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About the Role
Lead the operational planning and execution of Crain's event portfolio, establishing consistent processes, operational excellence, and best practices across all brands. This role serves as the operational leader for the Events team, ensuring seamless execution while building scalable systems to support future growth.
Responsibilities
- Partner with Events leadership to develop and manage event budgets.
- Lead venue sourcing and vendor negotiations while partnering with Events leadership on final recommendations and contract approvals.
- Oversee food & beverage planning, production schedules, registration, signage, audiovisual coordination, and all event logistics.
- Partner with Events leadership to develop event timelines, operational plans, and resource allocation.
- Develop and maintain standardized run-of-show documents, timelines, and operational playbooks.
- Direct onsite event operations and proactively troubleshoot execution issues.
- Manage relationships with production partners, venues, and event vendors.
- Lead, mentor, and develop members of the event operations team.
- Partner with internal stakeholders to align event objectives, operational priorities, and execution strategies.
- Manage multiple events simultaneously while maintaining exceptional execution standards.
- Establish operational best practices that improve efficiency, scalability, and the attendee experience.
- Support Events leadership with post-event operational reviews and continuous process improvements.
- Leverage event technology and registration platforms (Cvent preferred), along with project management tools, to improve planning, attendee experience, and operational efficiency.
Requirements
- An experienced event operations leader with a proven track record producing conferences, executive events, or large-scale business events.
- Expertise in budgeting, venue management, production, logistics, vendor negotiations, and onsite execution.
- Demonstrated strong leadership skills and the ability to build scalable operational processes across a growing portfolio.
- Experience with Cvent and other event technology platforms is strongly preferred.
- This position is exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act and is not eligible for overtime pay.
Skills
- Budgeting
- Venue management
- Production
- Logistics
- Vendor negotiations
- Onsite execution
- Leadership
- Building scalable operational processes
- Cvent
- Event technology platforms
- Project management tools
Location
- Chicago
- New York City
- Detroit
- Houston
Work Type
- Onsite (3 days a week)
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Experienced event operations leader
Salary/Compensations
- $120,000 to $140,000
Benefits
- Retirement plan savings contributions
- Bonus opportunities based on individual and company performance
About the Company
- Crain Communications is a leading business news and information company with a portfolio of 24 media brands that provide indispensable coverage and data for professionals globally and across sectors, including advertising, automotive, energy, finance, healthcare, staffing, and workforce solutions.
- Many of Crain’s brands are the most influential media properties in the industries and communities they serve, including Ad Age, Automotive News, Pensions & Investments, Modern Healthcare, Staffing Industry Analysts, as well as Crain’s regional business brands.
- For more than a century, our dedication to deep sector expertise and journalistic integrity has enabled us to provide trusted insights across all our platforms, empowering today’s business leaders to make industry-shaping decisions.
- Visit crain.com to learn more about Crain Communications.
Equal Opportunity
- Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
- The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
- Employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)