Senior Event Specialist (Event Design)

Location: Brampton, Ontario, Canada; on-site event and hotel/convention center work required

Hourly pay range: $32.00–$36.00 CAD

Company

hirify.global’s Event Design & Decor Department creates and delivers internal and client events from concept through live execution.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end design and execution of hirify.global-produced and client events.
• Translate creative briefs into event concepts, floorplans, mood boards, visual presentations, staging, signage, floral, furniture layouts, and thematic décor.
• Manage timelines, budgets, workback schedules, procurement, purchase orders, quotes, and invoices.
• Coordinate clients, vendors, venues, production, creative, sales, and digital teams.
• Serve as the on-site lead for installations and live event execution, resolving issues during delivery.
• Mentor Junior Event Specialists and Coordinators and support inventory strategy and department planning.

Requirements

• 4–6 years of experience in event design, planning, or production.
• Experience designing and managing both internal and external events.
• Strong visual storytelling, design sensibility, communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple events simultaneously with creativity and precision.
• Experience with Microsoft Office; knowledge of Polaris and SmartSheet is an asset.
• Ability to work in a hotel/convention center environment in Brampton, including irregular hours, evenings, weekends, holidays, and on-call periods.

Nice to have

• A bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Experience managing projects valued at $60K–$250K or more.
• Knowledge of Polaris and SmartSheet.

Culture & Benefits

• Work across hotel and convention center environments, with possible assignments at multiple hotel locations.
• Use high-end audio-visual equipment and electrical components, with exposure to lifts, ladders, outdoor temperatures, dirt, sand, and dust.
• Work closely with production, sales, digital, warehouse, creative, clients, vendors, venues, and partners.
• Follow appearance guidelines for assigned hotels, venues, and travel locations.
• Some positions may be eligible for overtime, bonuses, or incentives.