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Sr. Event Manager Expo Operations
The Opus GroupUnited States, United StatesRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 10 Jan 2025
💰 $95,000/yr($75,000/yr – $95,000/yr)
About the role
Job Title: Sr. Event Manager Expo Operations Group/Team: Client Services Delivery/ Event Management Reports to: Director of Event Management Location: Remote, Beaverton or Seattle Employment Type: FT, Exempt, Salary Travel Requirements: 30% OPUS AGENCY Opus Agency partners with world-shaping brands like Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Salesforce to catalyze movements through shared experiences. Crafted through our end-to-end capabilities and propelled from the epicenter of events, content, and community, these experiences are renowned for accelerating momentum—and success—for everyone involved. Built across four decades, we scale excellence at the forefront of focused strategy, fearless creativity, emerging technology, and agile delivery. Today, as the flagship of The Opus Group, our team members are outperforming from hubs throughout the United States, in the heart of London, and around the world. If you embody our cultural pillars—if you can bring versatility, embody optimism, elevate integrity, catalyze curiosity, and own excellence—then join us in fueling the future of brand movements. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR We are searching for an Senior Event Manager experienced in Expo Operations to join our Opus team. This role will be responsible for managing expo operations on multiple medium to large -scale programs. You are responsible for the success of the project by ensuring stakeholders, internal teams, vendors, and additional contributors understand what is expected of them and to drive seamless execution. Senior Event Managers are strong communicators that anticipate their clients’ needs, drive planning schedules, manage budgets, and understand Opus processes to deliver unique experiences. YOU SHOULD HAVE
- 5+ years of experience in Expo Management
- Extensive budget management skills
- Strong leadership skills and ability to manage a team of vendors and event staff
- Excellent computer skills including experience with Microsoft Office suite, Google Suite & Drive, AirTable and/or Quip program experience preferred; Monday.com experience is a bonus
- Highly detailed and able to muti-task with limited direction
- Self-starter
- Ability to work independently, in a team, and as a report to a project lead
- Thrive on supporting and working collaboratively with different workstyles, teams, clients seamlessly
- Successfully perform in a high stress, fast-paced environment
- Accept changes with short notice and tolerate frequent interruptions
- Ability to maintain high levels of confidentiality
- A contact and consultant for the client and client team stakeholders
- Connect the dots between what is happening inside the expo and externally across the full event team
- Ability to manage components of the expo budget
- Manage all logistics related to expo (or booth)
- Manage expo operations and technical deliverables
- Manage templates and deliverables including overall expo space plan
- Run client and stakeholder meetings
- Identify decisions needed from the client (floorplan layout, overall expo inclusions, F&B, signage, theater content, etc) and work with team to present recommendations to client
- Help drive and execute the expo project plan, inclusive of gathering milestones from all workstream supporting Vendors and spearheading the development of a detailed work back schedule to track all deliverables and deadlines, including move-in and -out schedules;
- Manage the stakeholder portal and Expo alias;
- Recommend and implement best practices and solutions utilizing industry knowledge
- Develop Expo wayfinding plans, identifying aisle sign quantities and placements along with ground supported wayfinding structures
- Manage Opus expo workstream meetings and change management process, agendas notes, action items, and delivery
- Review and oversight of design re
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