Senior Event Manager

Clutch; Florida; Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 97,000; Part time

Job summary

Clutch is seeking a Senior Event Manager to lead a high-profile live event in Florida as a freelance/contract engagement. The role necessitates strong leadership across client, agency teams, and vendors with on-site presence in Florida from January 31 to February 5.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in event management for corporate events, tradeshows, or large-scale productions, excellent organization, and polished communication. Flexible pre-planning hours in November and December are required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of event management experience within the tradeshow, experiential, or live-event industry.
• Extensive background managing corporate events, trade shows, and/or complex live productions.
• Exceptional organizational skills with a proven ability to manage multiple moving parts and demanding schedules.
• Polished communication and client-facing presence, comfortable interacting directly with senior executives and external partners.
• Must be available for flexible part-time hours in November and December, heavy hours in January, and travel for the on-site event in Florida from January 31 to February 5.

Responsibilities

• Cross-Functional & Client Liaison: Act as a key communication link across the client, agency team, production partners, and third-party vendors, coordinating project workflows, timelines, and deliverables.
• Operational Execution: Manage the daily tactical activities of the program, ensuring every event component remains strictly on schedule from pre-production through live on-site execution and final post-event reconciliation.
• Vendor & Production Coordination: Align internal teams and external partners to manage production schedules, vendor deliverables, and on-site logistics seamlessly.

Skills

Communication skills

Organization

Client-facing

Cross-functional coordination

Attention to detail

Job description

Senior Event Manager (Freelance / Contract)

Remote / Florida Onsite (Event Dates: Jan 31 – Feb 5 approximately)

Up to $60/hour DOE

Clutch Creative is a rapidly growing staffing agency. We support our clients by identifying unreachable talent that helps their businesses grow. Our candidates work with us because they know we have the best opportunities available to them and will help them navigate their next career move. We care, we're honest, and we hustle—that's what makes us Clutch.

Clutch is looking for an experienced, detail-oriented Senior Event Manager for a client of ours to lead a high-profile live event in Florida.

Engagement & Schedule Scope

• Timeline: Light, flexible hours through November and December for pre-planning and coordination, ramping up to heavy hours in January, culminating in a mandatory on-site presence in Florida (approximately January 31 through February 5).

Responsibilities

• Cross-Functional & Client Liaison: Act as a key communication link across the client, agency team, production partners, and third-party vendors, coordinating project workflows, timelines, and deliverables.
• Operational Execution: Manage the daily tactical activities of the program, ensuring every event component remains strictly on schedule from pre-production through live on-site execution and final post-event reconciliation.
• Vendor & Production Coordination: Align internal teams and external partners to manage production schedules, vendor deliverables, and on-site logistics seamlessly.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of event management experience within the tradeshow, experiential, or live-event industry.
• Extensive background managing corporate events, trade shows, and/or complex live productions.
• Exceptional organizational skills with a proven ability to manage multiple moving parts and demanding schedules.
• Polished communication and client-facing presence, comfortable interacting directly with senior executives and external partners.
• Must be available for flexible part-time hours in November and December, heavy hours in January, and travel for the on-site event in Florida from January 31 to February 5.