Event Manager
About the role
Experience Without Limits Come shape the future of brand experience. At Jack Morton, we design and build head-turning, smile-inducing, impact-driving brand experiences that redefine what experiential marketing can achieve. We help our clients unlock the full value of experiences by turning bold ideas into meaningful connections. That takes a team that's bold, curious, and acts as one. We build on each other's ideas, challenge conventions, and show up for one another every day. Here, you'll do your best work, grow quickly, and partner across clients, disciplines, and global teams to bring new ideas to life. This is a place where curiosity drives what’s next, boldness raises the bar, and every win is shared. Where ownership is expected, egos are left at the door, and the work reflects the passion and talent of the people behind it. Experience without limits—in your work, your growth, and your impact.
Position Summary
The Event Manager coordinates and executes group meetings, conventions, congresses, trade shows, training sessions, hospitality suites, and corporate events. This role supports clients and internal teams by managing venue sourcing, contracting, housing, registration, attendee communications, budgets, onsite delivery, and post-event reconciliation.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate logistical arrangements for meetings, conventions, congresses, trade shows, training sessions, hospitality suites, and corporate events.
- Serve as the liaison among clients, suppliers, venues, housing partners, attendees, and internal stakeholders throughout the event lifecycle.
- Consult with clients and planning teams to define attendance projections, housing requirements, meeting space, food and beverage, audiovisual, travel, registration, badging, and payment arrangements.
- Lead compliant venue research, site selection, and contracting processes, including negotiation of hotel guest room blocks, meeting space, lodging, and related services within approved budgets.
- Research, evaluate, establish, and maintain productive relationships with preferred vendors and other event partners.
- Prepare Statements of Work, formal estimates, cost models, budgets, and purchase