Experimental & Live Events Subject Matter Expert

DO NOT REACH OUT DIRECTLY TO QUIRE OR ANY OF ITS TEAM. QUIRE WILL REACH OUT TO CANDIDATES DIRECTLY WITH NEXT STEPS IF YOU ARE A FIT FOR THE ROLE.ABOUT QUIREAt Quire, we are builders and innovators.Quire operates at the intersection of craftsmanship and strategic finance, specializing in media, technology, and consumer convergence - value creation where content, technology, and commerce meet. We serve enterprise leaders: public and private founders/CEOs, boards, corporate owners, and select PE/VC sponsors and family offices. Our standard is atelier-level quality, speed, and discretion.Our work focuses on two strategic areas.Innovation & Growth: Our innovation and growth teams build strategic plans to support revenue and market share growth, including relevant financial and valuation analysis. Innovation & Growth clients seek ways to grow much faster, achieve deeper competitive differentiation, and demand a clearer sense of potential exit valuations.Restructuring: Our restructuring teams eliminate costs, build new strategies, and support repositioning or relaunch. Restructuring clients typically have failed to achieve strategic plans and goals, and, often, have limited capital and time to build and execute a new strategic and financial plan. Our projects are all highly structured and use teams made up of remote consultants who are domain experts. Consultants are compensated based on expertise and experience. Quire pays a premium of 25% - 40% above market on average to ensure the best talent.Quire’s clients are highly sophisticated and demand excellence.To ensure we are always raising our standards, Quire maintains values that define our work and culture.Exceptional Quality. We strive in all instances to contribute ideas, recommendations, and work product that is of exceptional quality. Quire’s standard is often higher than both that of our clients and the market. Focus on Client Value. Our strategic solutions must deliver clear, quantifiable value to clients. We achieve this through how we connect innovative strategic ideas with world-class financial and valuation analysis.  Creative Scarcity. Quire deeply values creativity and appreciates its scarcity. We maintain space to nurture creativity and are constantly pursuing ways to apply new creative solutions and technologies to solve problems and build new products and forms of content.All new consultants who hope to work with Quire must provide information on how your prior work, key skills, and values align with Quire's requirements. Experiential and Live Events Subject Matter ExpertQuire is seeking a live events and experiential strategy expert to analyze and structure audience-driven experiences. The role focuses on translating creative concepts into repeatable, revenue-generating business models across entertainment, sports, and hybrid formats.This role centers on evaluating how audience engagement converts into live and experiential moments that deliver measurable business outcomes. You will assess how physical and hybrid experiences can extend storytelling, deepen brand value, and create new commercial models, and how those models scale.It is critical that you understand how IP (podcasts, graphic novels, reality television, etc.) is the root of new forms of live experiences. You should understand the Savannah Bananas strategy, Acquired's arena tour, and why sailing with CrimeCon is an exceptional new form of live event.You are a creative thinker who helps define the future of live experiences, not just describe what already exists.The ideal candidate brings a blend of event strategy, creative development, and commercial fluency. You can balance artistic integrity with measurable impact.Quire will pay a premium rate for an individual who works autonomously, responds rapidly, understands urgency, and demonstrates strong judgment in candidate selection.Key Responsibilities:Evaluate trends and benchmarks in live, hybrid, and experiential events.Develop event frameworks that tie creative storytelling to commercial outcomes.Analyze sponsorship and partnership models across live formats.Assess ROI metrics and post-event audience engagement results.Collaborate with creative partners to scale high-performing event concepts.Map emerging technologies that enhance experiential engagement.Identify patterns in fan participation and retention across event formats.Support development of investor-facing materials tied to event strategy.Produce briefs summarizing the financial logic of experiential activations.Ensure all work aligns with Quire’s precision, creativity, and timeliness standards.Qualifications:Bachelor’s DegreeExtensive experience designing or evaluating live events or experiential programs.Understanding of sponsorship, brand activation, and partnership models.Ability to assess ROI and financial performance of experiential initiatives.Knowledge of fan engagement and retention strategies across entertainment sectors.Familiarity with hybrid and digital event formats and supporting technologies.Experience collaborating with creative, brand, and commercial partners.Strong skill in strategic framework development and audience analysis.Ability to communicate creative strategies in clear business terms.Experience managing high-velocity, multi-stakeholder event projects.Comfort working under pressure while maintaining precision and creativity.COMPENSATION (CONTRACT)Compensation for this role is based on experience and ranges from $75 to $100 per hour, with a potential for a higher scale based on more complex creative work. We will pay a premium for candidates with extensive experience.Skills Test and Personality Assessment:Selected candidates will undergo a skills test and personality assessment to ensure alignment with the role and our company culture.You will be working as a contractor, not an employee. The work is highly complex, fast-paced, and requires the utmost skill and professionalism. This position is remote, with no travel required. Quire is an Equal Opportunity Contractor committed to a diversified and inclusive workforce. We value you, your skills, and your ability to contribute to our clients over any other factors. Qualification Questions:Are you legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship, Visa, or C2C contract?Are you available to start work on or before October 27th and agree to a rate between $75–$100/hr on a 1099 contractual, long-term freelance engagement of ~10 hrs/week?Do you have at least 8 years of experience in live or experiential strategy?Have you designed or evaluated live events for brands or IP?Do you have experience building sponsorship or activation models?Have you analyzed event ROI or audience impact before?Are you familiar with hybrid and digital event formats?Can you create strategic briefs independently and quickly?Have you advised entertainment or lifestyle brands on event strategy?Do you stay current on experiential marketing and fan engagement trends?Are you comfortable working on simultaneous high-velocity projects?Have you collaborated with creative and commercial teams in the past?Availability & Hygiene: Can you work as a 1099 contractor, align to PT/ET hours, and maintain impeccable CRM hygiene? 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