Senior Manager, Conference Center Production & AV

StartupNWA; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Stock purchase program

Paid time off

Job summary

Walmart's Campus Events team at the WALTON Conference Center in Bentonville seeks a Senior Manager to lead day‑to‑day production operations, AV systems, and on‑site experiences for executive meetings and enterprise events.

You will manage production professionals, coordinate with cross‑functional partners, ensure venue readiness, run of show, and broadcast‑level production quality for high‑visibility events, while aligning with business objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, hospitality, communications or related field and 4 years' experience in project management, hospitality, communications, event management or related field OR 6 years' experience in project management, hospitality, communications, event management or related field.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical lead for meetings and events in the conference center.
• Provide hands-on configuration, testing, troubleshooting, and operation of AV systems.
• Oversee daily venue readiness, system checks, and preventive maintenance workflows.
• Support run-of-show execution, cueing, switching, camera operation, graphics integration, and audio mixing.
• Manage real-time issue resolution during high-visibility events involving executive leadership.
• Assist in technical design, load-in, setup, show execution, and strike for off-site or complex events.
• Coordinate with staging, LED/video wall, audio, and livestreaming vendors.
• Serve as on-site technical contact for leadership events requiring broadcast-level production quality.

Skills

Leadership experience

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Change management

Accountability

Mentoring

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree (business, hospitality, communications or related)

4+ years in project management/hospitality/events (or 6+ years)

Job description

Walmart's Campus Events team at the WALTON Conference Center in Bentonville seeks a Senior Manager to lead day‑to‑day production operations, AV systems, and on‑site experiences for executive meetings and enterprise events.

You will manage production professionals, coordinate with cross‑functional partners, ensure venue readiness, run of show, and broadcast‑level production quality for high‑visibility events, while aligning with business objectives.