Event Planner Jobs
Discover event planner roles across every sector
Planning is your craft, so why search on a board that treats events as an afterthought? EventJobs is built only for events professionals, which means every event planner vacancy here is worth your time. From corporate planners to social and experiential roles, browse the latest event planner jobs below and apply straight from the listing.
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What event planning covers
Event planner jobs cover a huge span of the industry, from corporate and conference planning to weddings, galas and experiential events. What unites them is creativity paired with logistics: turning a client's vision into a real, deliverable event while keeping timelines and budgets under control. It's a career that suits people who love both the big idea and the fine print.
At EventJobs you'll find event planner roles matched to different specialisms and experience levels. Because the board is events-only, you can focus your search instead of scrolling past irrelevant listings. Whether you're after an in-house planning role, an agency position, or something in a specific niche, the current event planner jobs are listed above and refreshed regularly.
Planning a particular kind of event? Wedding planner jobs are listed separately. On the delivery side, see event coordinator jobs and event manager jobs.
Questions, answered
- What's the difference between an event planner and an event manager?
- In practice the titles overlap heavily and vary by employer. Where they differ, planner leans towards designing the event and its programme, while manager leans towards owning the budget, the team and the delivery.
- What sectors hire event planners?
- Corporate and conference planning is the largest employer, followed by agencies, associations, venues and hotels, and the social side — weddings, galas and private events. Meeting planner roles are common in pharma, finance and tech.
- Do event planner jobs require a certification?
- Rarely as a hard requirement. Credentials such as CMP or CMM help in corporate and association planning and can be a tiebreaker, but a portfolio of delivered events carries more weight in most hiring processes.
- Can event planners work freelance?
- Yes — freelance and contract planning is common around peak season and for one-off programmes. Listings show the work type, and you can filter the feed to contract or freelance roles.