Integrated Production Opportunities - All Levels
Big things are coming in 2027! As we gear up for new experiential events and brand activations, we’re expanding our talent pipeline in anticipation of exciting opportunities. While some roles may be available immediately, we’re identifying all levels of qualified candidates to engage as projects are awarded and timelines confirmed.
Roles may include full-time and contract opportunities.
This posting is part of our forward-looking talent pipeline as we prepare teams for 2027 opportunities. We welcome you to also apply for a specific role that you feel you may be a fit for. We won’t mind seeing your name more than once!
These roles are hybrid, requiring you to report on-site to one of the following office locations a minimum of 2 days/week: Austin, Boston, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Nashville, New York City, or San Francisco.
The Roles
From Event Manager to Executive Producer - you will assist in the planning and flawless execution of events for our clients. Solid knowledge of live events, conferences and trade shows is a must.
We’re always on the lookout for event professionals who have been directly involved in producing conferences with 5-15k attendees, digital activations and event technology components. From the agency side is preferred.
On a daily basis you will work cross functionally with other departments such as Account Management, Account Operations, Creative, Strategy and Fabrication teams to provide support in all areas of event operations and overall logistics in order to produce successful client events.
You may be responsible for venue management and for understanding and communicating all venue contracts, show rules and regulations, services, scheduling, and deadlines to on-site support vendors and staff. Responsible for maintaining the accuracy of estimates related to these services throughout the program process. This includes monitoring and analyzing job costs, tracking and communicating change orders, providing adequate follow-up, providing project projections to Senior Management and reconciling the final budget.
Your Experience and Skills
- Depending on the role - a minimum of 5+ years direct experience with event management in the areas of Event Production, Meeting or Conference Production, Live Events and Digital Marketing.
- Consultative customer service approach to questions, concerns and issues
- Ability to thrive in a fast paced environment
- You’re not afraid to ask questions, offer assistance or use your resources
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to effectively manage project teams in difficult and high-pressure situations while maintaining composure
- Strong project management skills to manage both internal and external
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Detail oriented, strong organizational skills, and ability to prioritize, multitask
- Proactive and creative thinker with effective ability to "think on your feet"
- Excellent math skills and the knowledge to provide/guide estimate process
- Ability to read and interpret space plans
- Understanding of event language and experience working with hotels, convention centers and unique venues
- Experience working with general service contractors
- Ability to understand on-site methodology and industry best practices
- Ability to travel 30%-40% of the year (peaks times in Spring and Fall months)
- Ability to work irregular hours in addition to normal business hours, to include nights, weekends and holidays as needed
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, G-Suite tools, Smartsheets is a plus and comfortable working with cloud based tools and adapting new technology
- Collaborate with other teams such as Account Operations, Creative, Fabrication and partners/vendors
Who We Are
GPJ is the world leader in experiential marketing. Our 29 global offices are filled with fearlesspeople dreaming up ideas that are transforming industries and bringing the most respected brands to life in powerful, 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 “low cost 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.
