Experiential & Trade Show Project Lead

Delta Personnel, Inc., WBENC, WOSB, NMSDC, DBE Certified; Kenner (LA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

We are seeking a Project Manager – Experiential / Trade Show Projects to oversee custom trade show exhibits, activations, branded environments, and related initiatives from internal handoff through production, installation, and closeout.

The role coordinates schedules, budgets, scope, and client communications across sales, design, graphics, estimating, production, warehouse, shipping, and installation teams to meet timelines and specs.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in project management, project coordination, production management, or related experience.
• Experience managing projects from kickoff through completion.
• Experience coordinating schedules, deadlines, budgets, vendors, documentation, and deliverables.
• Experience coordinating work across multiple departments or teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication for client, vendor, and internal coordination.

Responsibilities

• Manage experiential, trade show, exhibit, and branded-environment projects from handoff through completion.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, milestones, deadlines, budgets, and deliverables.
• Coordinate internal kickoffs and communicate requirements and deadlines.
• Track scope, changes, and approvals; manage change orders.
• Maintain project documentation, approvals, schedules, and client communications.
• Monitor progress with vendors and internal teams; address issues and corrective actions.
• Coordinate with design and production to ensure branding and quality align with specs.
• Serve as primary client contact post-handoff and provide status updates.

Skills

Project coordination

Client communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Scheduling

Vendor management

Tools

Basecamp

Job description

We are seeking a Project Manager – Experiential / Trade Show Projects to oversee custom trade show exhibits, activations, branded environments, and related initiatives from internal handoff through production, installation, and closeout.

The role coordinates schedules, budgets, scope, and client communications across sales, design, graphics, estimating, production, warehouse, shipping, and installation teams to meet timelines and specs.