Account Manager, Event Services (Santa Cruz)

Soul Focus Sports (Philadelphia, PA / Santa Cruz, CA)

Full-Time. Hybrid. Travel Required (30%).

About Soul Focus Sports

Soul Focus Sports (SFS) is an experiential marketing and event operations agency specializing in running, outdoor sport, and community-driven activation. We partner with global brands to produce premium event experiences across Trail, Road, Lifestyle, Prep / Youth, and major endurance categories.

We are expanding our Event Services team and seeking a highly organized, proactive, relationship-focused

Account Manager - Event Services to support our clients annual event activations and programs.

Position Summary

The Event Services Account Manager plays a critical operational and client-facing role supporting Soul Focuss event activation and experiential marketing team. This position manages the day-to-day coordination, planning, vendor communication, warehouse alignment, and onsite execution for a 20+ event annual calendar for a client in the running / endurance space.

You will be the glue between SFS onsite event leads, warehouse operations, and the clients team, ensuring flawless activations, smooth logistics, premium brand representation, and clear communication at every stage.

This is a fast-paced, high-ownership role for someone who thrives in events, loves operational problem solving, and enjoys working within an active, outdoor-sport environment.

What Youll Do

Event Planning & Project Management

• Manage event timelines, workback schedules, checklists, and deliverables across 20+ annual events.
• Lead pre-event planning meetings and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Handle site reviews, vendor communication, and onsite logistical preparation.
• Ensure all creative, signage, budgets, and vendor estimates receive required client approvals.

Onsite Event Execution

Client Communication & Relationship Management

Vendor, Budget & Logistics Oversight

Post-Event Reporting & Documentation

What You Bring

Nice-to-Haves

Compensation & Benefits

Why Soul Focus

We support community through the power of human movement. Youll join a passionate, hardworking team executing some of the most visible activations in running and outdoor sportwhile shaping the next era of brand experience for some of the sports industrys fastest growing companies.