Although you have graduated and received your degree in Public Relations, you don’t know what’s next. In college instead of researching for your biology project, you were researching the hottest venues around town to throw your next party. What now? Seems to me like you’re ready for a job as an event coordinator. Event coordinators, also known as special event planners are responsible for coordinating events, including planning menus, booking musicians, putting up decorations, ordering flowers, hiring bartenders, and ensuring the event runs smoothly. Basically stuff that you have already been preparing for in college only now you can get paid for doing so. There is a long list of possible duties of an event planner so you will never be bored. That list includes tasks such as developing and overseeing fundraising events; negotiating and securing event space; coordinating and monitoring event timelines and ensuring deadlines are met…the list goes on and on.
Besides throwing great parties for your sorority, a good way to prepare yourself and get real world experience of event planning while still in college is to get involved on your campus. Get involved with a known organization on campus and help out with the fundraising and/or event planning committee. Another great way would be to get an internship with event planning in your city. Once you receive experience at your university, you can then start building a personal portfolio of your work.
You never wanted a cubical desk job, and event-planning is an exciting fast-paced business that is just for you. Another great attribute is of course the pay, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics records from May 2012, the 70,480 event planners employed throughout the United States earn an annual average event planner salary of $49,830, which is equivalent to a mean hourly wage of $23.96. Not bad at all.
Besides throwing great parties for your sorority, a good way to prepare yourself and get real world experience of event planning while still in college is to get involved on your campus. Get involved with a known organization on campus and help out with the fundraising and/or event planning committee. Another great way would be to get an internship with event planning in your city. Once you receive experience at your university, you can then start building a personal portfolio of your work.
You never wanted a cubical desk job, and event-planning is an exciting fast-paced business that is just for you. Another great attribute is of course the pay, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics records from May 2012, the 70,480 event planners employed throughout the United States earn an annual average event planner salary of $49,830, which is equivalent to a mean hourly wage of $23.96. Not bad at all.