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Events Director
IGN EntertainmentLos Angeles, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 30 Dec 2024
💰 $140,000/yr($120,000/yr – $140,000/yr)
About the role
About IGN IGN Entertainment, a division of Ziff Davis, Inc., is one of the world’s largest gaming and entertainment media platforms and the go-to destination for fans to explore and celebrate games, film, TV, comics and much more. Across its 16 digital properties, IGN Entertainment reaches more than 490 million monthly users in 110 countries and engages with 73 million fans on social media. Its portfolio includes favorites such as IGN, Eurogamer, Digital Foundry, Rock Paper Shotgun, and MapGenie, delivering daily content across 46 platforms, including YouTube, TikTok, X, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and connected TV. Through its online digital store Humble Bundle, IGN Entertainment has donated over $250 million to more than 38,000 charities worldwide, underscoring its commitment to making a positive impact. Headquartered in Los Angeles, IGN Entertainment's content is localized in 20 languages. Learn more at corp.ign.com.
The Opportunity
Come join IGN Entertainment as an Events Director! We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced individual to lead our event planning and execution portfolio-wide. The ideal candidate will have strong organizational and communication skills, ability to thrive in a dynamic and fast paced work environment, and a passion for creating premium, unforgettable experiences for our fans and partners. As the Events Director, you will have the opportunity to work with a variety of departments throughout the business and collaborate with our advertising partners to create awesome events. The Events Director will be responsible for all facets of bringing events to life: from concepting imaginative and fun experiences to managing the budget, working closely with Sales to monetize the events and ensure profitable bookings, negotiating and reviewing contracts, working alongside our content and production teams to ensure their needs are met, and managing relationships with our external vendors all while making sure the original vision for the event remains intact.If you have a proven record of success in event management, strong communication skills, and are excited about the gaming and the entertainment industry, we want you to join us!
Key Responsibilities
- Lead IGN Entertainment’s events from both a strategic and execution perspective, working cross-departmentally to do so:
- You will work on IGN Entertainment’s custom and tentpole events including IGN’s Fan Fest, Summer of Gaming, IGN LIVE, gamescom latam/cologne, San Diego Comic Con, Red Carpets, GamesIndustry’s Best Place to Work Awards, and more
- Work with Pricing & Packaging/ Creative Solutions/ Sales to provide weekly reports to the President/Finance on event sales, partnerships, event recaps and department productivity
- Lead weekly meetings to keep departments/employees informed, assess/ set goals, establish a taskforce, provide project updates manage and create and discuss strategies, and where needed establish and lead cross-departmental taskforces for big events
- Provide a positive and productive working environment - amongst your team of direct reports and cross functional teams.
- Assist the Sales team with RFP responses by working closely with Creative Solutions & Sponsorships teams to provide accurate pricing to execute and implement successful event activations that achieve client KPIs
- Act as the main point of contact on-site at IGN Entertainment-led events and client events
- Clearly communicate deadlines and hold internal/external teams accountable in order to activate and execute successful events
- Work closely with Content teams including editorial, video, and social to promote IGN Events and also work externally with PR to drive as much awareness and press as possible
- Manage budgets, associated administration, and reporting:
- Responsible for overall budget management and profitability involved in planning and executing IGN Entertainment and bespoke client events/ activations
- Create and implement reports to forecast, track, and reconcile the marketing events budget
- Submit monthly reports to President/Finance and SVP Sales including, but not limited to: Event Revenue Report, Forecast, Revenue Pipeline, Vendor Costs, etc.
- Oversee and track all Marketing Events accounting paperwork and associated events revenue
- Develop and maintain relationships with third parties, venues, and vendors:
- Negotiate and close contracts to ensure we are working with the best vendors and external partn
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