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title: 'Freelance Onsite Event Coordinator at Bisnow'
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# Freelance Onsite Event Coordinator at Bisnow

- **Company:** Bisnow
- **Location:** Chicago, IL
- **Compensation:** $25–$28/hr
- **Employment:** freelance
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-09-29
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-17
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/bisnow/a26d3ce6-6978-41ec-87ed-93373f5a27f9

## Job description

This is an hourly role that must sit local to the Phoenix area and be available to work partial day events and full day events once a month. Bisnow will provide a calendar with dates for the events you will be needed for in advance. We will prioritize applicants that can travel with Bisnow for events in major cities in the MST and PST locations.

## BISNOW OVERVIEW

Bisnow is the commercial real estate industry's leading, vertically integrated B2B media platform, covering North America, Canada, the UK and Ireland.  We serve the CRE industry through award-winning news and publications, renowned events, wide-ranging marketing services, specialized recruitment solutions, and intelligent sales enablement tools.

Our platform enables our audience to do more business by engaging more than 1.5M subscribers and convening more than 100K commercial real estate professionals every year. We host hundreds of events, publish thousands of thought-provoking stories, drive qualified leads, and create opportunities that make deals happen. At Bisnow, we love to think globally, but connect and inform our audience hyper-locally.

## KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

- Facilitate all onsite logistics for Bisnow events in your assigned market.
- Ensure every aspect of the event is prepared and runs smooth from start to finish.
- Participate in a 30 minute pre-event call before every event to review details.
- Work with Event Managers to ensure venues, audiovisual, catering and party rental are all confirmed prior to the event.
- Pick up name badges prior to the event and set up registration the day before every event.
- Manage onsite ticket sales and charges through Bisnow’s square account.
- Store all Bisnow event inventory (includes but is not limited to signs, lanyards, label printer, pop up banners, etc.).
- Bring and setup event signage and materials to event space prior to start of event and ensure that all is safely removed from event once concluded.
- Coordinate with Bisnow Clients who are sponsoring the event to ensure that they are pleased and supported throughout the event.
- Work with party rental vendors to set up stage, chairs, tables, etc. (raw space events only).
- Be aware of your surroundings at all time to provide an A++ attendee experience- this includes coffee, food, music, trash cans, etc.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

- 1 - 3 years of Event Coordination & Registration experience.
- Entrepreneurial mindset, self discipline, organized and ambitious work ethic.
- A positive and energetic attitude with exceptional communication skills.
- Ability to work with a high-energy, sales-team.

Our values demand that we be curious, self-aware, fearless, consistent. We say yes to seemingly insurmountable challenges because we dare ourselves to push further. And we go the distance because we are individually and collectively entrepreneurial, always asking: Why can’t it be done? We find a way because we care more than the competition. We embrace team and disown ego. We are ruthlessly disciplined and unabashedly kind. We unreservedly challenge the status quo and vigorously fight for new levels of excellence. We believe the difference between good and great is exceptional communication. We obsess over creating value for our team and our customers. We push ourselves and our industry to be more inclusive, to champion diversity and to fight racism, gender bias and all forms of inequality. We never peak. We never quit. We never have excuses. We own our failures and we commit to being smarter and stronger because of them. We give our best today and even better tomorrow. We are here to win.

## About Bisnow

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Bisnow is the leading B2B platform serving the commercial real estate industry, delivering news, events, marketing services, and recruiting solutions to over 1.7 million subscribers worldwide.
- **Entity Type**: Private (acquired by Axel Springer in 2016)
- **Headquarters**: New York City, USA
- **Founded**: 2005
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Online Media / Commercial Real Estate B2B Platform
- **Target customers**: B2B – commercial real estate professionals including developers, owners, investors, brokers, and service providers (Enterprise, SMB)
- **Mission or purpose**: “To inform, connect and advance the commercial real estate community to do more business.” [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/bisnow-media)

