Conference Event Producer

About the role

Bisnow is seeking a candidate with 1 - 5 years of Commercial Real Estate (including property management) experience or Live Event Production (identifying key topics/ prospecting speakers) experience. This is a hybrid role in either the Houston or Dallas office, with 3-4 days a week in the office and 1-2 days from home.

Responsibilities

• Identify potential speakers & establish contact with said individuals; persistently recruit prospects using phone and email
• Education potential speakers on why it makes sense to spend their time speaking at one of your events
• With your team, build from scratch and then manage the event experience. This involves researching out-of-the-box content ideas, recruiting and placing C-level executives on each conference, working side-by-side with sales to drive sponsorship and managing the event experience throughout the entire process
• Work with different departments at Bisnow to reach goals that can often be lofty. Bisnow is a sales-driven business and this role is one that requires an individual who can work with and support the sales team in achieving shared goals, no matter how ambitious they might be
• Utilize and establish contacts within the community to promote Bisnow and event attendance including partnerships with associations and local groups
• Diligently research CRE, programming ideas and top-notch speakers for your events
• Manage speaker relations and touchpoints - from the idea of the event to day-of execution
• Provide excellent service, support and communication to event speakers & sponsors
• Lead pre and post-event meetings by providing direction, guidance, and feedback to all involved
• Persistently brainstorm fresh and relevant topic ideas with your teams to adapt to trends within the industry
• Constantly look for innovative solutions to improve content and the attendee experience at your events
• Manage multiple events in various stages of production. This requires you to be extremely organized, detailed and have good time management skills

What are we looking for?

• 1 - 5 years of live event production or property management experience
• Detail-oriented and deadline-driven, with very strong project management and meticulous organizational skills
• Ability to manage, develop and launch multiple projects under time-sensitive deadlines
• Great teammate with strong verbal and written communication skills
• Hands-on, roll up your sleeves worth ethic. Tenacity is expected
• The ability to establish and maintain relationships with key people in CRE
• Commitment to accuracy, quality, consistency and transparency
• Creativity and a healthy sense of humor
• Flexibility and the ability to handle situations creatively as well as jump into projects as needed and the initiative to notice a need and offer assistance where applicable
• Receptive to feedback and always open to constructive criticism
• The ability to work in a high-energy, fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated interest in commercial real estate
• Innate hustle, raw intelligence, infectious enthusiasm and intellectual curiosity
• Entrepreneurial and ambitious
• Never give up attitude. Positive mental state of mind and a strong desire to be challenged on a daily basis

What's in it for you?

• Competitive compensation structure including base salary + bonuses!
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance - includes maternity and paternity leaves as well
• 401K
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• Dependent Care Account
• Unlimited Vacation Days
• 7 days paid sick leave
• 9 paid Holidays
• Referral Bonus Program
• Pet Friendly Offices
• You’ll get to work with incredibly smart, passionate, driven, ambitious, kind, caring and mindful people and will rarely experience an overload of policies, bureaucracy or toxicity (the latter, we do not tolerate)