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erin:
I have an offer to pick up a major event, but i've only done theatre so far.  

Any words of wisdom from those who have branched out?    

For a one-day event with two weeks of prep, what is a reasonable asking salary?  (Event includes auction, a couple of bands, dinner, cocktail reception, ballroom dancing, A/V, balloon scultures, confetti cannon....you get the idea).   I honestly have no idea what to ask, and rated hourly/daily/weekly....This is all new to my world.

VSM:
My rate for events such as these is $500 a day. Weekly rates are $2500 but it all depends on budget, location and actual job description. From what you mentioned, I would start from there.

centaura:
This might be a bit late, but I didn't see this thread before it was moved to here.  When I worked for an event company, we would hire event managers out at around $25/hr depending on the size of the event.  They were involved in the prep of the event, but under their salary at our company.

-Centaura

ESM_John:
Sometimes events can be fun..especially when you get tired of concerts, and other high-schoolish events when a show is over..Thats from a H.S. point of view, but im sure it fits elsewhere.

Concerts & Specialty shows usually pay nicely.

loebtmc:
I used to do events and conventions all the time - figure out how much of this is actually your problem - are you PSMing the entire event or only responsible for the part that takes place on the stage (the entertainment and announcements and so forth) - if so, is it multimedia or straightforward, how much transition between acts. Start that at $500/day for a relatively straight-forward event and add increments for complications. If you are acting as event planner and dealing with everything, that's a whole other ball of wax - those get a flat fee for the event and you shd call some event planners to get a feel for what they make, often several thousand dollars for the day. That includes hiring staff and coordinating all the pieces.

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