Contract Tradeshow Producer

Job Summary

Responsibilities

Qualifications

Benefits

Pay

Schedule

The Tradeshow Producer will execute and facilitate client strategies, projects and logistics. This person must be a proven team builder and leader and serve as a trusted advocate for EA clients by managing vendor relationships and budgets with integrity.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with agency departments from ideation through actualization of projects.
• Partner with Client Services and Creative to set goals and ensure that event strategies and processes are aligned.
• Manage all live, hybrid and virtual event logistics + show services from conception to completion.
• Work on multiple tradeshow focused projects and assignments with a variety of staff.
• Ensure all projects are produced to the highest quality of EA standards and that objectives and deliverables are met.
• Manage budgets with integrity and transparency at all times.
• Manage all aspects of event execution, including the onsite team.
• Provide leadership and mentoring to Associate Producers and Production Coordinators.
• Build trusted, “Go to” partnerships with vendors, event staff and internal departments.
• Be able to think fast on your feet to resolve issues that arise in an ever-changing fast paced environment.
• Maintain and expand supplier relationships and negotiate contracts, pricing and services.
• Demonstrate extraordinary interpersonal skills, especially in situations involving leadership, decision making and team building.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of executing and leading largescale multiday conferences and meetings with an emphasis on labor, fabrication, tradeshow, expo, and show services at events for 2,000- 5,000 people.
• Proven budget management of $3 million and up for projects.
• Experience managing multiple tradeshow programs including booking show services, overseeing rental vs custom booth builds, overseeing booth design/fabrication/logistics, and managing onsite teams.
• Management of ancillary programming including client offsite dinners, meeting venues, pop-ups and other client activations.
• Experience at leading project teams of 5+ line producers.
• Ability to travel onsite to multiple locations including client tradeshows, roadshow activations, pop-ups and other EA programs, as needed.
• Requires management of EA logistics and fabrication partners to quote and execute new booth builds and logistics, as well as other custom client activations.
• Experience in a collaborative office and project management structure with multi disciplinary departments (Client Service, Creative, Production).
• Strong attention to detail.
• Displays confidence based on experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent field experience in the event and tradeshow industry.
• Client-centric mentality.
• Superior attention to detail.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and contribute to a team environment.
• Eager to learn in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.
• Strong work ethic.
• Desire to succeed.

Benefits

A place of acceptance and open dialogue, we strive to foster a culture where differences are not just valued, but celebrated. Come do your best and be your best in a casual yet vibrant workplace where we prioritize professional and personal growth, commit to causes we believe in, and ensure a diverse and inclusive community.

Pay

$60-$90/hr (based on experience)

Schedule

This position is based in Chicago and will involve a combination of remote and in-office work. This role also requires travel to multiple markets to support client tradeshow and activations.