Event Producer

VIVA Creative; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

VIVA Creative in Rockville, MD is seeking an experienced Event Producer to lead conferences, meetings, trade shows, product launches, award shows, and experiential activations from vision through on-site delivery.

This full-time, in-person role requires five+ years in event production, with large-scale conferences (2,000–20,000 attendees), strong budgeting, vendor negotiation, and a calm, detail-focused on-site leadership style as you coordinate cross-functional teams to create unforgettable

Qualifications

• Five or more years leading event production.
• Experience producing complex conferences of 2,000 to 20,000 attendees, with exhibit halls, main stages, entertainment, presentations, breakouts, and digital components.
• Strong negotiation skills and fluency with large production budgets.
• Agency and global brand experience.
• Curiosity about how emerging A/V technology and AI can make the next show better than the last.
• Genuine passion for events.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage budgets and timelines.
• Build relationships with senior clients, venues, and vendors, and negotiate costs.
• Coordinate creative across our live and digital teams so A/V, staging, content, and digital serve the client's goals.
• Lead on-site teams and run the show calmly and professionally, with attention to every detail.
• Deliver post-event materials on time, to the highest standard.

Job description

Rockville, Maryland · Full-time · In person · Travel required

You are a seasoned, unflappable, detail-obsessed producer who loves to understand exactly what a client needs, build the plan and budget, lead the team, and deliver a flawless show. You want a company that produces big, ambitious events for global brands.

ABOUT THE ROLE

At VIVA Creative, live events are the heartbeat of what we do. We're seeking an experienced Event Producer to lead conferences, meetings, trade shows, product launches, award shows, and experiential activations. You'll own each program from vision through on-site delivery to final wrap, turning ideas into experiences that move people. It's a hands-on, fast-paced role with travel.

WHAT YOU'D DO

You're the force that turns a big idea into a flawless, unforgettable show. Build and manage budgets and timelines. Build relationships with senior clients, venues, and vendors, and negotiate costs. Coordinate creative across our live and digital teams so A/V, staging, content, and digital serve the client's goals. Lead on-site teams and run the show calmly and professionally, with attention to every detail. Deliver post-event materials on time, to the highest standard.

WHAT YOU BRING

Five or more years leading event production. Experience producing complex conferences of 2,000 to 20,000 attendees, with exhibit halls, main stages, entertainment, presentations, breakouts, and digital components. Strong negotiation skills and fluency with large production budgets. Agency and global brand experience. Curiosity about how emerging A/V technology and AI can make the next show better than the last. Genuine passion for events.

WHO YOU ARE

You love bringing event concepts to life where creativity meets technology, with innovative, resourceful thinking. Deeply attuned to client needs, you communicate clearly and responsively from first call to final wrap. A natural leader on site: teams line up to work your shows because they run like clockwork. Clients request you by name. Calm under pressure when things go sideways, can-do attitude, and proud that organization is your superpower. Upbeat, positive, and trusted for your judgment. No challenge is too big, even if it's never been done before.

WHY WE'RE IN PERSON

This role is fully in person in our Rockville studios, not remote or hybrid. We're a tech-forward agency that uses AI every day in transformational and innovative ways, but ours is a human business. Ideas come from people in a room together: the half-formed thought said out loud, the sketch on the back of a page, the question that turns into the answer. We like raw brainstorming, critical thinking, discourse, prototyping, and iteration of ideas. That's why every piece of our work carries a human signature.

COMPENSATION

Salary commensurate with experience, plus benefits.

ABOUT VIVA CREATIVE

VIVA Creative is a worldwide leader in experiential marketing, event production, and content creation, celebrating 25 years of connecting people through events, content, and experiences.

We are a creative group of thinkers, doers, and believers in the power of human connection. Our work brings people together and inspires audiences to think, feel, act, and share.

Headquartered near Washington, D.C., with our own cutting-edge content studios, we have produced events, content, and experiences in all 50 states and on five continents, earned more than 200 industry awards, and are a certified woman- and minority-owned business.

Come feel the heart, soul, and enthusiasm of creative people doing what they love and pursuing the highest standard. Smiles and high-fives included.

VIVA Creative is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.