Events Manager - Flagship Conference & Onsite Ops

Ziff Davis; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Ziff Davis in the United States seeks an Events Manager to serve as the operational second-in-command to the Director of Events. You will own SpiceWorld logistics, regional activations, and cross-functional workflows, leveraging 3–5 years of event production experience to drive end-to-end execution.

You will oversee vendor relations, event tech, onsite production, budgeting, and cross-functional collaboration for a flagship conference and regional events.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of corporate event management experience.
• Hands-on expertise in event tech platforms (Cvent, Bizzabo, ON24 or equivalent) for registration, agenda, and sponsor management.
• Strong contract literacy with experience reviewing vendor proposals and tracking event budgets.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning & Business Alignment: Partner with the Director to align event strategy with overarching business goals, brand vision, and event success metrics.
• Attendee Experience & Journey: Oversee the end-to-end attendee lifecycle, managing audience touchpoints across pre-event communications, registration communication flows, onsite experience design, and post-event survey analysis.
• Sponsorship & Sales Alignment: Collaborate with internal sales and Customer Success and Client Strategy teams to create, execute, and deliver custom sponsor activation packages while ensuring all contractual deliverables are met.
• Vendor & Venue Coordination: Serve as a primary operational contact for third-party vendors, agencies, and venue management.
• Event Technology & Data Administration: Oversee event platform administration in Cvent managing registration agenda, mobile app, and providing regular internal reporting.
• Onsite Execution & Logistics: Support the Director and broader team onsite during events, working closely as operational lead for third-party vendors and venue contacts
• Budget Tracking & Fulfillment: Track baseline event budgets, audit vendor invoices, manage room blocks, and oversee swag sourcing, fulfillment, and shipping logistics.
• Event Marketing: Assist in executing cross-channel event marketing plan to drive attendance and sponsor engagement.

Skills

Event management

Vendor coordination

Event tech platforms

Budget management

Travel readiness

Tools

Cvent

Bizzabo

ON24

Job description

Ziff Davis in the United States seeks an Events Manager to serve as the operational second-in-command to the Director of Events. You will own SpiceWorld logistics, regional activations, and cross-functional workflows, leveraging 3–5 years of event production experience to drive end-to-end execution.

You will oversee vendor relations, event tech, onsite production, budgeting, and cross-functional collaboration for a flagship conference and regional events.