Position: Project Manager (Events & Experiences)
About: FIRST is a leading global brand experience agency serving clients in various industries, including financial services, technology, new and traditional media, aerospace, healthcare, and professional services. FIRST has a strong focus on sustainability and fostering a people-centric, purpose-driven, and planet-conscious culture. With a history of over 25 years, FIRST has grown through collaboration, innovation, and a strong emphasis on its people. The agency offers a welcoming, creative, and ambitious workplace that prioritizes personal and professional growth for all individuals.
Requirements: 2 – 4 years’ event management experience, preferably in a corporate financial environment; Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent practical experience; Located within 90 minutes of an airport; Experience working with large and complex event platform databases required, Cvent experience preferred; Motivated, self-starter, ability to work independently and project plan; Excellent project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously; Leadership, influencing, negotiation, and decision-making skills; 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 globally for site-visits and on-site management of events; Proficient with Microsoft Office; Knowledge of venues and suppliers in key cities across the country
Benefits: health insurance, dental insurance, paid time off, 401(k), flexible work schedule conducive to work-life balance