Event Producer - Corporate Events

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El Segundo, CA
In-Office
Senior level
Digital Media • Kids + Family • Music • News + Entertainment
The Role
The Event Producer will lead the planning, production, and execution of corporate events, ensuring they align with business goals and deliver impactful experiences. Responsibilities include managing logistics, budgets, and vendor relationships, and serving as the on-site event lead.
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Company Description

CREATIVITY IS OUR SUPERPOWER. It’s our heritage and it’s also our future. Because we don’t just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire fans, entertain audiences and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard—when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day. We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.

The Team:

The Global Corporate Events team at Mattel produces extraordinary experiences that connect, inspire, and celebrate. We manage a wide range of internal and executive events — from global summits and leadership meetings to immersive brand experiences — that bring Mattel’s mission and culture to life. Our team is creative, strategic, and collaborative, dedicated to delivering exceptional results on a global stage.

Job Description

The Opportunity: 

Mattel is seeking an experienced and highly organized Event Producer to join our Global Corporate Events team. In this role, you will lead the planning, production, and execution of in-person, virtual, and hybrid corporate events that align with strategic business goals and deliver impactful experiences. You’ll partner closely with internal stakeholders, senior leaders, and external vendors to bring events to life — from concept to completion — with excellence and creativity.

What Your Impact Will Be: 

  • Collaborate with internal teams, executive leadership, and external partners to define event objectives, creative direction, and production requirements.
  • Manage all facets of event logistics, including venue sourcing, room setup, décor, food & beverage, A/V, signage, transportation, and on-site coordination.
  • Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with vendors and suppliers, negotiate contracts, and ensure high-quality service delivery.
  • Develop and manage detailed event budgets, oversee purchase orders and invoicing, and ensure financial accountability.
  • Conduct domestic and international site research, providing strategic recommendations aligned with stakeholder goals and brand standards.
  • Oversee attendee communications, registration, housing, and travel logistics, ensuring a seamless and engaging participant experience.
  • Anticipate potential challenges, provide proactive solutions, and ensure flawless execution throughout the event lifecycle.
  • Act as on-site event lead, representing the Global Corporate Events team and ensuring alignment with Mattel’s brand, culture, and objectives.

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For:

  • 5+ years of experience in event production, meeting management, or hospitality.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Event Management, Hospitality, Communications, or a related field preferred.
  • Proven success in producing high-quality corporate events, from initial concept through on-site execution.
  • Strong organizational, project management, and communication skills, with exceptional attention to detail.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and thrive under pressure.
  • Confident problem-solver and collaborative team player with strong decision-making skills.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint); Cvent or similar event management software experience preferred.
  • Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and travel as needed.
  • Demonstrated growth mindset — curious, adaptable, and continuously improving.
  • Demonstrated a growth mindset by staying curious and continuously learning, embracing challenges, and improving themselves.

*The pay range is indicative of projected hiring range, however base pay will be determined based on a candidate’s work location, skills and experience. Mattel offers competitive total pay programs, comprehensive benefits, and resources to help empower a culture where every employee can reach their full potential. 

Additional Information

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Mattel, we are dedicated to an inclusive workplace and a culture of belonging. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. Join Mattel's Talent Community and start receiving exciting updates about our company, our employees, and our culture. Also, interested in signing up for job alerts? Do so here!

How We Work:
We are a purpose driven company aiming to empower generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential. We live up to our purpose employing the following behaviors:

  • We collaborate: Being a part of Mattel means being part of one team with shared values and common goals. Every person counts and working closely together always brings better results. Partnership is our process and our collective capabilities is our superpower.
  • We innovate: At Mattel we always aim to find new and better ways to create innovative products and experiences. No matter where you work in the organization, you can always make a difference and have real impact. We welcome new ideas and value new initiatives that challenge conventional thinking.
  • We execute: We are a performance-driven company. We strive for excellence and are focused on pursuing best-in-class outcomes. We believe in accountability and ownership and know that our people are at their best when they are empowered to create and deliver results.

Who We Are:
Mattel is a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world. We engage consumers and fans through our franchise brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO, Masters of the Universe, Matchbox, Monster High, MEGA and Polly Pocket, as well as other popular properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include toys, content, consumer products, digital and live experiences. Our products are sold in collaboration with the world’s leading retail and ecommerce companies. Since its founding in 1945, Mattel is proud to be a trusted partner in empowering generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.

Mattel’s award-winning workplace culture has been recognized by Forbes, Fast Company, Newsweek, Great Place to Work, TIME, and more.

Visit us at https://jobs.mattel.com/ and www.instagram.com/MattelCareers.

Mattel is an Equal Opportunity Employer where we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day. We welcome all job seekers, and all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran and protected veteran status, disability status, and or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act, qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment.

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The Company
HQ: El Segundo, CA
10,467 Employees
Year Founded: 1945

What We Do

We are a purpose driven company with a mission to create innovative products and experiences that inspire, entertain, and develop children through play.

We treat play as if the future depends on it — because it does. Play is our language, and we speak to our consumers authentically by representing the world as they see and imagine it.

Mattel is a leading global toy company and owner of one of the strongest catalogs of children’s and family entertainment franchises in the world. We engage consumers through our portfolio of iconic brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO, Masters of the Universe, Monster High and MEGA, as well as other popular intellectual properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies.

Our offerings include film and television content, gaming and digital experiences, music, and live events. We operate in more than 35 locations and our products are sold in more than 150 countries in collaboration with the world’s leading retail and ecommerce companies.

Mattel is recognized for the second year in a row as a Great Place to Work™ and as one of Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2022.

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