Events Associate

About the Role

We’re hiring an Event Associate to support live events, promotional campaigns, and brand activations throughout the Brooklyn area. This is a hands-on role where you’ll work alongside our events team to prepare event spaces, coordinate on-site activities, interact with attendees, and help keep each event organized from setup through completion. If you’re dependable, personable, and enjoy work that keeps you moving and interacting with people, this could be a great fit. Previous event experience is not required, and training is provided.

Responsibilities

• Prepare materials and supplies for upcoming events
• Assist with event setup, signage, displays, and breakdown
• Greet attendees and help create a welcoming event environment
• Answer questions and provide information about products, services, or promotions
• Support event leads with on-site coordination and logistics
• Organize promotional materials and monitor inventory
• Help manage attendee flow and keep event areas organized
• Communicate with team members throughout each event
• Gather customer feedback and event engagement information
• Troubleshoot routine on-site issues as they arise
• Ensure event spaces remain professional and aligned with brand standards
• Support promotional campaigns and community events throughout the Brooklyn area

Qualifications

You don’t need years of event experience to succeed in this position. We’re looking for someone who brings a strong work ethic, positive attitude, and willingness to learn.

• Enjoy working with people and meeting new customers
• Communicate clearly and professionally
• Are organized and able to keep track of multiple tasks
• Work well in active, fast-paced environments
• Are dependable, punctual, and comfortable taking initiative
• Enjoy being part of a collaborative team
• Can adapt when schedules or event needs change
• Are interested in events, marketing, promotions, hospitality, or customer engagement
• Have previous experience in events, customer service, retail, hospitality, marketing, or promotions — although this is not required
• Have flexibility for occasional evening or weekend events
• Are comfortable lifting and moving event materials when necessary

Skills

• Field promotions
• Product demonstrations
• Microsoft Office
• Customer service
• Brand representation
• Live event engagement
• Marketing knowledge
• Organizational skills
• Logistics management
• Organization
• Sales
• Report compilation
• Social media
• Vendor liaison
• Activations
• Communications
• Customer engagement
• Promotions
• Promotional
• Retail sales
• Campaign performance monitoring
• Industry trend analysis
• Live event marketing
• Persuasion
• Organizational
• Social media management
• Event setup and teardown
• Event setup and breakdown
• Marketing
• Promotional activities
• Sales generation
• Brand ambassadorship
• Product demonstration
• People skills
• Brand promotion
• Campaigns
• Event setup
• In-person sales
• CRM tools
• Event marketing
• Adobe Suite
• Promotional campaigns
• Sales persuasion
• Verbal communication
• Trade shows
• Team collaboration
• Canva
• Inventory tracking
• Strong verbal communication
• Interpersonal skills
• Lead generation
• Digital marketing
• Lead capturing
• Persuasive pitching
• Events
• Social media platforms
• Campaign performance tracking
• Event planning
• Audience engagement
• Engagement
• Event coordination
• Light lifting
• Data tracking
• Communication
• Logistics coordination

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Paid training
• Ongoing coaching and development
• Hands-on event experience
• A collaborative team environment
• Varied events and day-to-day responsibilities
• Opportunities for increased responsibility and advancement