Associate Director, Talent & Live Events Programming

Blavity, Inc. is a venture-funded media and technology company, founded in 2014 around a simple idea: enable Black millennials to tell their own stories. Today, we are home to the largest network of platforms and lifestyle brands serving the multifaceted lives of Black millennials & Gen Z through original content, video, unique experiences, and product solutions. Blavity Inc. has evolved into a market leader for Black media, reaching 250 million users per month through our growing brand portfolio, including Blavity, Blavity360º, AfroTech, Talent Infusion, 21Ninety, Travel Noire, Home & Texture, and Blavity House Party. Our Blavity, Inc. employee community is composed of passionate, energetic, and culturally conscious individuals working together to deliver value to each other, the company, and our clients. We are always searching for new additions to our community that will help us continue to scale, contribute meaningfully to our culture, and advance our strategic direction.

Job Summary: 
Blavity Inc. is looking for an Associate Director, Talent & Live Events to oversee all aspects of talent management and event programming across the AfroTech & Live Events Division. This role will oversee programming and talent management for our Live Events portfolio, including the AfroTech Conference and Blavity House Party events. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in event management, technical backline, artist management, talent securing, people management, client and vendor management, and stage programming matrices.

To be successful, the Associate Director will need to be a strategy-driven leader with clear and concise communication. This role requires a project management powerhouse that is resilient to change and collaborates in an impactful way with internal stakeholders and vendors. 

This role will report directly to the General Manager of Community. 

Responsibilities:

• Manage staff in the day-to-day operations of the  functional area(s) of responsibility 
• Hire, develop, and evaluate staff while providing career coaching and ensuring team performance
• Complete work on schedule, understand tradeoffs, and use data to influence decisions