How to find a job in the events industry: Spain, Mexico and remote

To find a job in the events industry, know which role you want (production, accounts, MICE, marketing or AV), look where openings are actually posted (agencies, DMCs, hotels, congress organisers, in-house teams and industry media), filter ruthlessly and track every application in one place. The map shifts a little between Spain, Mexico and Latin America, and remote work, but the rule holds: whoever gets to the good opening first, with a CV that talks about real events, wins.

We say this from the inside: we have hired plenty of people and read hundreds of applications. Here is what works.

Who hires in the events industry

Type of company	What it does	Roles it hires most
Event and MICE agencies	Design and produce events for brands	Project manager, production, accounts, creative
DMCs	Handle groups and incentives at destination	Operations, group coordination, sales
Hotels and venues	Sell and run their spaces	Event sales, coordination, banqueting
Congress organisers	Scientific and association congresses	Secretariat, registration, accommodation
Technical production companies	Sound, lighting, video, sets	Technicians, technical leads, stage management
In-house corporate teams	Internal and brand events	Event manager, event marketing
Trade fairs and exhibition centres	Organise and run trade shows	Exhibitor services, operations, sales

The roles in demand

Production and coordination

Event planner, project manager, producer, coordinator. They own the event end to end: suppliers, budget, timings, onsite. What they ask for: real events delivered, budget literacy, composure under pressure and, increasingly, English.

Accounts and sales

Account manager, account executive, venue sales. Client relationship, proposals, negotiation. They want commercial judgement and a proposal that reads clearly.

MICE and operations

Group operations, incentive coordinator, accommodation. Rooming lists, transfers, destination programmes. Obsessive detail and no fear of spreadsheets.

Event marketing

Event marketing, field marketing, experiential. Common in in-house teams and tech companies. Events blended with lead generation, content and measurement.

AV and stage management

Stage manager, sound, lighting or video technician, technical lead. Lots of freelance work and lots of word of mouth. Live experience rules here.

Where to look, by market

Spain

Openings are scattered: general job sites, LinkedIn, agency and DMC websites, industry media and professional groups. Madrid and Barcelona hold a large share of agencies and MICE work, while tourist areas lean on DMCs and hotels. Hiring tends to run ahead of the busy event seasons, so looking early pays off.

Mexico and Latin America

In Mexico, Mexico City concentrates agencies and brand teams, while tourist destinations have plenty of DMC, incentive and destination wedding work. Elsewhere in Latin America each capital has its own agency and venue scene. Many openings travel through LinkedIn and referrals, so your network and a visible profile matter as much as job sites.

Remote and international

Remote work exists in events, just not for everything. It fits event marketing, registration, project coordination for international agencies, virtual and hybrid events, and sales. Onsite production still needs someone at the venue at 7am. For international roles, working English is filter number one.

How to filter openings without losing the afternoon

Plenty of listings are not what they seem. What we check before applying:

1. Is it really events? «Event organisation» sometimes means kids’ parties or door-to-door sales.
2. Concrete duties. If it does not say what you will do at an event, be wary.
3. Consistent level. «Junior» with five years’ experience and three languages is not junior.
4. Salary or range. Not always listed; when it is, it saves you interviews.
5. Location and setup. Onsite, hybrid or remote, and how much travel.
6. Availability. Events mean weekends and late nights; the listing should say how that is compensated.
7. Who is hiring. Agency, DMC, hotel, in-house. The day-to-day is different.

In Radar in Murphy OS you set your region, whether remote works, your English level and what you are into, and openings that fit rise with more stars. It looks for openings every morning and afternoon across Spain, Latin America, remote and international, and each one links to the original listing. At the very top sits Murphy’s Pick, the openings the team selects each week for their fit with events, production and MICE.

Tracking applications: where opportunities get lost

Applying to 30 openings without writing anything down is the fastest way to look bad: they call and you cannot remember the role. Track each application with:

Field	Example
Opening and company	MICE project manager, agency in Madrid
Date sent	4 November
Status	Sent, interview, task, offer, rejected
Who you spoke to	Name and title
Next step	Send case study on Friday
Notes	Want strong English, pharma events, start in January

In Radar you save openings and track the status of each application with notes on who you spoke to and next steps, all in My Radar. If you like, every Monday you get an email with the 5 best opportunities for your profile and the 3 industry stories you need to know; switch it off whenever you want. Radar will not get you the job: it saves you the searching and keeps every application on track. The interview is still yours.

Your events CV: fewer adjectives, more numbers

• Specific events: type, headcount, your role. «Coordinated a medical congress, 900 attendees, 3 days, 40 speakers.»
• Budgets you managed, if you can share them.
• Tools: registration, seating, run of show, budgeting.
• Languages at a real level.
• Suppliers and venues you have worked with.
• One line per event, not a paragraph.

Freelancing as a way in

Many people enter the industry freelancing: host, production assistant, stage management. It is the fastest way to add events to your CV and get known. On Freelance Board you publish your profile free once you register, see what is missing to raise your score and show up when an agency searches for available people in your city. If that path appeals, see the page for freelance event planners.

The interview: what they will really ask

Events interviews are less «what are your weaknesses» and more how you react when something breaks. Prepare short answers, each backed by a real event:

1. «Walk me through an event you ran end to end.» Brief, budget, suppliers, show day and wrap, in two minutes.
2. «What went wrong and what did you do?» A speaker who does not show, rain on an outdoor reception, a supplier who fails. They want judgement and calm, not heroics.
3. «How do you control a budget?» If you can talk line items, VAT, fee and margin, you score high.
4. «How do you run a team on show day?» Run of show, briefing, who decides what.
5. «Which tools do you use?» Spreadsheets, registration, seating, run of show. Even better if you can show something you built.

Common job-hunting mistakes in events

• One generic CV for agencies, hotels and DMCs. Each wants to read different things.
• «I am passionate about events» as your main argument. Everyone is; say what you have done.
• Applying late. Good openings fill fast.
• No follow-up. One polite email a week shows interest; three in two days does not.
• Ignoring English. It closes many doors in MICE and international work.
• Not researching. Walking into an interview without knowing the company’s events shows.

Your next step

This week: define in one sentence which role you want and where, rewrite your CV around three events and their numbers, and set up a tracking list (in Radar or anywhere else) before sending your first application. Then give it 20 minutes a day, not three hours on Sunday. Consistency beats the marathon.

If you are looking for freelance gigs, start with event jobs: which roles are in demand, how the Board works and the guides to freelance event work, rates and a CV for event jobs.