As an event manager you are responsible for coordinating social events. People skills and organization are a requirement as you will have to be interacting with employees as well as guests of the event. Go through your resume and rework it to showcase your best skills for this position. Contact various event management agencies and look at their websites to see which jobs are available. Go on various career online forums dealing with event management. You might find some advise or future contacts. Be sure to market yourself as much as possible as this comes with interacting with guest and others in the industry.