On Premise Event Specialist (Festival & Events)

Location: Chicago, United States; supporting events across the Midwestern U.S. with 50–60% travel. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, or authorized to work in the United States on a valid visa.

Salary: $72,000–$108,000 base salary per year, plus cash incentives.

Company

hirify.global develops and delivers branded marketing, sales, and event experiences across music festivals and third-party events.

What you will do

• Plan, develop, manage, and execute partnered music festivals and third-party events across the Midwest.
• Identify market trends, map festival opportunities, forecast growth, and support regional and national event strategies.
• Align and negotiate partnerships while managing sponsorship rights, deliverables, contracts, and partner fulfillment.
• Coordinate logistics, ticketing, hospitality, staffing, credentials, product guidelines, and on-site execution.
• Manage production agencies, fabrication partners, creative vendors, printers, logistics suppliers, venues, and event organizers.
• Track budgets, sales performance, consumer engagement, contractual deliverables, event recaps, and post-event analysis.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in live event production and experiential marketing, including festival experience.
• Experience planning multi-layered event programs and managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience managing vendors, external partners, and budgets of $200,000 or more.
• Strong negotiation, stakeholder management, communication, presentation, and organizational skills.
• Experience with safety concerns and de-escalation in large crowds.
• Fluent English and authorization to work in the United States are required. A bachelor's degree is preferred.

Culture & Benefits

• Cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Brand Marketing, Culture Marketing, Media Network, Distribution, Trade Marketing, Field Marketing, and Legal.
• Permanent, benefits-eligible position with 50–60% travel.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) match, family leave, paid time off, and paid holidays.
• Pet, legal, and life insurance, plus tuition reimbursement.