Senior Event Producer — Executive Programs Lead

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

Job summary

American Express Global Business Travel is seeking a Senior Event Producer to lead assigned programs for an Experience Studio team tied to a key enterprise client. You will own the plan, budget, and production from brief to close, serving as the daily contact for stakeholders and coordinating with client teams to maintain standards.

The role requires eight or more years in corporate meetings/events, strong budget discipline, and proficiency with Cvent and enterprise tools.

Qualifications

• Eight or more years producing corporate meetings and events, with at least three years as lead producer on programs you ran from brief to close.
• Experience on a dedicated account team under a client statement of work, or inside a corporate events department.
• A portfolio that includes multi-day executive programs, audiences of 500 or more, and program budgets above $1 million.
• Production fluency: brief and direct staging, audiovisual, and content partners, read a production schedule, and make calls when needed.
• Budget ownership with accurate forecasts, clean reconciliations, and change control accepted by clients.
• Strong command of Cvent and enterprise project and collaboration tools, and comfort in a client-owned environment.
• Executive presence: run planning meetings with senior stakeholders and provide hard updates under pressure.
• Ability to lead a program team you do not manage, with clear expectations and direct feedback.
• Detailed written communication: status reports, decision logs, and client updates.

Responsibilities

• Lead assigned programs as the producer of record, from brief to close.
• Collaborate with the client's producers on flagship programs, matching quality standards.
• Serve as daily point of contact for stakeholders, managing planning cadence and status reporting.
• Direct creative and production: brief partners, review work against brand standards, run of show.
• Own each program’s budget from initial estimate to final reconciliation.
• Direct event managers and attendee experience coordinators, with the Studio Operations Manager overseeing the team.
• Maintain master timelines, milestones, and decision logs for all programs.
• Coordinate with sourcing on venue and supplier selection; ensure contracts are met onsite.
• Lead onsite delivery: staffing plans, pre-con meetings, huddles, and escalation handling.
• Partner with Studio Operations Manager on staffing, scope, and risk, flagging creep early.

Skills

Event production

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Executive presence

Team leadership

Production coordination

Vendor management

Client relationship

Education

CMP or CMM

Tools

Cvent

Project management tools

Job description

American Express Global Business Travel is seeking a Senior Event Producer to lead assigned programs for an Experience Studio team tied to a key enterprise client. You will own the plan, budget, and production from brief to close, serving as the daily contact for stakeholders and coordinating with client teams to maintain standards.

The role requires eight or more years in corporate meetings/events, strong budget discipline, and proficiency with Cvent and enterprise tools.