Event Planner CV: Examples and 25+ Writing Tips

Ready to write your event planner CV? You’ve come to the right place.

Whether planning small weddings or managing large corporate events, getting those event planner jobs starts with an awesome CV.

But don’t worry.

This guide will show you:

• Great event planner CV examples that get job interviews.
• How to ace your event manager job description for a CV.
• Expert tips and examples to boost your chances of landing event planning jobs.

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Before we get to the CV guide, here’s an event planner CV example for your reference:

Event Planner CV Template

1. Choose the Best Event Planner CV Format

As an event planner, you have a strict vision of how your gigs are to be structured.

Guess what?

The company’s senior event producer or HR manager has the same idea of what your event planning CV should look like.

That's called the CV format.

Here’s how to format a CV for event planning jobs:

1. Use reverse-chronological order. Most recent employment and education goes first, followed by the next, and so on.
2. Place most important things at top. Your most relevant CV sections should be placed above less relevant ones. If this will be your first time applying at event planner jobs, your experience section should go below your education area.
3. Choose professional styling. You’re good at choosing legible fonts for any RSVP cards—do the same on your CV. Don’t cram everything onto your event planning CV. Using that white space instead to increase how scannable your CV is.
4. Save it correctly. Save your CV (and the accompanying event planner cover letter) in the PDF convention to be sure it looks right on any device.

Expert Hint: Distinctly label the various subsection headings (e.g., “Certifications”) so the reader is able to easily locate the particular part they want. Bold these headings and enlarge them by 2–4 pts over the body text.

2. Start with a Event Planner CV Summary or Objective that Turns Heads

HR managers and senior event managers will glance at your CV for 7 seconds, initially.

That means—

Like a strong opening act, you need to grab their attention at the beginning with a compelling CV summary or CV objective.

Got Experience Planning Events?

If you have some event planning experience under your belt, use the CV summary statement.

A great event management CV summary:

• Summarises your event history into a brief personal statement
• Matches the company’s needs with relevant experience
• Uses quantifiable accomplishments to prove your worth
• Lets them easily see you handling their event management jobs.

Event Manager CV Summary—Example

Detail-oriented CQEP-certified event planner with 3+ years experience at international company planning corporate events and retreats. Implemented new event planning template which decreased organisation time by 24% and achieved company-high post-event satisfaction rating of 98.75%

I have been an event planner for a while now, and I am knowledgeable with spreadsheets, contacting vendors, planning seating arrangements, and more.

Many people do something like the second one, but here’s why the first is better:

• It proves your knowledge with quantifiable achievements,
• It summarises who you are and the experience and skills you bring,
• It doesn’t use the first-person.

What If You’ve Got No Experience?

The only event you’ve planned so far was your dream wedding back when you were 5 years old?

No problem.

If you’re only starting as an event planner and have no relevant work experience (check out how to write a CV with no experience and this entry level CV), you should write a CV career objective instead.

A great event planner CV objective tells them:

• Where you’re coming from (your background)
• The event position you’re applying for
• A sampling of your skills relevant to organising events
• Why the company would grow by hiring you.

Event Planning CV Objective—Sample

Personable HR manager with CSEP certification and 2+ years’ experience organising meetings and planning parties for a mid-sized company. Seeking to leverage aptitude in human resources planning to grow with Big Blue as the new event planning associate. 

I’m an HR manager seeking really any type of position that’s not human resources in a new environment and different company from my current one because I just burned some bridges.

What about these?

That first one follows our rules above, is tailored to the job position, and easily lets the hiring manager picture you on their roster.

That other one, well, is just all wrong.

Expert Hint: As you see in our full event planner CV sample above, the heading profiile statement is right at the top. However, don’t write it first! Instead, save it for the end so you can use the rest of your CV to make sure it’s perfect.

3. Write the Perfect Event Planner Job Description and Skills

To make sure the work experience section on your event planner CV is all buttoned up:

• Keep the event planning job description out and open in front of you.
• Locate the best keywords to use by looking at their job requirements.
• Add in those CV keywords throughout your job description bullet points.
• Use quantifiable achievements just like in your CV opening statement.

Event Planner CV Example—Job Description

Event Planner
MBI International, Bristol
June 2015–December 2018

Key Responsibilities

• Implemented corporate event planning remotely and on-site.
• Organised events’ seating, venues, attendance, and reporting.
• Liaised with digital, social, and creative departments, as well as with department heads.

Key Achievements

• Implemented new corporate event planner template which reduced planning and execution time by 24%.
• Identified alternative venue selection solution to reduce event costs by 32%.

