Convene
Senior Event Producer
New York, NY. Posted 23 days ago
The role
The Senior Event Producer will lead the full planning and logistics lifecycle for large-scale, high-profile events at The Aperture. You will act as a strategic advisor to clients and manage internal teams and external vendors to deliver immersive experiences.
What you will do
- Partner with Sales to support contracting and client onboarding.
- Host client kick-off calls, discovery meetings, and pre-production milestones.
- Develop timelines, run-of-show documents, and venue-standard files.
- Provide strategic and consultative guidance to clients.
- Maximize revenue opportunities by identifying appropriate upsells.
- Lead, coach, and develop Event Coordinators and Event Producers.
- Help create SOPs for events from load-in to strike.
- Guide clients through the NYC permit process.
- Coordinate with catering partners for inventory and service timing.
- Oversee vendor management, logistics, and onsite execution.
Required qualifications
- 6–8+ years in event planning/production with exposure to large-scale experiential, social, and corporate events.
- Proven success as a client-facing lead with strong relationship management skills.
- Experience managing and developing event staff.
- Prior experience managing programs involving multiple vendors and cross-functional teams.
- Ability to manage relationships with outside catering partners.
- Baseline understanding of event AV production and familiarity with AV/production workflows.
- Experience with CRM/event systems (Salesforce).
- Experience with diagramming tools (Social Tables, AllSeated).
- Strong business sense, financial literacy, and ability to manage complex budgets.
- Exceptional communication skills.
- Ability to stay adaptable and problem-solve under pressure.
Nice to have
- CAD
Benefits
- Day-one health coverage for you and your family
- 24/7 virtual care
- Emotional well-being support
- Fertility & family planning benefits
- Generous PTO
- Birthday off
- Paid parental leave
- Year-end holiday closure
- 401K with company match
- Support for education, courses, and certifications
- Ongoing career growth opportunities
- Recognition programs
About the company
Convene Hospitality Group (CHG) operates a global portfolio of lifestyle brands focused on creating places and experiences that bring people together. The company designs, develops, and operates hospitality-driven destinations to host gatherings of all kinds.