Senior Corporate Event Producer: Lead High-Impact Global Programs

American Express Global Business Travel; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 67,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits

Travel perks

Skills development

Inclusion initiatives

Job summary

American Express Global Business Travel is seeking a Senior Event Producer for its Experience Studio team in the United States. You will lead multi-day programs for a dedicated enterprise client, owning budgets, timelines, and run of show from brief to on-site delivery.

Responsibilities include coordinating with the client's producers, managing planning cadences, and ensuring brand standards across creative partners. This role requires strong Cvent skills and executive-level communication.

Qualifications

• Eight+ years producing corporate meetings and events, with at least three years as lead producer.
• Experience on a dedicated account team under a client statement of work.
• Portfolio includes multi-day executive programs, 500+ attendees, and budgets above $1M.
• Production fluency: brief and direct staging, AV, and content partners and manage run of show.
• Budget ownership with accurate forecasts, reconciliations, and change control.
• Strong command of Cvent and enterprise tools; comfortable in client-owned environments.
• Executive presence to run planning meetings with senior stakeholders.
• Ability to lead a program team you do not manage with clear expectations.
• Detailed written communication for status reports and decision logs.
• Preferred CMP or CMP; experience with concurrent programs in production/hotel/DMC contexts.

Responsibilities

• Lead programs as producer of record from brief to close, planning and onsite delivery.
• Collaborate with client producers on flagship programs to maintain a uniform standard.
• Serve as daily contact for stakeholders; manage planning cadences and status reporting.
• Direct creative and production: brief partners, review against brand, run of show.
• Own each program budget from initial estimate to final reconciliation.
• Direct event managers and attendee coordinators; coordinating with Studio Operations Manager.
• Maintain master timeline, milestones, and decision logs for all programs.
• Coordinate venue/supplier selection with sourcing; enforce contracts onsite.
• Lead onsite delivery: staffing, pre-con meetings, daily huddles, escalation.
• Partner with Studio Ops Manager on staffing, scope, and risk; flag gaps early.

Skills

Event production experience

Account team experience

Large program management

Production fluency

Budget ownership

Cvent proficiency

Executive presence

Leadership without direct authority

Written communication

CMP/CMM preferred

Education

CMP or CMM certification

Tools

Cvent

Enterprise project tools

Job description

American Express Global Business Travel is seeking a Senior Event Producer for its Experience Studio team in the United States. You will lead multi-day programs for a dedicated enterprise client, owning budgets, timelines, and run of show from brief to on-site delivery.

Responsibilities include coordinating with the client's producers, managing planning cadences, and ensuring brand standards across creative partners. This role requires strong Cvent skills and executive-level communication.