Special Event Manager

Role title field: Event Manager | Festivals, Stadiums & Large-Scale Productions

Location: Chandler, AZ (On-site + field)

You've watched a venue fill up and seen something other people don't. Not the crowd. The load-in sequence, the power run, the gate plan, and the forty decisions nobody in the stands will ever know about.

Pride Group is hiring an Event Manager. If that opening line describes how your brain works, keep reading.

Who we are

We build the infrastructure behind the events people remember. Clearspan structures, power distribution, HVAC, fencing and crowd control, staging, sanitation, traffic control, and the staffing to run all of it. Our clients include professional sports organizations, federal and municipal agencies, universities, major festivals, and general contractors on projects that cannot afford to go sideways.

Our teams work in fast, high-consequence environments. The culture is accountability, work ethic, development, and doing it right when nobody's watching. That's not a poster in the breakroom. It's the reason clients call us back.

The role

Our Event Managers take an event from contract to load-out. You own the client relationship, you build the plan, you lead the team, and you make the calls when the plan meets reality. You'll run several events at once, at different stages, with real money on each one.

What you'll own

Multiple concurrent events, start to finish, as the client's primary point of contactThe operating plan: timelines, staffing, site layouts, logistics, and the sequencing that holds it togetherThe budget. Labor, equipment, and margin are yours to protectCross-department execution across Operations, Sales, Warehouse, Sanitation, Power, Transportation, and Site teamsPermits, venue requirements, municipal rules, and safety standardsOperational planning meetings, on-site check-ins, and post-event debriefs that make the next one betterDevelopment of Event Coordinators, including the hard conversations, not just the encouraging onesDocumentation that holds up: contracts, revisions, change orders, reports

What we need

Three or more years managing events, projects, or field operations with real budget responsibilityA track record running multiple complex projects at the same time without losing the detailsDirect client ownership experience. You've been the name on the account, not support to someone who wasFinancial fluency. You can read a job cost sheet and tell us where the margin wentWillingness to work evenings, weekends, and holidays. Our busiest hours are everyone else's downtimeValid driver's license and reliable transportationStrong Excel and Outlook. Bonus if you've worked in event or project management software

What makes a candidate stand out

Field experience with tenting, temporary power, staging, or site infrastructure. Municipal or venue permitting experience. Time spent in stadium, festival, or large-venue operations. Bilingual English/Spanish. Any background where you were responsible for people's safety.

Be honest with yourself before you apply

This isn't the job for you if you want a predictable calendar, if you'd rather escalate a problem than solve it at 11 p.m. in a parking lot, or if you've only run events inside a building with a banquet manager handling the setup.

It is the job for you if you've ever been handed a site that wasn't ready, a schedule that had already slipped, and a client who needed a yes, and you found a way.

Compensation and benefits

$64,000 to $80,000 depending on experience, plus a performance bonus targeting [X]% of base. Medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, life insurance, HSA, and paid time off. Full time. Employment is contingent on a background check and motor vehicle record review.

How to apply

Apply here, and in your note tell us about the worst event day you've had and what you did about it. A short paragraph is enough. We read them, and it's the part of your application we weigh most.

Pride Group, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Reasonable accommodations are available for the application process and the role.