Senior Producer, Agency EA

Ea - Chicago, IL

Full-time - Senior

Chicago, IL

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Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries

About the position

The Senior Producer at Agency EA is responsible for executing and facilitating client strategies, projects, and logistics for live and hybrid events. This role requires strong leadership skills, the ability to manage vendor relationships and budgets, and a commitment to upholding the agency's core values. The Senior Producer will work closely with various departments to ensure high-quality project delivery and client satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Manage execution of live and hybrid events with 2,500+ attendees and budgets exceeding $3MM.
• Develop and implement structural department policies with EA Leadership Teams.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to Production Coordinators, Associate Producers, and Producers.
• Collaborate with agency departments from initial event strategy through actualization of projects.
• Ensure all projects are produced to the highest quality of EA standards and that objectives and deliverables are met.
• Attend site visits and walk-throughs as needed with producers.
• Participate in Production Team performance reviews and track team member project and peer feedback.
• Possess a comprehensive understanding of all B2B event elements and latest industry trends.
• Partner with Business Development, Client Services, Creative Service, Finance, and Marketing Teams to set goals and ensure that event strategies and processes are aligned.
• Demonstrate extraordinary interpersonal skills, especially in situations involving leadership, decision-making, and team building.
• Inventive, dynamic, confident problem-solving skills.
• Develop creative solutions to meet clients' needs.
• Extensive experience interfacing with clients and vendors.
• Lead a team of production professionals and promote teamwork, collaboration, mutual respect, and communication.
• Think fast on your feet to resolve issues that arise in an ever-changing, fast-paced environment.
• Maintain and expand supplier relationships and negotiate contracts, pricing, and services.
• Additional responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of success in experiential and B2B events execution and management.
• Experience producing core event logistics for events with 2,500+ attendees.
• Proven track record in developing and delivering winning events and strategies to clients.
• Client-centric mentality with extensive experience interfacing with clients and vendors.
• Experience managing large project teams throughout pre-planning and onsite execution.
• Extensive budget experience including initial scoping and management of project budgets $3MM - $20MM.
• Experience managing RFQs and contractor, vendor, and venue contracts including negotiating agreement terms and pricing.
• Knowledge of virtual event platforms is a plus.
• Proficiency in G Suite products and Microsoft Office.
• Experience with project management platforms such as Asana is preferred.
• Superior attention to detail.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Organizational and project management skills.
• Strong work ethic and desire to succeed.
• Some travel required.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of virtual event platforms is a plus.
• Experience with project management platforms such as Asana is preferred.