Event Planner

Day in the Life of This Role

We’re looking for a creative, detail-loving, people-centered professional to help us plan & deliver best-in-class culinary and educational experiences. From the ranch to the kitchen, you’ll make every moment count – while keeping the experience fresh, relevant, and aligned to our business goals. At Certified Angus Beef, we believe unforgettable experiences build unshakable loyalty. Our Brand Experience team brings our mission to life through high-impact, interactive events that connect people to our brand, our partners, and the story behind every bite. 

If you’re passionate about hospitality and creating memorable moments – this might be your dream job. Keep reading to learn about the role’s essential functions, and preferred skills and experiences:

Essential Functions:

• Bring Ideas to Life: Help design, plan, and execute dynamic, interactive events – from culinary center trainings to immersive ranch visits and everything in between.
• Own the Details: From agendas and logistics to attendee coordination and follow-up, you’ll ensure every touchpoint feels seamless and intentional.
• Stay Ahead of the Curve: Infuse every program with creativity and innovation – keeping our events modern, relevant, and engaging for all audiences.
• Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with marketing, sales, culinary, meat scientist and leadership teams to tailor events that drive key business objectives and deepen partner relationships.
• Own Your Budget: Track and manage budgets for your events, ensure smart, intentional decisions and impactful spending.
• Drive High-Impact Projects: We have a variety of impactful initiatives in the pipeline – based on your unique skills and interests, we’ll shape part of the role to fit and grow with you.
• Support the Whole Team: Pitch in where needed. We’re a tight-knit group that thrives on flexibility, collaboration, and a whatever-it-takes mindset.
  

Travel: Must be willing and able to travel (car or airplane), up to approximately 20%. May require overnight travel and/or weekend work.

Location: This in-office position is located in Wooster, Ohio.

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS:

Education/Experience: Any combination of education and experience that would provide the required skill and knowledge for successful performance would be qualifying. Typical qualifications would be equivalent to:

• Possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, in marketing hospitality, communications, agriculture, or a related field; and/or
• Two to three years of experience in event planning, experiential marketing, or customer-facing roles.
  
• A background in or genuine interest in agriculture and the beef industry – whether through formal education or life experience – is a big plus.
  

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Doer and a thinker – able to juggle big-picture strategy and minute-by-minute details without missing a beat.
• Thrive in fast-paced environments, keeping multiple projects and events moving with ease and energy.
• Approach each event as an opportunity to drive results and know how to build a timeline.
• Excellent communicator – clear, thoughtful, professional – and always tuned in to what people need.
• Collaborative, adaptable, and able to pitch in wherever needed to make the team successful.
• High level of organization, creativity, and problem-solving
• Genuinely enjoy working with others and supporting sales goals through unforgettable experiences.
• Passionate about hospitality, obsessed with details, and enjoy great bites of the best beef.
  

Still excited? Here’s what we can offer you.

In addition to enjoying great-tasting beef, we provide employees 10 vacation days and 10 personal days in the first year of employment. Employees also enjoy nine paid holidays and time off to volunteer in the community. We pay 90% of full-time employee health insurance. We also provide dental and vision coverage and an extensive wellness program. Certified Angus Beef provides a 401 (k) with guaranteed employer contribution. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

More about Certified Angus Beef

The best-tasting beef starts on sustainable farms and ranches, and our role is to help market that beef to global food distributors and grocery stores, so chefs and home cooks can serve their best meals. While doing that, we stay true to our farm beginnings with staff meals around the table, open-door relationships and neighborly friendships inside our Wooster, Ohio, home and beyond. We challenge each other and push the limits of beef innovation to help our customers thrive, yet fun and celebrations are always cherished. For more than 40 years, we’ve held these traditions close and they helped make us a certified Great Place to Work ®.

If this position interests you, apply to join our team today.