Event Planner
MBI International
June 2015–December 2018

Key Responsibilities

• Planned events
• Organised venues
• Managed attendees

That second one just lists duties and responsibilities, but it doesn’t show the HR manager how well you performed them.

The first one is fireworks!

It gives them your key event planning responsibilities and skills and includes key accomplishments with numbers to prove how great you are at event coordination. Make sure each bullet point entry begins with power words.

Also, did you have any event planning internships in your past?

Adding them to a party coordinating or wedding planner CV will definitely boost your chances of getting hired.

And regarding event planning skills—

Showcase them on your CV. But avoid long skill lists.

Instead, pick 4–6 that are most relevant to the event planner job you’re applying for.

These skills are pretty common:

Event Planning CV Skills

• Event management software (Tripleseat, Caterease, etc.)
• Communication skills (verbal, written, etc.)
• Customer relationship management (CRM) software
• Multitasking
• Analytical skills
• Teamwork
• Creativity
• Project management
• Problem solving
• Budget management
• Marketing
• Professionalism

One more thing to remember—

—the ATS.

HR staff use applicant tracking systems more and more to help them sort through the hundreds of CVs they receive for each opening. The ATS can parse hundreds of CVs for specific words and phrases to find possible candidate matches.

How to make sure your event planner CV will beat the ATS?

Use the best CV keywords from the event coordinator job in the work experience, CV skills and other sections of your event planning CV.

If you don’t have keywords they’re looking for, you’ve no chance of an interview.

Expert Hint: Include only skills which are relevant for corporate event planners or meeting organisers. You might be a whiz with computers, for example, but most of the general IT skills will be pointless on an event planner CV.

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4. Turn Boring Education Into a Reason to Hire You

Education on event planning CVs usually gets but seconds of attention.

But—

Don’t let this easy-to-assemble section be the cause of you not getting the job.

Here’s how to add education on a CV to make it count:

Event Planner CV Example—Education

Here, we skipped adding dates and final, because a too-low grade or a graduation date too far in the past can get discriminated against, unfortunately.

If you are applying for entry-level event planning jobs and you don’t have work experience in event planning, move up this education section so it gets placed directly under your CV objective.

Expert Hint: Don’t add your A-Levels if you’ve completed a university degree. But if it is the last thing you’ve fully completed and you are still at the university, you can add your 6th form or college.

5. Enhance Your Event Planner CV with Extras

Include some additional CV sections to help your CV stand out from the other event management and party planning candidates.

Here are examples of what to include on a CV as extra sections:

Certifications

For wedding/party planner jobs, or other event management jobs, hiring managers and recruiters often perceive your certifications on a CV as more important than the university degree (unless you graduated in Event Management, for instance). 

The National Careers Service reports that many professional event planners have a level 6 NVQ in a relevant field—if that's the case with you, make sure include your NVQ on your CV. 

If you're short on certifications to include on your CV and don't have a relevant degree, consider taking a course to give your job applications a boost. 

Languages

If you know a second (or third) language, don’t hesitate to add it. It can unlock job doors that would otherwise have stayed closed.

Here’s how you can add your language skills onto your event planner CV:

Languages

• English—Native Proficiency
• French—Professional Working Proficiency
• Portuguese—Limited Working Proficiency

Hobbies & Interests

Hobbies and interests on a CV for event planners help show you’re not just numbers and accomplishments. However, add relevant ones only, like those which have something in common with the event coordinator job you’re applying for.

Hobbies & Interests

• Book club co-host
• Trivia night organiser

Expert Hint: Other extra CV sections to consider on your event planner CV are event planning conferences, event management licences, event management memberships, event planning awards, and volunteer work on CVs.

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Key Points

Whether you’re aiming to be a party coordinator, hotel event planner, or a corporate event planner, the recruiter wants to see a perfectionist in you.

Your event planning CV will show it if you:

• Use the reverse-chronological format to keep things organised like the best party planning template.
• Write an event planner CV summary or objective that’s super compelling.
• Describe your work history using your proudest achievements and most relevant skills that match the job ad.
• Include an education section with relevant coursework, minors, or honours.
• Add extra CV sections to stand out from the other candidates—most importantly any event planning certifications you have earned.

Good luck at your upcoming event planning interview!

Need more CV-related resources? See:

• How to List Promotions on Your CV
• CV Heading Examples

Got any questions on how to write a CV for event planners? Not sure how to describe your skills or achievements on a wedding planner CV? Get at us below in the comments, and thanks for reading!

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