Project Manager - II (Events)

Location: 100% remote, USA-based candidates; must accommodate all three USA time zones. No hub proximity or onsite attendance is required. Chicago is listed in the posting header, with preference noted for GeoB or GeoC.

Salary: $65–$70 per hour.

Company

hirify.global provides information technology and workforce solutions through a large professional services organization operating across the United States and Canada.

What you will do

• Track event and experience workstreams, deadlines, owners, milestones, risks, and dependencies from kickoff through delivery.
• Build project plans, maintain trackers, and provide clear status updates to stakeholders.
• Coordinate creative, brand, production, and other cross-functional partners while facilitating blocker resolution.
• Prepare agendas, talking points, meeting notes, decisions, action items, and executive-facing recaps using AI tools where appropriate.
• Support event planning sessions, consolidate priorities and capacity, and maintain the team's intake channel and work backlog.

Requirements

• 5–7+ years of project or program management experience; more than 10 years may be considered overqualified.
• Experience managing event or experiential workstreams from planning through live execution.
• Strong organization and communication skills with the ability to manage multiple complex workstreams.
• Experience supporting executive stakeholders, preparing materials, and facilitating decisions.
• Experience owning planning, intake, prioritization, and routing processes.
• Comfort with Slack, Google Workspace, and project tracking tools; ability to work independently.

Nice to have

• Agency or in-house events, experiential, creative, or marketing experience.
• Technology event experience.
• Familiarity with Figma, Wrike, Asana, Smartsheet, or similar project management tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work with no required hub attendance or onsite schedule.
• Work with a high-visibility Events & Experiences Creative PMO delivering flagship and regional brand experiences.
• Contract duration of 4+ months with potential for conversion to full-time employment.
• Full-time consultants may receive medical, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO, sick leave, and applicable mandated benefits.

Hiring process

• Up to two interview rounds: an initial interview followed by a small-group interview.
• No assignments or assessments are planned.