Manager, Experiential

 

WHO WE ARE

Vox Media’s Revenue organization handles advertising and marketing partnerships with brands and agencies, as well as lines of business in consumer revenue and commerce across the organization.

Vox Media is the leading modern media company. We guide our audience from discovery to obsession. We inspire essential conversations about what’s now, what’s next, and what’s possible.

As a community of journalists and storytellers, business professionals, creators and technologists, we believe it is a moral and business imperative to amplify voices: to cultivate diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout our organization and media. This applies to our candidates, our teams, our storytelling, our creative work, and our platforms, products, and partnerships.

A self-starter who thrives in a collaborative environment.  A creative thinker who can develop and execute strong experiential concepts and activations that meet brand and client goals. Concept, budget development and execution for custom events, turnkey opportunities, editorial initiatives and marketing partnerships. Production and sponsorship support on tent poles, custom events, editorial initiatives and key additional projects including production and execution of virtual and in person events and activations.  

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Strategic and creative thinker who can take broad visions and concepts and develop structured plans, actions and measurable metrics and then execute on those plans
• Extremely organized individual with experience managing and producing highly visible experiential projects with multiple stakeholder
• Proven ability to execute a wide variety of experiences ranging in size, scale and budget
• Ability to create decks, presentations, budgets, run of show documents, etc
• Enjoy developing creative ideas for experiences based on marketing strategy, messaging and program objectives

• Manage the ideation and execution of a large range of Vox Media experiential programs including: large-scale festivals and conferences,  editorial events/activations, custom advertiser experiences, partnership events and internal events
• Participate in internal brainstorms and concept development for RFP’s, RFI’s and proactive pitches and bring big creative thinking, writing and visual presentation skills to each proposal and pitch
• Manage proposal from initial concept, ideation and pitch through to execution and recap development for a range of experiences on behalf of varied networks 

• Work closely cross functionally with sales leads, marketing, creative strategists, and other members of the organization to develop concepts and proposals that meet client objectives and position Vox Media to win business with out-of-the-box, on trend, and exciting experiential concepts and activations

• In conjunction with manager(s), participate directly with clients on calls and in meetings to ensure event concepts and proposals are delivered, production is on track, and clients’ expectations and goals are met 
• Manage event production elements including P&L development and budget tracking, production schedules and timelines, venue and/or platform management, on-site/virtual branding elements, food and beverage, talent booking/prep, guest engagement and sponsor activations
• Work closely with marketing and promotion lead and other stakeholders/teams on strategy and timeline to create targeted guest list and ensure strong attendance 
• Work closely with design on the production of event-related creative elements (event RSVP page, invitations, ads, email campaigns, newsletters, social media creative) and manage all creative deliverables
• Research industry standards, trends, event concepts (both virtual and in-person), and monitor competitive brands' events to ensure Vox Media remains on trend and innovative within the industry
• Other responsibilities as assigned by manager or supervisor.

WHO YOU ARE

• A strong desire to work at Vox Media and familiarity with our brands 
• 3+ years experience working in event production with direct pre-sale pitching and post-sale event production experience at a media company
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and juggle multiple projects at once while paying close attention to timelines and details
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills 
• Strong skill set to come up with creative/out-of-the-box event concepts, build proposals, and execute when they sell through

If you think you have what it takes, but don't meet every single point in our job posting, please apply with a cover letter to let us know how you believe you can bring your unique skills to the Vox Media team or