Description

PLEASE READ: You must have over 4 years experience managing B2B events.  This is not a marketing/sales role.

From the founders of Money20/20, Shoptalk, FutureProof and Groceryshop, RetailClub is an exceptional new event that sets a whole new standard for retail industry learning and collaboration.  Our groundbreaking festival format brings together 2,000 retail professionals and provides a relaxed, friendly and collaborative environment designed specifically for learning and connecting. Our extraordinary attendee experiences–which include outdoor beachside venues and fun active group learning–deliver insights, build community, expand contacts, deepen relationships and create engagement like never before.

We're looking for an exceptional Event Director (Director of Events) to lead our conference logistics team. In this role, you will play a critical role in planning and executing our in-person exceptional event. This is a fantastic opportunity for an extremely organized individual to take ownership of a leadership role and join an amazing team that is helping shape the future of events. This role is for someone who enjoys rolling up their sleeves and doing the work, not just someone who builds strategy for others to execute.

This role works directly with the leadership team, so you’ll work individually but also as part of a team that’s building phenomenal events.  

Requirements

As an Event Director, you will: 

• Lead and manage the planning and execution for events - this includes all pre- event and on-site planning and execution              
• Create and Manage Event Budgets; Develop and manage relationships with local and national vendors; Conduct RFPs 
• Work with the logistics/operations team to manage all event logistics such as floor plans, AV, F&B, decor, signage,  staffing, security, etc.              
• Support Content & Sales teams to help manage speakers, sponsors and exhibitors
• Oversee, direct and work with outside event vendors, DMCs etc
• Manage contract negotiations, invoice payments, insurance requirements
• Plan and manage staffing for each event - this includes temp and contract staffing for on-site
• Research new vendors for onsite experiences
• Manage, grow and lead the Event Logistics team, which works with speakers, sponsors and vendors - this includes creating and reviewing processes for onboarding and managing speakers, sponsors, signage production, etc.
• Use your creativity to consistently think outside the box, and bring new, innovative ideas to life.

To be successful in this role, you must have/be:    

• Capable of working on 2 events, appx 6 months apart
• Want to build modern events, not maintain outdated ones
• Extremely organized, and have the ability to work under pressure and make thoughtful decisions
• A “big picture” thinker, while keeping an eye on details
• Exceptional interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills
• Be extremely detail-oriented, be a take-charge problem-solver
• Take ownership of your work and have the ability to stay organized when facing multiple priorities
• Have high standards; know that “good enough” is definitely not enough!
• Ability to negotiate large-scale contracts with vendors and venues
• Creative problem solving and ability to multitask is essential
• Ability to lead, grow and motivate a team 

Who This Role Is For

You’ve built events before. Maybe even big ones. But you’ve felt constrained – same old playbooks, same ballroom sets, same agendas stacked with sessions nobody remembers, same sponsors asking for ROI that legacy organizers can’t deliver. You know events can be better: more creative, more operationally tight, more measurable, and more valuable to the people who attend and the companies who fund them. And just more fun!

If that sounds like you, you’ll thrive here. And if you want to push yourself to learn new things, work with an incredible leadership team directly and do what others think is impossible - this is definitely the place for you!