Freelance Event Producer (NY)

**This is a remote position based in New York City. Please do not apply if you do not live in the area.**

Agency Guacamole is an award-winning, LA-based PR, influencer marketing and events agency. We help clients in the beauty and lifestyle space tell their stories in a variety of ways—in partnership with the media, on social media channels, in collaboration with influencers and through cool events and brand activations.

We've produced a long list of award-winning and buzz-worthy events for top-tier brands. Whether we're launching a new beauty product, celebrating influencer-driven programs or producing VIP retreats, our events are true experiences that leave a lasting impact on all involved.

Check out some of our work on our Instagram page:

https://www.instagram.com/agencyguacamole/

We’re looking for a NYC-based Freelance Event Producer to join our team on a contract basis.

Requirements for this role:

• Must be located in the New York City metropolitan area
• Must have vendor and venue contacts in the New York City area
• Must be willing to work on a freelance/project basis for miscellaneous events and activations throughout the year
• Must be willing to work collaboratively with the LA-based Events team
• Must be able to attend meetings via Zoom and other online platforms

The Event Producer role entails:

• creative ideation, concepting and producing internal and external events, from initial brief to final recap
• ensuring client objectives and guest needs are top of mind, from creating fun experiential concepts to brand integrations and surprise-and-delight moments
• concepting creative onsite design elements and activations for high impact photographical moments at events
• researching, sourcing and managing venues and vendors
• creating floor plans and activation diagrams
• coordinating shipping and logistics in partnership with our warehouse team and clients
• managing guest lists, RSVPs, VIPs and media check-in
• ensuring seamless project management at all stage of event production
• collecting data and recapping all events with a post-mortem

You should be very comfortable with:

• the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Google Docs and relevant event planning software
• keeping calm in a fast-paced environment where attention to detail and follow-through is crucial
• having a customer service and client-focused approach to everything you do
• ability to travel nationally and internationally

Here’s what’s in it for you:

• The opportunity to work on cool and impactful campaigns for top-tier beauty and lifestyle brands
• Flexible schedule and work environment
• Get to be part of a fun and hardworking team, and learn from people who not only have fantastic experience in marketing/PR, but also teach the subject

Required skills and abilities:

• 5 years experience in the professional event and/or brand marketing activation industry environment is a must
• Demonstrated experience and competence in complete project management of events or brand activations with production budgets exceeding $40,000
• Experience interfacing with clients and client management
• Excellent communication skills and passionate about building and maintaining community connections and long-term relationships
• The ideal candidate is a quick problem-solver and extremely organized
• Ability to multi-task and work proactively
• Ability to work collaboratively with a variety of people and personalities
• Comfortable working in an outdoor setting, including heat, rain, cold
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment managing multiple projects and timelines with shifting deadlines
• Strong ability to work strategically and effectively in a team setting
• Curiosity and willingness to learn
• Ability to do physical work including standing for 8 hours, lifting boxes (up to 50lbs) and field set-up.
• Competent in database management
• Experience working in an Agency environment is a plus, but not required
• Ability in the area of computer aided design (CAD drawings, 3d renderings) considered a major plus, but not required

Other notes about what we’re looking for:

• Trustworthy, honest and excited individuals looking to grow, lead and build
• People who want to make a positive contribution on our client projects and see the results of their hard work
• People who are genuinely curious about the world and the categories in which our clients compete (e.g., beauty, men's grooming and lifestyle)
• You don’t have to be a beauty junkie to apply, but you should be open to testing whatever latest product we’re playing with
• You are a trustworthy, reliable and honest individual, and are excited about beauty/lifestyle PR, events and social media

Note: If you’ve read this far we already think you’re awesome, but due to the anticipated volume of responses, we will contact only those candidates who most closely match our requirements.