Event Assistant (Hospitality Experience Wanted)

Monstera Talent; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Monstera Talent is seeking an Events Assistant to bring hospitality flair to face-to-face activations in busy event environments. You will read a room, engage attendees, and represent brands with warmth and professionalism.

No formal events experience is required—we’ll train you on the campaign side. You should be naturally energetic, comfortable under pressure, and excited to develop new people skills in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• Background in hospitality, bar work, waiting, or similar fast-paced customer-facing role.
• Naturally warm, composed under pressure, great with people.
• High energy and comfortable in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.
• Ambitious and open to developing new skills beyond hospitality.

Responsibilities

• Morning briefing on the event's day, location, and goals.
• Set up and represent the brand at the event site.
• Engage attendees or the public — build rapport and share the brand message.
• Handle questions or concerns with composure of a busy service shift.
• Team debrief at the end of the day to review performance and learnings.

Skills

Hospitality experience

People skills

Customer service

Energetic

Calm under pressure

Job description

Events Assistant (Hospitality Experience Wanted)

Your hospitality skills are worth more than you think — here's where to use them.

If you've worked in hospitality, you already know how to read a room, stay composed under pressure, and make people feel genuinely welcome — even on your busiest, most chaotic shifts. Those are exactly the instincts we need for this role, just applied to a completely different setting: face-to-face events and brand activations.

As an Events Assistant, you'll bring that same warmth and composure to engaging the public directly — representing brands and campaigns at events, building rapport quickly, and creating a great experience for everyone you interact with. It's the same energy as a busy shift behind a bar or in a restaurant, just without the trays.

Hospitality experience is highly valued here, but formal sales or events experience isn't necessary — we'll train you in the campaign side. What you bring is the people skills hospitality has already built in you.

A typical day:

• Morning briefing on the day's event, location, and goals
• Set up and represent the brand at your event site
• Engage attendees or the public — building rapport, sharing the brand's message, and creating a great experience
• Handle any questions or concerns with the same composure you'd bring to a busy service shift
• Team debrief at the end of the day to review performance and learnings

Earnings: 800 per week

What we're looking for:

• Background in hospitality, bar work, waiting, or a similarly fast-paced customer-facing role
• Naturally warm, composed under pressure, and great with people
• High energy and comfortable in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
• Ambitious and open to developing new skills beyond hospitality

If you're brilliant with people but ready for a change of pace, this is your next move.