Events Jobs in Austin, TX

The Events Manager manages events for the Events department. The Manager collaborates with others to facilitate, administer, monitor, and maintain resources for various projects and initiatives.

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Operations and Project Management

• Owns events project plans and production schedules, ensuring milestones, dependencies, deliverables, approvals, and responsibilities are clearly defined and completed on schedule
• Oversees team and vendor responsibilities to ensure alignment with the scope, creative vision, production requirements, stakeholder expectations, and attendee experience for each assigned event
• Manages multiple vendors and production partners, maintaining accountability for scope, deadlines, service levels, and onsite performance
• Partners with the Director/Sr. Manager, Events to develop long-term event strategies that improve production quality, operational efficiency, attendee engagement, and overall event experience
• Collaborates cross-functionally with Marketing, Creative, Brand, Sponsorships, PR, Technology, and other internal teams to deliver cohesive event experiences
• Tracks event budgets and production expenses, identifies efficiencies, evaluates scope changes, and supports reconciliation following each event
• Analyzes event performance, attendee feedback, operational challenges, and production outcomes and provides recommendations for continuous improvement
• Develops and maintains event standards, production processes, templates, documentation, and best practices that improve consistency and scalability across the event portfolio
• Serves as an escalation point for stakeholder, vendor, production, and attendee concerns, ensuring timely and effective resolution
• Manages speaker contracts and talent buying process for assigned events

Event Production & Execution

• Leads the planning, production, and execution of assigned large-scale events, general sessions, meetings, activations, and special events from concept through completion
• Partners with internal teams, creative partners, venues, and production vendors to translate event objectives and creative concepts into executable production plans.
• Manages production timelines, technical requirements, show schedules, room sets, floor plans, production schedules, and onsite operating plans
• Coordinates audiovisual, lighting, staging, scenic, rigging, power, internet, entertainment, and other technical production requirements in partnership with production vendors
• Reviews production proposals, technical specifications, equipment requirements, and vendor scopes to ensure solutions appropriately support the event while maintaining budget and operational efficiency
• Supports development and execution of show flow, rehearsals, speaker movement, presentations, entertainment, stage management, and other live program elements
• Oversees Project Plan for event load-in, installation, rehearsals, show execution, changeovers, load-out, and onsite production activities for assigned events
• Identifies production risks and develops contingency plans to address technical, operational, venue, vendor, and schedule challenges
• Serves as an onsite decision-maker and escalation point, responding quickly to production or operational issues while protecting the attendee experience and overall event objectives

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree. Four (4) years of relevant education and work experience may be substituted for degree
• Minimum of five (5) years of large-scale event planning experience
• Flexibility to occasionally work irregular business hours due to event schedules, set-up and breakdown
• Ability to lift, pull, push up to 30 pounds and move, assist and lift items of awkward weights and sizes
• Ability to travel up to 20 percent
• Polished and professional demeanor
• Advanced knowledge of industry standards and trends
• Proficiency in MS Office and Google Suite

Preferred Requirements

• Seven (7) or more years of large-scale event planning experience
• Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) or similar certification

Knowledge

• Advanced knowledge and expertise in related field
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and Outlook

Skills

• Superior project management, time management, and organizational skills
• Advanced critical thinking and project planning skills
• Advanced data analytical skills, with strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Superior verbal, written, interpersonal, listening, and presentation communication skills
• Superior solution and service-oriented skills, with an emphasis on collaboration, problem solving, follow-through, and responsiveness
• Superior relationship building skills, with a proactive and service-oriented approach to working with team members

Abilities

• Ability to lead projects and solve problems with minimal supervision and balance multiple projects while working constructively in a team environment
• Ability to demonstrate good judgement and effective problem-solving, with the ability to address complex issues and provide specialized solutions
• Ability to demonstrate a high degree of flexibility and adaptability
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Ability to demonstrate the highest level of integrity and ethics
• Ability to demonstrate a high degree of self-motivation, accountability, and work ethic
• Ability to provide strong customer service through all communication mediums

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• Keyboarding
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