About Us

AEM is a trade association headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with an office in Washington, D.C. We are the North America trade group representing more than 1,000 member companies in the off-road equipment industry. We offer our members services and support to help them succeed in an ever-changing business climate. Our team is high energy, friendly, and service-oriented, and we have fun, too. We call-out hellos when walking past and enjoy celebrating with each other -- for birthdays, new babies, retirements, program achievements, and more!

About Our Values

AEM's Culture Values communicate our priorities for our team members, when working with each other.

About You

We recognize that each team member’s unique perspective and experience contributes to AEM’s success and encourages collaboration. Regardless of where you are in your life and career journey, we do our best to support your wellbeing. We value life-balance!

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About Our Milwaukee Office

AEM's Headquarters is located in the Summit Place office building, a former Allis-Chalmers manufacturing plant in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The physical space features floor-to-ceiling windows, large skylights, exposed steel beams and original Cream City brick. We have 24 reservable meeting spaces and have casual booths, couches, chairs, and tables for informal meetings.

Onsite building amenities include complimentary covered parking with a skywalk into the building, as well as fee-for-service café, free fitness center, salon, and pharmacy. Both the Hank Aaron Trail and the 70th street and Washington Street bus stop are located within close walking distance. The West Allis farmers market is less than a mile away, along with a variety of popular retail stores.

AEM Milwaukee Office

About Our DC Office

AEM's office in Washinbton D.C. is located downtown, just steps from the McPherson Square Metro station, and across the street from the new Franklin Square Park.

The physical space features an open floor plan with floor-to-ceiling windows.

Onsite building amenities include a complimentary upscale gym with locker rooms, a bike storage room, a fee-for-service café, and on-site parking is available (for purchase).

AEM DC Office

How to Apply

Interested candidates can send their resumes to careers@aem.org.

How to Apply

Interested candidates can send their resumes to careers@aem.org.

Current Openings

Event Services Manager

We are offering this opportunity to an event professional who enjoys variety and challenge to join our team of Event Services professionals. This individual will work as the primary liaison between internal staff and external partners for tradeshow registration, housing, lead retrieval, and behavioral tracking services and will support logistics tasks.

Responsibilities:

· Managing third-party event services vendors such as registration & housing platform vendors, data integrations systems vendors, lead retrieval vendors and meeting room management vendors

· Manage, develop and implementation of registration & housing plans across multiple systems including attendee and exhibitor sites, hotel inventory and program management, lead retrieval, behavioral tracking services, onsite event registration and attendance reporting

· Manage housing programs for tradeshows including working with housing provider, site builds, inventory & strategic program management, testing, customer service.

· Budget management: work with stakeholders & vendors to develop, manage and reforecast budgets as needed

· Vendor selection & contracting: vet, recommend, and contract vendors for services, such as registration, lead and behavioral programs and meeting room management

· Develop and continuously enhance programs through the analysis of survey feedback, post-show data, internal and external needs, monetization opportunities and more

· Manage additional rotating department logistical tasks, such as transportation, parking passes, car rentals, airline discounts, onsite staff.

Requirements:

· Associates degree or higher in Event Management (or equivalent work experience)

· Proficiency in event registration, lead retrieval, housing platforms, and event technology systems

· Knowledge of event and project management

· Experience working in tradeshow or event operations

· Advanced knowledge of Microsoft products, specifically Excel and PowerPoint.

· Excellent communication (written and verbal), leadership and interpersonal skills

· Flexibility: may be asked to manage additional logistical event tasks, as needed, outside of noted tasks

· Preference for a collaborative workstyle

· Willingness to travel up to 20%, including some nights & weekends

· Work in the office three days a week to maximize team collaboration

· Industry related certification (CMP or CEM) desirable but not required

Hotel Sourcing and Contract Manager

We are offering this opportunity to a service-oriented professional who enjoys variety and challenge to join our team of Event Services professionals. This position will focus on sourcing and contracting all hotels for AEM Tradeshows as well as managing catering & concession programs but will also get to enjoy some rotating/diverse tasks as needed within a show cycle.

Responsibilities:

· Source & contract all tradeshow hotels by analyzing historical, current & future trends/markets

· Hotel contract negotiations: ensuring consistent language, mitigating risks, etc.

· Budget management: work with stakeholders to develop, manage, and reforecast budgets as needed

· Vendor management: vetting, sourcing, contracting, and managing vendors for tradeshow housing & catering programs

· Cultivating strong working relationships with our partners & vendors.

· Catering and concessions management: develop catering and concession plans based on show needs

· Manage additional rotating department tasks such as transportation, parking passes, car rentals, airline discounts, onsite staff.

· Develop and continually enhance programs through analysis of survey feedback, internal needs, post-show analysis on engagement & performance, monetization opportunities and more.

Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree in Event Management or Hospitality (or equivalent work experience)

· Effective & assertive negotiation skills

· Thorough knowledge of hospitality and events industry

· Excellent time management, prioritization & organizational skills

· Thorough and strong understanding of hotel contracting language & clauses

· Familiar with catering programs for large audiences, BEO’s, post-show catering invoices, etc.

· Knowledge of project and vendor management

· Advanced knowledge of Microsoft products, specifically Excel and PowerPoint.

· Excellent communication (written and verbal), leadership and interpersonal skills

· Preference for a collaborative work style

· Flexibility: may be asked to manage additional logistical event tasks, as needed, outside of listed tasks

· Willingness to travel up to 15%, Including some nights and weekends

· Work in the office three days a week to maximize team collaboration

· Industry related certification (CMP or CEM) desirable but not required

Information Technology Specialist

We are offering this opportunity to a service-oriented professional who enjoys variety and challenge to join our team of IT professionals.

Responsibilities: 
 
• Provide IT support/help desk for AEM staff with a strong emphasis on consistent and timely customer service, responding to 30-40 requests per week of varying complexity and need.
• IT Orientations/Onboarding & Employee IT Offboarding.
• Training/Staff Meeting Topics - Training for staff on system software and process.
• External Teams Support – Including both users & IT tools involved.
• AV/Room Help & Meeting Setup.
• Support the Customer Contact Center in 8x8 & Teams Phones for Staff.
• Assist with the Setup, Assignment & Management of the IT Floater requests queue in conjunction with the IT Coordinator.
• Help setup approved AEM Event & Form Setups in SMART.

Requirements:  

• Entry level or up to 2 years’ experience. 
• Hold an Associate degree or higher in a computer-related field. 
• Ability to research a variety of technical issues, prioritize issues and respond to staff in a timely and professional manner. 
• Ability to respond to a high volume of requests with varying complexity. 
• Customer-service oriented. 
• High degree of technical aptitude. 
• Problem-solving and critical thinking skills. 
• Familiarity with service desk ticket systems, SharePoint/SharePoint Online, Teams Phones and Audio-Visual preferred

Traditionally internships are thought of as opportunities for college students, however, at AEM our internships are a great way for not only college students but recent graduates, returning veterans, or others looking to gain, grow and develop. Our internship program offers valuable professional experience in an area of interest in a limited term capacity.

Purpose

We strive to develop interns by giving them the tools they need to shape their future as they enter the workforce of tomorrow.

Vision

All AEM interns will be empowered to stretch their expectations and aspirations, enabling them to embrace their futures with confidence.

Mission

To create a mutually beneficial relationship for interns and for AEM by:
•    Recruiting outstanding and promising interns with special attention to enhancing diversity.
•    Equipping interns to discover, develop, evaluate, and implement their unique professional goals.
•    Enabling productive and successful connections.
•    Building advocates for the construction and agriculture industries by exposing interns to these opportunities.

Our interns assist with real world, meaningful, project-based work with defined objectives. The goal of the program is to create a pool of developed candidates for consideration for future openings at AEM; several former interns have been hired as regular employees. Internships are paid positions that work an average of 15-20 hours per week during the hours of 7am and 4:30pm, Monday through Friday. Internships vary in length with some a few months and some spanning a full year or more. People leaders, together with interns, establish schedules that coordinate with individual availability.

How to Apply

Interested candidates can send their resumes to careers@aem.org.

  • People are the key to all our successes. We have the most interesting employees and members that really bring value to our careers!
  • Exciting opportunities and educational experiences.
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  • Support to try new things!
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  • We help build everyone’s quality of life.
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  • Employee benefits are excellent.
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  • Through AEM member companies and staff, I’m surrounded by incredibly SMART people!
  • Working with a community of true professionals.
  • Great people, opportunities, and culture!
  • Work hours and flexibility.
  • Attention to personal and professional development.
  • Continuous efforts to engage employees.
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  • Coolest office space in Milwaukee.
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  • Commitment to excellence in all areas.
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  • Commitment to excellent experiences for exhibitors and attendees.
  • Commitment to relevance for members.
  • Working alongside driven and motivated co-workers.
  • Flexible work schedule.
  • Good work life balance.
  • I feel appreciated!
  • It’s Milwaukee meets worldwide manufacturing.
  • Connecting industry leaders for growth.
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  • Great growth potential.
  • I can work for world first class trade shows and meet with friends from all over the world!
  • I’ve made friends through my travels with work.
  • I love that I’ve been able to see the world.
  • I enjoy meeting new people almost every day through our membership.
  • I love my team and their team approach.
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  • The people. Everyone here is extremely friendly and helpful. I love that, even though I am an intern, I can attend meetings, talk to just about anyone, and ask lots of questions.
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  • Love the casual Fridays!
  • 18 days PTO the first year!
  • The core work week is 37.5 hours.
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  • I enjoy the variety and all the birthday treats employees share!