Senior Project Manager (Corporate Event Planner)
Plans and executes corporate events and conferences end-to-end — budgets, venue sourcing, vendors, registration, travel, A/V and virtual platforms — for a brand experience agency serving Fortune 500 clients. Requires 8-10+ years of event management, strong Cvent and Excel skills, hybrid work in Jersey City, and travel to onsite events.
- Compensation
- $95.3K–$123.9K / yr
- Location
- GS - Jersey City
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Category
- Project management
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 8-10+ years' Event Management experience, preferably in the financial services industry or a corporate environment
- Advanced experience of events, conferences, meeting and production management (C-level executive dinners, cocktail receptions, meetings, recognition events, sponsorships)
- Extensive experience with managing senior clients in planning and execution of events
- Strong proficiency working in Cvent
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office
- Advanced project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Extensive industry knowledge of new suppliers, venues, services, and best practices with active participation in the industry
- Strong client management skills with the ability to influence and lead by example
- Strong team player, able to co-plan with colleagues and the client on large scale programs
- Strong ability to create best practice and take on new initiatives independently
- Client centric and adaptable to client needs, styles, and ever-changing demands
- Motivated, self-starter, able to take direction and work independently
- Ability to travel domestically or abroad for onsite events
Nice to have
- Experience managing a team of employees
Full description
Building a Brand starts with a Story
FIRST is a leading global brand experience agency providing Content, Creative, Digital Technology, Management & Delivery, and Data & Insights services. For 30 years, we have utilized three flexible delivery models: Embedded teams, Corporate Campus operations, and a Full-Service Agency. Managing over 37,000 events & projects annually across 110 countries, FIRST serves 130+ brands, specializing in Fortune 500 companies within the Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare, Media, and Professional Services sectors. FIRST is part of the broader Encore family of companies. Encore is a global leader in event production and technology. Consistently recognized for excellence, recent honors include 2026 Chief Marketer Agency of the Year, the Ad Net Zero Award for sustainability, and more.
Location: Hybrid 3-4 days in Jersey City, NJ office (subject to change at any time to 5 days.)
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What You Would Get To Do
The Senior Project Manager is responsible for supporting the client with their internal and/or client-facing events and conferences while consistently delivering exceptional service through excellent project management and creative solutions. This includes the management of all aspects of the event operation, from initial briefing to reconciliation, including but not limited to project plans, collateral, registration, transportation, hotel accommodations, entertainment, food and beverage, gift selection, audio/visual needs, webcasts, staging, speaker selection, execution, reconciliation and so on.
There is a requirement for onsite events to travel domestically or abroad as required.
Your Contributions
- Full life-cycle planning and execution of multiple key events in a virtual, in-person and hybrid capacity
- Financial management, including: budget development and management, expense management and invoice processing, timely post-meeting reconciliation and final financial reporting
- Sourcing, negotiating and managing site selections, contract management for venues and suppliers
- Coordinate registration, food and beverage, transportation, hotel accommodations, entertainment, gift selection, audio/visual needs, webcasts, staging and speaker selection for all programs; strong focus on vendor management
- Work seamlessly with key internal partners on event deliverables (i.e. Marketing for print and digital design and collateral elements, Production on Audio Visual, Event Technology team on web builds, data team on attendee management, Legal and Compliance as required, etc.)
- Virtual event planning and project management including confirming appropriate virtual platform, creation of timelines, invitation process, thorough and regular communications to attendees, suppliers and stakeholders