Sr. Event Manager, Sponsorship Lead
About The Position
Opus Agency is a future-forward full-service global event agency with over 400 team members in the United States, London, Sydney, Singapore, and New Zealand. As we look ahead to 2025 and beyond, our profound opportunity is to shape the future of events in an increasingly AI-infused world. In an era where digital interactions often dominate, the authenticity of real-world connections will become paramount. Events will emerge as the #1 priority for CMOs, driving brand success and fostering deep, meaningful relationships with audiences. Our Event Management team plays a critical role in this vision, partnering with world-shaping brands like Microsoft, Google, and Salesforce, as well as an ever-expanding roster of category creators and fast-growing global brands. With these clients, we don’t just respond to change; we shape it by pulling the future forward and leading them into a new era of event marketing. As a Sr. Event Manager, you will be at the forefront of this mission, driving innovative and impactful strategies that align with this events-driven vision for the future. We are seeking an experienced Sr. Event Manager to lead a Sponsorship and Expo team for a large scale program, driving operational excellence and client satisfaction across large-scale live events. This role combines strategic sponsorship management with high-level event execution, ensuring seamless delivery of sponsorship benefits, partner expectations, and expo operations for our client portfolio.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in large-scale event operations, sponsorship management, or related fields, ideally with exposure to both sponsorship and expo execution.
- Proven ability to lead and develop team members.
- Exceptional project management skills with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage complex deliverables across multiple stakeholders.
- Excellent client relationship and communication skills; comfortable with executive-level interaction.
- Experience managing budgets and vendor relationships.
- Demonstrated ability to operate within a larger, highly collaborative event team while maintaining accountability for individual workstream outcomes and overall event success.
- Willingness and ability to travel for onsite event execution, including extended onsite periods (approximately 10–14 days), which may include various holiday periods, including being onsite in Las Vegas during Thanksgiving week.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in corporate or agency environments supporting high-profile, complex client programs.
- Familiarity with event, sponsorship, and expo management tools and technologies, including but not limited to: RainFocus, Box, Microsoft Office Suite, Map Your Show, Ziflow, Workfront, Pointr, Zendesk, Slack, and T3 Central.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the full lifecycle of sponsorship delivery from kickoff and planning through onsite execution and post-event evaluation.
- Lead and mentor a team of approximately 15 people responsible for sponsorship fulfillment, enablement and expo operations.
- Serve as a senior, client-facing partner for sponsorship strategy, deliverables, and issue resolution building trust and long-term client relationships through proactive communication and informed recommendations.
- Collaborate with internal teams (facilities, creative, operations, finance) to ensure integrated planning and execution.
- Provide high-level oversight of expo operations, connecting sponsor requirements with the Expo Execution team to ensure sponsor needs are effectively translated into onsite delivery.
- Track, manage, and report on sponsorship and expo KPIs, budgets, and contractual deliverables, ensuring accuracy and accountability.
- Identify process improvements, best practices, and standardized workflows to optimize event delivery.
Benefits
- Opportunities for growth and development
- Health & Dental Insurance (choice of plans)
- 100% Employer paid short-term disability and life insurance
- Opportunity to elect additional life insurance and LTD insurance at employee expense
- Paid parental leave
- Opportunity to contribute pre-tax dollars to flexible spending accounts
- 401(K) with employer match
- Flexibility in work schedules
- Generous time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
