Senior Event Manager - Contract

The opportunity
We are looking for a seasoned, high-impact senior event professional to join our team for a 3-4 month engagement. This isn’t a role for someone looking to learn the ropes; we need a "plug-and-play" professional who can immediately step in to drive planning and execution for our regional user events alongside other 3rd party events.

You will work in lockstep with our senior team to manage heavy-lift logistics, vendor relationships, and tight timelines. If you are an expert at navigating complex event ecosystems with zero ramp-up time, we want to talk.

What you'll be doing

• Rapid Execution: Step into mid-stream planning for GDC, U/Days and other 1st party events, taking immediate ownership of established timelines and project milestones, or creating them yourself.

• Vendor & Sourcing Command: Manage and negotiate with vendors across AV/production, F&B, rentals, and experiential builds. You will be expected to review existing contracts and close gaps in sourcing quickly.

• Operational Rigor: Build and maintain detailed load-in/load-out schedules, run-of-show documents, and onsite staffing plans.

• Onsite Leadership: Potentially onsite execution by managing crews, troubleshooting live issues, and overseeing logistics to ensure brand-standard delivery.

What we're looking for

• Immediate Domain Expertise: 7+ years of proven experience in high-impact B2B/B2C events (specifically large-scale global user conferences or roadshows).

• Zero Ramp-Up Ability: Deep familiarity with the event lifecycle, allowing you to manage complex logistics from Day 1 without extensive training.

• Advanced Vendor Management: A track record of sourcing and managing large-scale production and hospitality partners under tight deadlines.

• Logistical Mastery: Expert-level skill in developing ROS, floorplans, and technical production schedules.

• Tool Proficiency: Immediate fluency in Google Workspace and Splash (or similar registration platforms).

• Contractor Mindset: Highly organized, proactive, and comfortable jumping into a fast-moving environment mid-project.

Additional information

• Relocation support is not available for this position

• Work visa/immigration sponsorship is not available for this position

Benefits
At Unity, we want our team members to thrive. We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support well-being and work-life balance.

Please note: Benefits eligibility, specific offerings, and coverage vary based on the country and employment status.

While specific benefits vary, here are some of the ways we strive to take care of our eligible team members globally: Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance | Commute subsidy | Employee stock ownership | Competitive retirement/pension plans | Generous vacation and personal days | Support for new parents through leave and family-care programs | Office food snacks | Mental Health and Wellbeing programs and support | Employee Resource Groups | Global Employee Assistance Program | Training and development programs | Volunteering and donation matching program

Life at Unity
Unity [NYSE: U] is the leading platform to create and grow games and interactive experiences. Creators, ranging from game developers to artists, architects, automotive designers, infrastructure experts, filmmakers, and more, use Unity to bring their imaginations to life across multiple platforms, from mobile, PC, and console, to spatial computing.

As of the third quarter of 2024, more than 70% of the top 1,000 mobile games were made with Unity, and in 2024, Made with Unity applications had an average of 3.7 billion downloads per month. For more information, please visit Unity.

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This position requires the incumbent to have a sufficient knowledge of English to have professional verbal and written exchanges in this language since the performance of the duties related to this position requires frequent and regular communication with colleagues and partners located worldwide and whose common language is English.

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Gross pay hourly
$70—$100 USD