Senior Events & Experience Lead

Yourcaptive; Waukee (IA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance and dental/vision

401k Profit Sharing

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Parental Leave

Volunteer time off

Diversity & Belonging programs

Merit increases and promotions

Discretionary bonus opportunity

Job summary

Innovative Captive Strategies is seeking an experienced Sr. Event Manager to lead the planning and execution of client events, captive meetings, conferences, and travel programs.

This role combines event strategy, logistics, budgeting, vendor management, and onsite event leadership to deliver exceptional experiences for clients and partners. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of event planning experience, strong budgeting and vendor management skills, and proficiency with Cvent, Canva, Excel, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of event planning, meeting management, hospitality, travel, or related experience.
• Strong project management, organizational, and budgeting skills.
• Experience with venues, contracts, and registrations.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute meetings, conferences, and client events from start to finish.
• Manage hotel contracts, room blocks, registration websites, attendee communications, transportation, food & beverage, and event logistics.
• Build and manage event budgets, vendor contracts, and final reconciliations.
• Serve as the primary contact for hotels, venues, suppliers, and destination management companies.
• Lead onsite event operations and troubleshoot issues as they arise.

Skills

Event planning

Budgeting

Vendor management

Hotel contracts

Onsite leadership

Project management

Travel coordination

Communications

Cvent

Canva

Excel

Microsoft Office

Tools

Cvent

Canva

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Innovative Captive Strategies is seeking an experienced Sr. Event Manager to lead the planning and execution of client events, captive meetings, conferences, and travel programs.

This role combines event strategy, logistics, budgeting, vendor management, and onsite event leadership to deliver exceptional experiences for clients and partners. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of event planning experience, strong budgeting and vendor management skills, and proficiency with Cvent, Canva, Excel, and