Join the House
We are looking for a small number of exceptional people. Not because we are trying to become bigger for its own sake. Because the work gets better when responsibility is clear, good people have room to own it, and the right disciplines are represented around the table.
The Fortunate is an event house based in Madison, creating weddings, private celebrations, corporate gatherings, and galas across the Midwest.
Current openings
Careers · Planning · Client Experience
$78,000–$92,000
Own the day-to-day planning of substantial weddings and private events, connecting client decisions, partners, documentation, and the House from established scope through event week.
Read the roleCareers · Production · Operations
$68,000–$80,000
Turn an approved event plan into something that can actually happen: schedules, access, vendors, equipment, staffing, transportation, installation, transitions, strike, and the handoffs connecting them.
Read the roleCareers · Planning · Production Support
$48,000–$58,000 annualized + overtime
Keep important information moving between planning and production while supporting documents, logistics, partner follow-up, event materials, and event-week execution.
Read the roleCareers · Relationships · Growth
$70,000–$85,000 + commission
Build the relationships that create the right opportunities for The Fortunate across venues, hospitality, trusted partners, corporate decision-makers, nonprofit organizations, and referral networks.
Read the roleWe believe in fewer layers between an idea and the person responsible for making it happen. You will know your clients, your teammates, and the work you are accountable for.
Our work includes evenings, weekends, regional travel, and long event days. We state that plainly and compensate accordingly.
You work directly with the people leading the company. Ideas move quickly. Decisions are made by the people responsible for them. You see your work in the finished event.
We expect high standards without treating exhaustion as a credential. Event weekends have recovery time because sustained excellent work requires both preparation and recovery.
Relevant experience may come from weddings, hotels, restaurants, private clubs, catering, venues, experiential agencies, live production, nonprofit events, corporate events, luxury retail, relationship-driven professional services, or another field where hospitality, judgment, organization, and trust matter.
If your experience translates, tell us how. We care more about evidence of capability than whether your résumé follows one expected route.
These roles require direct communication, changing priorities, accountability, and, depending on the position, evening and weekend availability. If you need a rigid Monday-through-Friday schedule or prefer work where responsibility is difficult to identify, these openings are probably not the right fit.
If you like owning your work, telling the truth early, preparing thoroughly, and helping other people have a better experience because you were there, keep reading.
We would still rather hear from an unusually good person than miss them because the org chart did not predict their résumé.
General introductions are welcome. Tell us what you are good at, what kind of work you want to do, and what you have made better.
Join the House
If one of these roles sounds like the work you have been looking for, we would like to hear from you.
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