Senior Manager, Event Management

Job Description:

About Dentsu Creative

Dentsu Creative is a global creative agency network designed to unlock exponential growth for clients. We use Transformative Creativity as a differentiating, driving force to bring our capabilities together to positively affect people, businesses and society. Dentsu Creative, established in June 2022, integrates with dentsu's Media and CXM businesses in over 145 countries and regions to offer Integrated Growth Solutions.

Job Description

The Senior Manager, Event Management is an event specialist and local market expert. You will manage a team and oversee all pre to post event responsibilities, from planning and preparation to execution and reporting. Event elements will often include staffing, product sampling, consumer engagement, asset transportation, POS coordination, and production. You will report to the Director of Event Management. The Senior Manager, Event Management is a role that requires close collaboration with cross business counterpoints and serves as the primary client contact. We ask that you have prior sampling event and production experience.

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership: Hire, onboard, and manage performance and financials for part-time and (if applicable) full-time staff.
• Compliance: Follow SOPs, policies, and protocols for issue resolution.
• Asset Management: Oversee local warehouse operations, ensuring POS and event assets are available and functional.
• Reporting and Insights: Deliver program recaps, analyze data for real-time measurement, and develop event strategies and project plans.
• Communication: Act as local contact for clients and partners; manage cross-agency and in-market communications.
• Financial Oversight: Approve payroll/expenses, process vendor invoices, and manage local budgets.
• Event Execution:
  • Plan activation schedules, run-of-show, and staffing needs.
  • Staff Brand Ambassadors through company platform; coordinate transportation and logistics for large assets.
  • Oversee on-site production of experiential activations; ensure creative brand representation.
  • Audit events for compliance and executional excellence.
• Work Requirments: On-call availability; nights/weekends. Travel within territory, attend events, and visit warehouse 2–3 days/week. Preferably reside near Champaign-Urbana, Springfield, St. Louis, Peoria, or Bloomington.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in event management.
• Budget management skills.
• Knowledge of wine and spirits industry.
• Source and match candidates to organizational needs.
• Proficiency in Excel (complex spreadsheets) and PowerPoint.

Additional Information

At dentsu, we believe great work happens when we're connected. Our way of working combines flexibility with in-person collaboration to spark ideas and strengthen our teams. Employees who live within a commutable distance of one of our hub offices, currently located in Chicago, metro Detroit, Los Angeles, and New York City, are required and expected to work from the office three days per week (two days per week for employees based in Los Angeles). Dentsu may designate other Hub offices at any time. Those who live outside a commutable range may be designated as remote, depending on the role and business needs. Regardless of your work location, we expect our employees to be flexible to meet the needs of our Company and clients, which may include attendance in an office.

The annual salary range for this position is $68,000 - $110,400. We base placement within the salary range on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, and other factors permitted by law.

Benefits available with this position include:

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance,
• Life insurance,
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance,
• 401k,
• Flexible paid time off,
• At least 15 paid holidays per year,
• Paid sick and safe leave, and
• Paid parental leave.

Dentsu also complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including providing time off according to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, observing its plans and policies. For further details regarding Dentsu benefits, please visit www.dentsubenefitsplus.com.

To begin the application process, please click on the "Apply" button at the top of this job posting. We will review applications on an ongoing basis, and we will contact qualified candidates for next steps.

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Location:

USA - Remote - Illinois