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Job Description: Innovative Captive Strategies is seeking an experienced Sr. Event Manager to lead the planning and execution of client events, captive meetings, conferences, and travel programs. This role combines event strategy, logistics, budgeting, vendor management, and onsite event leadership to deliver exceptional experiences for clients and partners.

• Plan and execute meetings, conferences, and client events from start to finish.
• Manage hotel contracts, room blocks, registration websites, attendee communications, transportation, food & beverage, and event logistics.
• Build and manage event budgets, vendor contracts, and final reconciliations.
• Serve as the primary contact for hotels, venues, suppliers, and destination management companies.
• Lead onsite event operations and troubleshoot issues as they arise.
• Identify new venues, destinations, and creative attendee experiences.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure successful event outcomes.

• 5+ years of event planning, meeting management, hospitality, travel, or related experience.
• Strong project management, organizational, and budgeting skills.
• Experience with Cvent, Canva, Excel, and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Willingness to travel extensively, including overnight and international travel.

Join a growing team where you'll play a key role in delivering impactful experiences for clients, captive members, and industry partners while helping drive the continued success of Innovative Captive Strategies.

• Paid Parental Leave and supportive New Parent Benefits — We know being a working parent is hard, and we want to support our employees in this journey!
• Company paid continuing Education & Tuition Reimbursement — We support those who want to develop and grow.
• 401k Profit Sharing — Each year, Holmes Murphy makes a lump sum contribution to every full-time employee’s 401k. This means, even if you’re not in a position to set money aside for the future at any point in time, Holmes Murphy will do it on your behalf! We are forward-thinking and want to be sure your future is cared for.
• Generous time off practices in addition to paid holidays — Yes, we actually encourage employees to use their time off, and they do. After all, you can’t be at your best for our clients if you’re not at your best for yourself first.
• Supportive of community efforts with paid Volunteer time off and employee matching gifts to charities that are important to you — Through our Holmes Murphy Foundation, we offer several vehicles where you can make an impact and care for those around you.
• Inclusion & Belonging Programs — Holmes Murphy is committed to celebrating every employee’s unique potential. Through inclusion and belonging initiatives, titled Uniquely United, not only do we offer employees a paid Diversity Day time-off option, but we also have a Uniquely United Committee, Employee Resource Groups, and development programs to advance our culture of belonging. We encourage employees to engage in ways that are meaningful to them to enhance their overall experience!
• Consistent merit increase and promotion opportunities — Employees are reviewed annually for merit increases and promotion opportunities because we believe growth is important — not only with your financial wellbeing, but also your career wellbeing.
• Discretionary bonus opportunity — Yes, there is an annual opportunity to make more money. Who doesn’t love that?!

Holmes Murphy & Associates is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

#LI-EG1 It takes special people to do business boldly.

Being part of the ICs team means buying into thinking differently, committing fully to customer service, and changing the world one captive at a time. Take a look and see if you want to be one of us too. At ICs, we invest in bold thinkers through mentorship, hands‑on experiences, and endless training opportunities. Our leaders are committed to helping teams learn, grow, and carve their own path. Here, your potential is yours to define. Our philosophy is to share in our collective success. One of the many ways we accomplish that is through our 401(k)-profit share, which is distributed to all employees regardless of their own contributions! We offer generous time off, including a Health Matters Day, Celebrate Day (for your birthday!), Diversity Day, Volunteer Time Off, and paid parental leave. We believe a healthy work-life balance makes us all better! We work hard and play hard. From team events to giving back, our culture is a top priority. Just ask any member of the “ICS‑Family”—creativity, connections, and fun are at the heart of everything we do. Join us and see for yourself why the grass really is greener at ICs.