Director, Event & Hospitality Delivery

Who We Are:

On Location is a global leader in premium experiential hospitality, offering ticketing, curated guest experiences, live event production and travel management across sports, entertainment, fashion and culture. On Location provides unrivaled access for corporate clients and fans looking for official, immersive experiences at marquee events, including the Olympic and Paralympic Games, FIFA World Cup 2026, Super Bowl, NCAA Final Four, and more. An official partner and/or service provider to over 150 iconic rights holders, such as the IOC (the Milano Cortina 2026 and Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games), FIFA, NFL, NCAA, UFC, WWE, and PGA of America, the company also owns and operates a number of its own unique experiences. On Location is a subsidiary of TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company.

The Role and What You’ll Do:

We are looking for a Director with, 10+ years experience, to join our large-scale Event Production & Operations Team. Our team is responsible for planning events for 50 to 5,500 guests in the Sports Industry. The ideal candidate is a creative and analytical thinker with strong project management and budget tracking skills. Must demonstrate exceptional organizational abilities, superb interpersonal skills, multi-tasking skills, and excellent time-management.

• Directly responsible for execution of all phases of an event and its production (pre & post) and overseeing all aspects of the event to ensure high production value, maximum revenue and minimum expenses
• Manage creative design as required via a Creative Director (with or without Executive in Charge)
• Directly responsible to troubleshoot, anticipate and act proactively on all event aspects leading up to and onsite
• Oversee project milestones and deadlines
• Forecast, qualify and maintain event budgets
• Manage P&L and track expenditures
• Manage project team and move work forward daily within team environment
• Negotiate vendor, service and venue contracts
• Oversee production of diagrams and comply with fire marshal codes/permitting requirements
• Anticipate, establish, communicate and oversee execution of emergency procedures as needed (i.e. hurricane preparedness)
• Lead proposal preparations and pitch meetings as needed
• Forecast and qualify internal and event specific event coordination staff and associated budgets
• Direct Supervisor to event specific Sr. Managers, Managers, Sr. Coordinators, Coordinators and Production/ Creative Staff
• Facilitate and lead production meetings with key staff and vendors
• Manage and oversee onsite staff and vendors
• Responsible for training, coaching and evaluating event staff
• Work jointly with Vice President to establish, implement and enforce company polices, rules and regulations Maintain and manage client relationships
• Update senior management

Administrative & Other Responsibilities

• Expense Reports
• Process Invoices
• File storage
• Weekly hours billing reports

You Have These:

• Minimum of ten years experience in large scale event production
• Strong working knowledge of overseeing traditional event suppliers: Food & Beverage, Rentals, Janitorial, Staging, Technical, Power, Fencing, Tenting, Graphics, Fabrication, Security
• Experience managing clients to include pitching, contracting, invoicing and day to day relationship management
• Experience managing budgets of $500K+
• Ability to manage, train and mentor staff
• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, Hospitality Management, Sports Management, or a related field, or equivalent experience required

• Proficient user of Microsoft Office Suite | Adobe Acrobat | Zoom | DocuSign
• Highly organized and process-oriented
• Attention to detail, carefully following instructions and checking work for accuracy
• Ability to multi-task and remain calm in high-pressure situations
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Good timekeeping and work ethic that is characterized by commitment, motivation, and energy

We’d Love If You Also Have These: 

• Knowledge of FileMaker| Keynote | SharePoint | Smartsheets | Microsoft Teams
• Flexibility and positive attitude to work long days, evenings, weekends and holidays when necessary
• General knowledge about professional sports – in particular the NFL

Travel: Must be adaptable with work and travel schedule and be available to travel for work during holidays.  This position may require up to 30-40% travel.

  

How we work: 

Endeavor is at the center of sports, media, entertainment, and fashion and is a largely relationship-based business. To foster an environment of collaboration, develop our future talent, and build on relationships across leadership, peers, and teams, we work from the office 4 days per week. We see immeasurable value internally and throughout the core of the businesses we support.

Don’t meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.