Event Design & Experience Manager

JOB OVERVIEW

Clique Hospitality is seeking an experienced Creative Design and Production Manager to build and lead a creative design and production department supporting multiple restaurants, nightlife, and day club properties. This full-time, in-office position is focused exclusively on creative design and production. It does not require event detailing or on-site event servicing, although occasional property visits, venue walkthroughs, and on-site meetings may be needed.

The Creative Design and Production Manager will oversee each project from the initial client concept and visual proposal through final approval and handoff. This individual will have the opportunity to develop and implement their own processes while establishing the department’s creative standards, vendor resources, pricing structure, and production procedures from the ground up. The approved design, production requirements, vendor information, and client expectations will be clearly communicated to a team of Event Services Managers responsible for event detailing and on-site execution.

The Creative Design and Production Manager will provide the training, visual resources, and creative direction needed to ensure each event is delivered as envisioned.

The ideal candidate is creative, organized, and resourceful, with experience designing corporate events, private parties, venue buyouts, branded activations, themed events, and large-scale experiences. They must be able to thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume environment while managing multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines across several venues at once.

Candidates must also understand applicable laws, permitting requirements, fire and life safety regulations, insurance requirements, and venue policies to ensure all proposed designs, installations, and production elements are compliant.

To include but not limited to

• Build the creative design and production department from the ground up
• Establish department processes, production procedures, pricing standards, profit goals, vendor requirements, and quality expectations
• Develop templates for visual proposals, event cost sheets, production schedules, design presentations, and final cost reconciliation
• Create efficient systems for managing creative requests, approvals, budgets, vendors, production timelines, and event execution
• Develop a preferred vendor network and maintain current pricing, service capabilities, and vendor performance records
• Establish creative and production standards that can be consistently followed across all properties
• Track department revenue, costs, profit margins, and growth opportunities

• Build comprehensive branding and event design decks for each venue
• Develop venue-specific creative concepts, themed décor options, branding opportunities, food presentation ideas, and production packages
• Work with sales and marketing teams to ensure each venue deck accurately represents the property’s identity, capabilities, and event potential
• Maintain and regularly update venue decks with new event photography, design concepts, pricing, vendor options, and successful installations
• Create visual tools that help the sales team present creative enhancements and upsell opportunities to clients

• Develop original event concepts based on the client’s vision, brand, budget, and venue
• Build polished visual proposals, mood boards, renderings, and presentation decks
• Design themed décor and customized event environments
• Create concepts for furniture, floral, branding, signage, scenic elements, lighting, entertainment, audiovisual production, gifting, and interactive experiences
• Ensure every design complements the style and identity of the…