Event Manager

Agency Guacamole; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Opportunity to work on impactful campaigns

Learning from experienced professionals

Job summary

A creative PR agency based in Los Angeles is seeking an experienced Event Manager / Event Producer. This role involves overseeing event production from ideation to execution, ensuring client objectives are met, and managing logistics. Candidates must have over 5 years of experience in the event or brand activation industry and demonstrate excellent project management skills. The position offers a flexible schedule and the chance to work with top-tier beauty and lifestyle brands.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in event/brand marketing is required.
• Experience managing production budgets exceeding $40,000.
• Ability to work in fast-paced environments managing multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Creative ideation and producing internal and external events.
• Ensuring client objectives and guest needs are met.
• Coordinating logistics and managing guest lists and RSVPs.

Skills

Project management

Client management

Creative ideation

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Event planning software

Job description

Agency Guacamole is an award-winning, LA-based PR, influencer marketing and events agency. We help clients in the beauty and lifestyle space tell their stories in a variety of ways—in partnership with the media, on social media channels, and through impactful events and experiential brand activations.

We've produced a long list of award-winning and buzz-worthy events for top-tier brands. Whether we're launching a new beauty product, celebrating influencer-driven programs or producing VIP retreats, our events are true experiences that leave a lasting impact on all involved.

Check out some of our work on our Instagram page:

https://www.instagram.com/agencyguacamole/

We’re looking for a full-time Los Angeles based Event Manager / Event Producer to join our team.

The Event Producer role entails:

• creative ideation, concepting and producing internal and external events, from initial brief to final recap
• ensuring client objectives and guest needs are top of mind, from creating fun experiential concepts to brand integrations and surprise-and-delight moments
• concepting creative onsite design elements and activations for high impact photographical moments at events
• researching, sourcing and managing venues and vendors
• creating floor plans and activation diagrams
• coordinating shipping and logistics in partnership with our warehouse team and clients
• managing guest lists, RSVPs, VIPs and media check-in
• ensuring seamless project management at all stage of event production
• collecting data and recapping all events with a post-mortem

Required skills and abilities:

• 5+ years experience in the professional event and/or brand marketing activation industry environment is a must
• Demonstrated experience and competence in complete project management of events or brand activations with production budgets exceeding $40,000+
• Experience interfacing with clients and client management
• Excellent communication skills and passionate about building and maintaining community connections and long-term relationships
• The ideal candidate is a quick problem-solver and extremely organized
• Ability to multi-task and work proactively
• Ability to work collaboratively with a variety of people and personalities
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment managing multiple projects and timelines with shifting deadlines
• Strong ability to work strategically and effectively in a team setting
• Curiosity and willingness to learn
• Ability to do physical work including standing for 8+ hours, lifting boxes (up to 50lbs) and field set-up.
• Experience working in an Agency environment is a plus, but not required
• Ability in the area of computer aided design (CAD drawings, 3d renderings) considered a major plus, but not required

Other notes about what we’re looking for:

• Trustworthy, honest and excited individuals looking to grow, lead and build
• People who want to make a positive contribution on our client projects and see the results of their hard work
• People who are genuinely curious about the world and the categories in which our clients compete (e.g., beauty, men's grooming and lifestyle)
• You don’t have to be a beauty junkie to apply, but you should be open to testing whatever latest product we’re playing with
• You are a trustworthy, reliable and honest individual, and are excited about beauty/lifestyle PR, events and social media

You should be very comfortable with:

• the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Google Docs and relevant event planning software
• keeping calm in a fast-paced environment where attention to detail and follow-through is crucial
• having a customer service and client-focused approach to everything you do
• travel up to 20% of your time, as needed, both nationally and internationally

Here’s what’s in it for you:

• The opportunity to work on cool and impactful campaigns for top-tier beauty and lifestyle brands
• Flexible schedule and work environment
• Get to be part of a fun and hardworking team, and learn from people who not only have fantastic experience in marketing/PR, but also teach the subject

Note: If you’ve read this far we already think you’re awesome, but due to the anticipated volume of responses, we will contact only those candidates who most closely match our requirements.