Strategist

About Us

The Freeman Company is a global leader in events, on a mission to redefine live for a new era. With a data-driven approach and the industry’s largest network of experts, The Freeman Company’s insights shape exhibitions, exhibits, and events that drive audiences to action. The integrated full-service solutions leverage a 99-year legacy in event management as well as new technologies to deliver moments that matter.

The Freeman Company is a global leader in events, on a mission to redefine live for a new era. With a data-driven approach and the industry’s largest network of experts, The Freeman Company’s insights shape exhibitions, exhibits, and events that drive audiences to action. The integrated full-service solutions leverage a 99-year legacy in event management as well as new technologies to deliver moments that matter.

This is a business strategy role, not a marketing strategy role. Our Strategy & Insights practice lives at the intersection of consulting rigor and the fast-moving world of live events — and we’re in the middle of building something genuinely new. We partner with in-person event organizers across the full strategic spectrum: helping thriving events optimize and grow and guiding struggling ones through meaningful turnarounds.

What makes this moment special is that we’re actively evolving into a high-performing consulting practice, and we are hiring a Strategist to join a fast-growing team: someone ready to bring their core consulting skills and grow into real ownership, leading client engagements, shaping how we work, and helping elevate those around them. If you’re looking for a role where you can grow fast, contribute to something being built in real time, and see your impact on both clients and a team still taking shape, this is where that happens.

You will help us scale and grow our Event Strategy and Profitable Growth capabilities, working directly with executive-level event organizers to drive community engagement and profitable revenue through in-person and online events. We’re especially excited about candidates who bring an established consulting toolkit and a passion for problem-solving and innovation.

This position will support our Growth team. It is eligible to work a hybrid schedule, generally requiring work in-office and/or show site 2-3 days per week. The ideal candidate will be based out of any of the following locations:

• Dallas, TX
• Anaheim, CA
• Denver, CO
• Orlando, FL
• Atlanta, GA
• Chicago, IL
• McCook, IL
• Las Vegas, NV
• New Orleans, LA
• Nashville, TN
• San Antonio, TX
• Alexandria, VA
• Kearny, NJ

• Work across multiple project types and industry research to identify opportunities, use structured problem solving and hypothesis-driven analysis to help clients create new value in the event industry
• Support development of strategic growth frameworks leveraging data-driven tools, quantitative analysis and critical thinking
• Organize and analyze qualitative and quantitative (financial and operational) data and partner with others to create compelling executive client presentations with clear steps for action
• Support development of financial and pricing models to drive profitable growth for in-person events; in select cases, lead scenario analysis for client projects
• Participate in industry events and observe, record and analyze findings to identify improvement opportunities that drive new revenue growth for clients
• Collaborate with others across Strategy & Insights and Freeman to develop new approaches and frameworks to advance the events industry
• Build and maintain client communication and foster client relationships
• Demonstrate a client-centric approach on all strategy and research engagements
• Work across the Strategy and Insights…