Freelance Onsite Event Coordinator

Bisnow
Chicago, IL
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Geared toward self-reliant event professionals comfortable with onsite logistics and client coordination, with a focus on local availability and monthly event schedules.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 1-3 years of event coordination experience and a proactive, organized approach to tasks.
    — “1 - 3 years of Event Coordination & Registration experience.”
  • Individuals who thrive in high-energy environments and can work collaboratively with sales teams.
    — “Ability to work with a high-energy, sales-team.”
  • Professionals who are travel-flexible and can support events in major cities across MST and PST zones.
    — “We will prioritize applicants that can travel with Bisnow for events in major cities in the MST and PST locations.”

Things to consider

  • Must be available for both partial and full day events, with a monthly frequency.
    — “be available to work partial day events and full day events once a month.”
  • This role is restricted to local candidates in the Phoenix area.
    — “This is an hourly role that must sit local to the Phoenix area.”

How to stand out

  • Highlight prior experience managing event setups and client interactions in your resume and interviews.
    — “Work with Event Managers to ensure venues, audiovisual, catering and party rental are all confirmed prior to the event.”
  • Demonstrate your ability to execute tasks independently and maintain high attention to detail.
    — “Ensure every aspect of the event is prepared and runs smooth from start to finish.”
  • Showcase your organizational skills by emphasizing how you manage event inventory and logistics.
    — “Store all Bisnow event inventory (includes but is not limited to signs, lanyards, label printer, pop up banners, etc.).”
  • Emphasize your experience with ticket sales systems like Square to align with the job's requirements.
    — “Manage onsite ticket sales and charges through Bisnow’s square account.”
  • Demonstrate your capability to provide a seamless attendee experience by referencing past event support roles.
    — “Be aware of your surroundings at all time to provide an A++ attendee experience.”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · LowAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Individual

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What success looks like

  • Ensuring smooth event execution
  • Providing excellent attendee experience
Typical background
1 - 3 years of Event Coordination & Registration experience

Skills & requirements

Required

Event CoordinationRegistration ManagementOnsite LogisticsTicket Sales Management

Preferred

Entrepreneurial MindsetSelf-disciplineOrganized Work Ethic

Stack & domain

CoordinationLogisticsCommunicationTeamworkEvent CoordinationCommercial Real Estate

About the role

Original posting from Bisnow via Lever

This is an hourly role that must sit local to the Phoenix area and be available to work partial day events and full day events once a month. Bisnow will provide a calendar with dates for the events you will be needed for in advance. We will prioritize applicants that can travel with Bisnow for events in major cities in the MST and PST locations.

BISNOW OVERVIEW

Bisnow is the commercial real estate industry's leading, vertically integrated B2B media platform, covering North America, Canada, the UK and Ireland.  We serve the CRE industry through award-winning news and publications, renowned events, wide-ranging marketing services, specialized recruitment solutions, and intelligent sales enablement tools.

Our platform enables our audience to do more business by engaging more than 1.5M subscribers and convening more than 100K commercial real estate professionals every year. We host hundreds of events, publish thousands of thought-provoking stories, drive qualified leads, and create opportunities that make deals happen. At Bisnow, we love to think globally, but connect and inform our audience hyper-locally.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Facilitate all onsite logistics for Bisnow events in your assigned market.
  • Ensure every aspect of the event is prepared and runs smooth from start to finish.
  • Participate in a 30 minute pre-event call before every event to review details. 
  • Work with Event Managers to ensure venues, audiovisual, catering and party rental are all confirmed prior to the event.
  • Pick up name badges prior to the event and set up registration the day before every event.
  • Manage onsite ticket sales and charges through Bisnow’s square account.
  • Store all Bisnow event inventory (includes but is not limited to signs, lanyards, label printer, pop up banners, etc.).
  • Bring and setup event signage and materials to event space prior to start of event and ensure that all is safely removed from event once concluded.
  • Coordinate with Bisnow Clients who are sponsoring the event to ensure that they are pleased and supported throughout the event.
  • Work with party rental vendors to set up stage, chairs, tables, etc. (raw space events only).
  • Be aware of your surroundings at all time to provide an A++ attendee experience- this includes coffee, food, music, trash cans, etc.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?:

  • 1 - 3 years of Event Coordination & Registration experience.
  • Entrepreneurial mindset, self discipline, organized and ambitious work ethic.
  • A positive and energetic attitude with exceptional communication skills.
  • Ability to work with a high-energy, sales-team.

Compensation:

Example:

Morning Event Hotel - (5 hours)

Morning Event Raw Space - (7 hours)

Full Day Hotel - (11 hours)

Full Day Raw Space - (14 hours)

Our values demand that we be curious, self-aware, fearless, consistent. We say yes to seemingly insurmountable challenges because we dare ourselves to push further. And we go the distance because we are individually and collectively entrepreneurial, always asking: Why can’t it be done? We find a way because we care more than the competition. We embrace team and disown ego. We are ruthlessly disciplined and unabashedly kind. We unreservedly challenge the status quo and vigorously fight for new levels of excellence. We believe the difference between good and great is exceptional communication. We obsess over creating value for our team and our customers. We push ourselves and our industry to be more inclusive, to champion diversity and to fight racism, gender bias and all forms of inequality. We never peak. We never quit. We never have excuses. We own our failures and we commit to being smarter and stronger because of them. We give our best today and even better tomorrow. We are here to win.

Source: Bisnow careers (Lever)

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