Senior Meeting Planner

Job overview

The Senior Meeting Planner role is hybrid in Oak Brook, IL, with compensation of $85,000–$90,000 per year. The role supports Lions International’s Convention team and its service-club members.

What you'll do

• Plan, coordinate, and execute logistics for educational seminars, meetings, and major convention programs, including multi-day events for 200–2,000 attendees. Manage venue and vendor RFPs and contracts, space assignments, catering, timelines, onsite staffing, budgets, and payment or billing processes. Conduct status meetings and pre- and post-event briefings
• support exhibit hall operations and onsite International Convention activities
• and analyze city-wide convention bids for presentation to the board. The role requires at least five years of meeting-planning experience, experience managing international events with more than 10,000 attendees, and travel as needed, including approximately 30 days annually.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior meeting planner

oak brook il

lions international

$85k–$90k/year

convention planning

event logistics

venue contracts

budget oversight

catering

exhibit hall

international convention

hybrid

travel required

30 days annually

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Three weeks paid time off
• flexible and hybrid work schedules
• medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• flexible spending accounts
• 401(k) with employer match
• reimbursable training
• casual dress.

Why this role

Hybrid schedule of 2–3 days per week in office; international travel is approximately 30 days annually.

About the employer

Lions International is hiring for this role. Industry: Human Rights Organizations. Sector: 81.