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About the Role
The Event Manager is responsible for the full event lifecycle, from concept to completion, including debrief and post-reporting stages. This role requires strategic thinking, experience, and leadership in event planning, aiming to create meaningful and engaging experiences for attendees and stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Owns events (in-person, hybrid and virtual) from concept to completion, including debrief and post-reporting stages.
- Leads event design, offers strategic solutions, and continuously identifies areas for improvement and innovation.
- Builds and manages strong relationships with clients, vendors, sponsors, and committees.
- Leads client communications with confidence, offering proactive advice and strategic expertise.
- Ensures alignment on goals, expectations, and communication methods.
- Leads the full event cycle from concept to completion, including logistics, vendor management, and post-event reporting.
- Drives timelines, tracks milestones, and ensures the delivery of engaging, high-quality events.
- Negotiates and manages vendor and venue partnerships to align with event goals.
- Anticipates potential risks and develops contingency plans to ensure seamless execution.
- Analyzes event outcomes to identify opportunities for growth and innovation.
- Develops and implements plans to elevate future experiences and strengthen client satisfaction.
- Refines internal tools, templates, and workflows to support consistency and efficiency.
- Ensures critical documentation is captured and maintained across all projects.
- Mentors junior planners and contributes to a collaborative, high-performance team environment.
- Promotes knowledge sharing, accountability, and continuous learning.
- Brings creative thinking to event design and execution.
- Anticipates challenges, provides effective solutions, and embraces new trends and technologies to enhance event delivery.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Event Management, Hospitality, Business, Communications, Not-for-Profit Management, or a related field.
- 3-5+ years of relevant, full-scope event planning experience.
- Experience planning, executing, and delivering complex, large-scale, high attendee conferences and events.
- Experience working with association management companies, or agencies.
- Experience working with Boards of Directors, committees, and/or in the not-for-profit sector.
- Understanding of board governance and how volunteer leadership operates.
- Digital Event Strategist (DES), Certified Meeting Professional (CMP), or a similar event designation is an asset.
- Bilingual in English / French (an asset).
Skills
- Strategic thinking
- Event planning
- Leadership
- Client relationship management
- Vendor management
- Partner management
- Negotiation
- Risk management
- Contingency planning
- Process improvement
- Operational excellence
- Team mentorship
- Innovation
- Problem-solving
- Verbal and written communication skills
Location
- Remote
- Hybrid
Work Type
- Full-Time
- Permanent
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 3-5+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Event Management, Hospitality, Business, Communications, Not-for-Profit Management, or a related field.
Salary/Compensations
- $72,000 - $87,000
Benefits
- Health, drug, dental, and vision benefits.
- Employer-paid life insurance.
- Paid sick days, personal days, and wellness days.
- Paid time off between Christmas and New Year’s.
- Flexible working hours.
- Opportunities for professional development through conferences, workshops, and certifications.
- Opportunities to travel for client events and activations.
About the Company
- Redstone is a leading Association Management Company (AMC) in Canada.
- Provides administrative, financial, marketing, and event services for not-for-profit associations and corporate clients worldwide.
- A rapidly growing agency focused on career growth and development.
- Culture is built on trust, growth, and connection.
- Empowers team members to take ownership, make contributions, and push skill sets.
- A people-first company fostering a positive, inclusive, and sociable environment.
- Guided by Core Four values: People, Trust, Impact, and Extra Mile.
Equal Opportunity
- Committed to creating an inclusive, equitable, and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported.
- Believes that diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging strengthen both culture and client work.
- Actively seeks to build a team that reflects the diverse communities served.
- Provides accommodations at any stage of the hiring process upon request.