## Products & Services
- **Bisnow News**: Award-winning daily journalism covering the most pressing CRE trends across 50 metro markets in North America and Europe. [bisnow.com](https://www.bisnow.com/about)
- **Live & Digital Events**: 340+ events per year (webinars, digital summits, in-person conferences, and premier leadership retreats like Elevate, Escape & Ascent) attended by over 75,000 people and 2,000 sponsors. [bisnow.com](https://www.bisnow.com/about)
- **Studio B (Marketing Services)**: Custom content creation, targeted lead generation campaigns, and brand awareness solutions for CRE clients. [bisnow.com](https://www.bisnow.com/about)
- **SelectLeaders (Recruiting)**: A real estate job network connecting talent with the industry’s most prominent companies. [bisnow.com](https://www.bisnow.com/about)
- **Biscred (Sales Enablement)**: A platform providing CRE-specific contact data, email addresses, phone numbers, and LinkedIn profiles to help sales teams close deals. [bisnow.com](https://www.bisnow.com/about)
- **Newsletters**: Morning briefs and sector-specific newsletters reaching more than 1.5 million executives. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/bisnow)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Acquired by Axel Springer in May 2016 for $50 million (not currently trading publicly). [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/bisnow)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of ~$40 million (LinkedIn estimate). [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/bisnow)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Axel Springer (parent company); acquired SelectLeaders in December 2019.
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount of 172 (+13.3% year-over-year); operates across 7 countries (U.S., UK, Philippines, Indonesia, Germany, etc.); hosts 340+ events annually; reaches over 1.7 million subscribers. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/bisnow) [bisnow.com](https://www.bisnow.com/about)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Vertically integrated CRE platform**: Combines news, events, marketing services, recruiting, and sales intelligence – a one-stop ecosystem for the industry.
- **Deep market penetration**: Active in 47+ local markets across North America and Europe, providing hyper-local coverage alongside global perspective.
- **Data-driven sales tools**: Biscred offers proprietary CRE-specific contact data that competitors lack.
- **Most Loved Workplace® Certified**: Recognized for culture and employee experience. [mostlovedworkplace.com](https://certcheck.mostlovedworkplace.com/companies/bisnow)

## Strategic Focus
- Expand the data and intelligence capabilities of the platform (e.g., Biscred).
- Continue scaling the events business both in-person and digitally.
- Deepen presence in existing markets and explore international expansion (already in UK/Ireland).
- Enhance recruitment offerings through SelectLeaders and cross-selling to the existing subscriber base.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Fast-paced, collaborative, and ownership-driven. Values include “Bold, Collaborative, Accountable, Curious, Fast-paced, Authentic, Respectful.” [mostlovedworkplace.com](https://certcheck.mostlovedworkplace.com/companies/bisnow)
- **Work environment**: Hybrid-first with many roles offering hybrid or remote arrangements. Offices in New York City (HQ), Atlanta, and Washington D.C. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/bisnow-media)
- **Perks & benefits**: Unlimited vacation, health insurance with HSA, mental health support via Talkspace, fertility care through Kindbody, generous parental leave, wellness incentives, and dependent care support. [mostlovedworkplace.com](https://certcheck.mostlovedworkplace.com/companies/bisnow)
- **Career development**: Individual Development Plans, quarterly ROCKS goal-setting, clear internal promotion paths, and cross-departmental mobility. [mostlovedworkplace.com](https://certcheck.mostlovedworkplace.com/companies/bisnow)
- **Engineering/technology culture**: Data-driven mindset; leverages AI tools in the hiring process; small, agile teams with high ownership. [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/bisnow)

## Sources
1. [Bisnow](https://www.bisnow.com/about)
2. [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/bisnow)
3. [Built In](https://builtin.com/company/bisnow-media)
4. [Most Loved Workplace](https://certcheck.mostlovedworkplace.com/companies/bisnow)
5. [Bisnow Careers (Lever)](https://jobs.lever.co/bisnow)

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