Event Production Manager

Convene Hospitality Group (CHG) operates a global portfolio of lifestyle brands focused on creating places and experiences that bring people together. The company designs, develops, and operates hospitality-driven destinations to host gatherings of all kinds, ranging from small corporate meetings to immersive brand activations and beyond. We love bringing people together in person, and that passion for great experiences extends to our employees as well. If you're interested in creating inspiring moments of connection, consider joining our team. Convene Hospitality Group is seeking an experienced Event Production Manager to join our team at our 100 Stockton location . This role will oversee the planning and execution of high-quality events, coordinating event production details, and on-site operations to ensure a seamless and exceptional guest experience. What You’ll Do: The Event Production Manager will act as the primary point of contact for the client during the planning process while also liaising with our on-site event, technology, and control room teams to ensure a seamless meeting event experience from start to finish. The Event Production Manager will ensure that the client’s vision for their event is executed, and that the client is fully supported from kick-off to post-event. The Event Productions Manager acts as project manager and ensures completion of on-site responsibilities by the Event Operations Team. The Event Production Manager supports our hybrid, virtual, and physical meetings products. The Event Production Manager lives Convene’s values and exhibits our hospitality standards at all times. As the Event Production Manager, you will: Plan and oversee all aspects of meetings programs across our physical, hybrid and virtual products. Effectively communicate both verbally and written, with all level of associates, clients, and all Convene departments in an attentive, friendly, courteous, and service-oriented manner. Effectively listen to, understand, and clarify concerns raised by associates and clients. Serve as a pre-sales support function for our Sales team to advise on applicable deadlines and requirements to ensure a successful event. Work closely with Sales Department to prepare room diagrams and photos, and facility insights; assist relationship managers in getting clients through the contract phase Schedule and host kick-off call with client. Develop event timelines, communicate & enforce all pre-production deadlines to clients. Serve as the primary point of contact for the client leading up to day-of event. Facilitate conversations to understand their needs for all aspects of their program including but not limited to culinary, service, & AV. Prepare and distribute all room diagrams Work closely with culinary and service team to finalize menus and timing Partner closely with our AV teams to ensure the client’s AV needs are understood, communicated to AV Operations, and executed properly. Recommend and/or coordinate with third party vendors for event enhancements and experiences (florists, musicians, branding, linens, etc) as required. Host client Run of Show Review with AV Production team for Hybrid Events. Create and maintain detailed event documentation for each booking Track project timelines and status updates in Clickup. Responsible for the creation of PEO’s (Program Execution Orders), program diagrams, and invoices for post-contract add-ons. Support our Event Site Production team with the collection of the livestream event platform details, including, but not limited to, agenda, speaker details, sponsor details, and other collateral. Conduct pre-event and post-event debriefs for our internal stakeholders. Follow up with client with any post-event deliverables Conduct weekly regular PEO meetings with on-site operations teams. Provide status updates to internal and external stakeholders on pre-production milestones to ensure successful delivery on the day of the event. Supervise proper calculation…