Event Assistant

Montage Marketing Group•Rockville, MD

About The Position

The Event Assistant role is an independent contractor opportunity, providing hands-on assistance for local activations, serving as an on-site brand champion while supporting engagement, logistics, and operations. This individual helps with event setup and breakdown, site checks, inventory, asset preparation, supply purchasing, and delivery needs, along with monitoring engagement tactics and offering feedback to improve impact. Administratively, this individual may participate in periodic team meetings and complete routine time keeping and expense report activities. The independent contractor will work closely with project leads across the Client Success team at Montage. Event Scheduling and Availability Montage will provide event project opportunities at least 2-3 weeks in advance for planning purposes. Hours and event availability vary widely throughout the year. This opportunity is ideal for those seeking occasional work on weekdays, evenings, and weekends.

Requirements

Must be within commuting distance from Rockville, MD
Ability to travel throughout the DMV area as part of regular job duties
Ability to work non-traditional hours, including weekends and holidays
Reliable transportation and valid driver’s license
Ability to lift 40+ lbs. and perform physical tasks involved in event set-up and take-down
Comfortable working indoors and outdoors in varied environmental conditions
Ability to take direction from the internal team
Scheduling flexibility to support one-off activations as needs arise
Minimum of three to five (3–5) years of experiential marketing program activation experience
At least two (2) years of field marketing and engagement experience
Knowledge and expertise in executing experiential, in-person events
Excellent organizational skills with the ability to multitask
Excellent verbal communication skills

Nice To Haves

Experience with community and government events
Collaborative attitude and willingness to assist as needed
Bilingual: Spanish language preferred

Responsibilities

Serve as brand ambassador at local activations
Greet and engage the event audience
Participate in event-related training
Communicate messaging to audience
Assess and provide feedback on engagement tactics
Track and document engagement metrics for reporting purposes
Track and document event insights
Support local site checks
Support set up and break down of activations
Purchase and deliver supplies for events (as needed)
Help manage and prepare event assets
Participate in team meetings and calls
Use an internal expense and time management system to accurately code and submit time and all approved work-related expenses and corresponding receipts.