Freelance Associate Project Manager, Corporate Events

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FIRST is a leading global brand experience agency serving clients in various industries including financial services technology new & traditional media aerospace healthcare and professional services. FIRST has received numerous accolades including being listed among the 2025 Most Innovative Marketing Agencies of the Year by Chief Marketer named Top Agency of the Year 2024 by Event Marketer highlighted as a Global Agency of the Year over 100 Employees by C&IT and listed among the 200 Top Marketing Agencies in& 2022 by Chief Marketer.

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What You Would Get To Do :

The Associate Project Manager is responsible for supporting clients with both internal and client-facing events and conferences delivering exceptional service through effective project management and creative solutions. This role involves overseeing all aspects of event operations from initial briefing to post-event reconciliation. Key responsibilities include managing project plans collateral registration transportation hotel accommodations entertainment food and beverage audio / visual needs webcasts staging speaker coordination and event execution.

There is a requirement for onsite events to travel domestically or abroad as required.

Your Contributions

• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications such as PowerPoint and Excel
• Motivated self-starter ability to work independently and project plan; ability to think innovatively
• Excellent project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously; proven ability to work well under pressure to meet established deadlines
• Virtual event experience preferred Webex and Zoom experience a plus
• Resourceful individual with the ability to take direction and work independently; be proactive with ideas and creative solutions
• Customer focus approachable; ability to adjust to client needs and style and deepen relationships in support of their programs; adapt to ever changing demands and different client work styles
• Strong client management skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ambitious proactive and highly organized
• Willing to travel to various locations for site-visits and on-site management of events
• Experience working with large and complex databases preferred Cvent experience preferred
• Knowledge of venues and suppliers in key US cities

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FIRST is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. FIRST is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race color religion or belief national social or ethnic origin sex (including pregnancy) age physical mental or sensory disability sexual orientation gender identity and / or expression marital civil union or domestic partnership status past or present military service family medical history or genetic information family or parental status or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We stand firm : FIRST will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. If any candidate feels that they are unable to meet the requirements of the role please get in touch to discuss adjustments or other suitable roles.

Required Experience :

IC

Key Skills

Bluebeam,Construction Estimating,Construction Experience,ProCore,Microsoft Outlook,Prolog,Construction Management,Project Engineering,Project Management,Project Management Software,Microsoft Project,Budgeting

Employment Type : Contract

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1