(USA) Senior Manager, Events

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Sr. Manager, Events

ABOUT WALMART CONNECT

Walmart Connect is Walmart’s advertising platform for brands, uniquely designed to reach hundreds of millions of U.S. shoppers across their entire shopping journey. We connect billions of shopping behaviors to real transactions (both online and in-store) and help suppliers truly understand how their marketing drives results.

WHAT WE ARE SEEKING

Walmart Connect is looking for a seasoned event producer to join our B2B Brand and Enterprise Sales Marketing team to support our mission to become a must-buy ad platform for brands of all sizes.  This role is an integral part of a small team of four responsible for Walmart Connect event strategy and logistical management.

The ideal candidate will have experience working on the sell-side of the media industry planning, managing, and executing all types of event activations and tactics— including but not limited to client entertaining, VIP dinners, major media industry and category specific conference sponsorship activations, 1000+ person multi-day summits. 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own end-to-end logistical execution for an annual roster of events as assigned to you by the Head of Events. 
• Design event activations to drive and measure the desired business objectives
• Create and drive event planning timelines inclusive of kick-off meetings with marketing strategists, briefings with internal attendees, creative briefings for brand managers and creative teams.  Ensure all deadlines are met.
• Cultivate key relationships for crucial collaboration-- aligning multiple different stakeholders around the vision for each event you produce.
• Work with event content manager to execute customer facing event communications including but not limited to invitations, agendas, onsite collateral, and signage.
• Engage Corporate Communications to create all thought leaders