Our Opportunity
GPJ is looking for an Executive Event Producer, Integrated Production to support various client accounts. As the Executive Event Producer you will lead and manage the production of large-scale, complex experiences for our clients. In this role, you will oversee (lead and manage) multiple components of projects simultaneously.
As an integrated and key member of our team, the Executive Event Producer will manage the client relationship and act as a strategic partner, resource and advocate at a very senior level. You will be responsible for managing strategic vendor relationships, as necessary, and you will collaborate across all internal departments (creative, strategy, operations, finance, and production) in order to be successful. Travel expected to be 20% - 40%.
This role is hybrid out of one of the following office locations: Detroit, Austin, Nashville, Boston, NYC, San Francisco or Los Angeles, requiring you to come to the office 2-3 days per week.
You will rock this job if you can:
- Understand the strategic and creative requirements and objectives of the event and collaborate with department leads to ensure it is on point
- Manage the day to day budget and operations of the project
- Develop and manage timelines
- Oversee 3rd party vendor RFP processes with the procurement team and subject matter expert (SME) by category
- Coordinate and ensure communications, touch points, and processes with internal departments and services to bring the event to successful execution
- See beyond what is right in front of you (the immediate tasks) and comprehend the big picture – the 360 view of the overall project in its entirety and make recommendations and adjustments as necessary
- Drive and track cost management and efficiencies through negotiation and strategic buying, cost saving and cost avoidance
- Digital production and work with the digital experience team
- EXPO design and production management, collaborating with Fabrication
- Graphics project management & production
- Communicate with and manage vendors
- In partnership with account lead, actively participate in monthly client-hosted strategy and status meetings and provide project status (including any areas of risk)
- Oversee the onsite execution of the event and responsible for post event deliverables
- Audit the status of the event, to ensure its on track with each of the area leads
- Event reconciliation with all area leads
Who You Are
Experienced Producer for Complex Experiences. You have a minimum of 12+ years of industry-related experience with multiple years of experience in event production. You have been the lead producer of corporate events with an excess of 10,000 people in attendance, with budgets of at least $10M. You have managed complex events incorporating live event production, digital and physical activations, expo components and ancillary events that altogether create an integrated, sophisticated experience, as well as digital and hybrid experiences.
Collaborator and Project Manager. This is an extremely collaborative and project-driven position in which you will "lead" end-to-end production for all event elements and collaborate with internal teams, including creative, strategy, operations, finance, and production.
Relationship Builder: You are an accomplished leader who strives to develop, maintain, and strengthen partnerships both inside and outside the organization. You can build successful, trusted relationships with senior-level clients, including C-Suite Executives at large global organizations.
Trusted Advisor and Respected Manager. When you talk, people listen. Based on your knowledge, experience, expertise and skill base, you have become a respected manager of internal teams as well as a trusted advisor to client organizations.
Vibrant. You love interacting with people and making things happen. Your interactions with people GIVE you energy and you love what you do.
Initiative. You are constantly anticipating "the next step", making contingency plans for "Plan B", and saying "I've been thinking…" You are proactive and thoughtful and can see the big picture from a mile high while not losing sight of the details.
Inquisitive. You always want to learn more about what you are doing. You find out how your work interacts with other parts of the business, you look for ways to make process improvements, and you learn about your client's organization and industry.
Negotiator. Reviewing and negotiating venue and vendor contracts are a walk in the park for you.
Flexible. You understand business needs change – what you do today may not be what you do tomorrow! Working in a client-service role is not a 9 to 5 job. Your ability to work irregular hours and travel based on client deliverables is required.
Salary Range: $140k+
Salary is dependent on a variety of factors including (but not limited to) experience, skills, and location.
POTENTIAL SCAM ALERT
We have recently become aware that individuals not associated with George P. Johnson, or its parent company, Project Worldwide, Inc., have fraudulently used our name – and the names of some of our employees – to solicit applications for fake jobs, to conduct fake job interviews and to make fake job offers.
Any request to schedule an interview and any offer of employment will only come from an authorized representative of George P. Johnson with an email address "@gpj.com".
We will
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If you have provided personal information in connection with a fake job offer or interview and you are concerned, we suggest that you contact local law enforcement authorities.
We take these activities very seriously, and are working with law enforcement to shut down this fraudulent activity.
Who We Are
GPJ is the world leader in experiential marketing. Our 30 global offices are filled with fearless people dreaming up ideas that are transforming industries and bringing the most respected brands to life in powerfully, exciting ways. We are a part of the Project Worldwide family. An independent, employee-owned global network of complementary, wholly-owned agencies.
You read that "employee-owned" part right? You heard us correctly. You work hard, she works hard, we all work hard… we all succeed and reap the rewards. We have an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – providing our employees with an ownership interest. We thought you would want to know that. In fact, there is a lot more you would want to know about us, like our FTO policy (no more "accruing" time off), our employer matching 401(k) plan (no vesting period), our "no employee contribution" healthcare option. But we are getting ahead of ourselves here, let's talk about this exciting opportunity first and we can fill you in on our perks & benefits later.
GPJ is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected class. In addition to federal law requirements, GPJ complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. GPJ expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on any protected class.
