Freelance Event Coordinator – Chicago

We're launching our AI-powered matchmaking app in Chicago and are looking for a sharp, organized, and execution-focused Event Coordinator to run our curated singles events on the ground.This is not a planning-from-a-distance role — this is an in-person, boots-on-the-ground opportunity.About the role You'll be our local operator in Chicago. You'll receive a full event playbook from us and own everything on the ground — venue coordination, staff briefing, check-in management, and night-of flow. We handle ticketing, marketing, and guest communications. You make sure the event runs flawlessly.What you'll doSource and book venues following our briefCoordinate with bar staff and any event personnelManage check-in and guest flow on the nightBe the on-the-ground point of contact for everything localYou're a fit if youAre based in ChicagoHave run social, nightlife, or corporate events in ChicagoHave existing relationships with local venues or bar managersAre reliable, proactive, and execution-obsessedCan manage 100–200 person events independentlyBonus if youHave experience in dating, social, or singles eventsAlready have a network of local event staff you can mobilizeLove the idea of building something in your city from the ground up