Temp Manager, Events

Responsibilities

• Strategy development across events and engagements, staying “in the know” on the hottest industry trends through research and ideation
• Understand and manage logistics for registration, air and ground transportation, and room block management with little to no oversight
• Manage across multiple event components simultaneously on events with minimal oversight
• Manage event logistics, including food and beverage, design, rentals, layouts, rooming lists, parking, budgets, and recaps
• Oversee and own event playbook, creating workback schedules, DACI, invoice tracking, and budget reporting
• Communicate and collaborate clearly with FED Technology and Design teams
• Develop an understanding of technical event needs and graphic specifications, managing all event production needs
• Track, measure, and report on event success using data metrics and KPIs to realize business goals
• Negotiate hotel contracts and vendor agreements
• Provide event recaps and billing debriefs
• Support senior business leads on larger-scale events, meetings, and hospitality programs, both domestic and international, as needed

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or other relevant events and event production experience
• 7+ years hands-on and supervisory experience in Sports and/or Corporate Events, or with an agency
• Self-starter with the ability to collaborate across groups as well as work independently as needed to accomplish goals
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Honesty, transparency, and ethical behavior always
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and multitask in a fast-paced, deadline oriented, and ever-changing environment without administrative support, and able to make quick reflex decisions under pressure with grace
• Able to work in the office at least 4 days a week in our Los Angeles office when not traveling
• Able to travel both domestically and internationally, depending on project and business needs
• Able to work overtime, over many days during a project, without skipping a beat and staying sharp
• Proficiency in Google Suite, Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Monday.com, basic database applications, and A.I. internet searches
• Willingness to get “hands dirty” with packing, unpacking, and lifting boxes, setting up a production office, and standing on feet for more than 4 hours at a time while on-site at events