives rounds out the exceptional value you'll bring to Nationwide.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Drives and manages collaborative interactions and partnerships with meeting sponsors and key senior leadership to achieve event goals and objectives to ensure the successful implementation of events.

• Ideates, develops and presents comprehensive event proposals to senior level Nationwide executives including projected budget, creative elements, site and property recommendations, business content support, activities/entertainment, destination management, and other related event operational components.

• Sources, negotiates, and contracts vendors as appropriate