Senior Manager, Event Management

Company Description

MKTG is a global lifestyle marketing agency that humanizes brands and connects them to people through their shared passions and lifestyles through sport and entertainment marketing, live experiences, digital and social media, retail marketing, enterprise/b2b engagement and sponsorship marketing. MKTG's mission is to engineer value by creating deeper human connections, and top clients include IBM, Diageo, Nike, FedEx, P&G and AT&T.

Job Description

The Senior Manager, Event Management is an event specialist and local market expert. You will oversee the 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 into the Regional Director.

The Senior Manager, Event Management is a role that requires close collaboration with cross business counterpoints and serves as client contact. We ask that you have prior sampling event and production experience.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Supervisory responsibilities over direct reports- Ongoing recruitment, hiring and training, and performance and financial management of part time and (if applicable) full-time employees
• Follow standard operating procedures, policies, and protocols for issue resolution
• Manage local warehousing with POS and special event assets. Ensuring assets are available/ operable for activations
• Socialize success and opportunities by program recaps, using data and insights for real-time measurement and evaluation, event strategies and project plans/ volume phasing
• Manage cross agency and in-market communications. Serving as a local contact for Clients and partners
• Approve and submit payroll and expenses for Part-time Employees and Full Time Employees (where applicable)
• Process payments for invoices from vendor partners
• Manage, and follow local market budgets
• Manage activation schedule, event deliverables, run of show, and staffing/ asset needs:
  • Staff specialists/ Brand Ambassadors for sampling and special events through company staffing application
  • Coordinate transportation and kit logistics of large event assets.
  • Manage and staff on site production of local elevated/ experiential activations; use a creative eye to bring Brands to life
  • Audit events to ensure executional excellence and compliance with state sampling laws and local regulations
• This job may require on call and working some nights and weekends when event activations are being accomplished and requires travel within the assigned territories.
• Manage and follow local market budgets
• Manage activation schedule, event deliverables, run of show, and staffing/ asset needs:
  • Staff specialists/ Brand Ambassadors for sampling and special events through company staffing application
  • Coordinate transportation and kit logistics of large event assets.
  • Manage and staff on site production of local elevated/ experiential activations; use a creative eye to bring Brands to life
  • Audit events to ensure executional excellence and compliance with state sampling laws and local regulations
• This job may require on call and working some nights and weekends when event activations are being implemented. 

Qualifications

·       6+ years of experience in event management

·       Budget management skills

·       Knowledge of wine and spirits industry

·       Source candidates to provide a match to the position/organization

·       Proficient in Excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets), PowerPoint

Additional Information

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $59,000 - 96,025. Salary is based on a range of factors including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications, and geography. Additionally, this position is eligible for discretionary incentive compensation. Our incentive compensation plan is subject to change. A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and other benefits also are available. For more information about dentsu benefits, please visit dentsubenefitsplus.com

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