Experiential Brand Consulting Manager

This is a Full Time Job

Brand Consulting - Manager - Experiential (Event Producer)

Job Description

The Role

The Manager - Experiential will support the internal Event Production team, as well as clients, in the following responsibilities outlined. This role will work cross-functionally with internal/external properties, vendors, clients, and agencies.

Responsibilities
• Deliver best-in-class, business-driving experiential opportunities, ideas, and activation for brand clients
• Ensures the most forward-thinking, breakthrough ideas and activations
• Contributes by helping keep our finger on the pulse of the latest developments in the Experiential Marketing space by identifying and implementing the newest cutting-edge technologies
• Leads CAA's efforts in developing and maintaining relationships with world-class vendors, fabricators & technology partners
• Participate in and contribute to project planning/development meetings and internal/external status meetings.
• Work cross-functionally to ensure the highest quality and smoothest operation of the overall production – from brief through pre-production and onsite execution.
• Help identify appropriate outside vendors, (per event scope/type), request and negotiate bids, select, hire and manage vendors & vendor contracts, payments and deliverables; monitor and evaluate vendor performance.
• Works with Account Service Teams to deliver breakthrough ideas that deliver against client objectives
• Supports on all Event Production needs to ensure world-class execution
• Collaborates on project-based brand client experiential initiatives from start to finish (briefing to execution)
• Work with clients, vendors, and internal teams to ensure consistent & comprehensive communication
• Facilitate creative approval process (i.e., renderings, signage, POS, etc.)
• Develop & manage timelines, run of show, budgets & reconciliation
• On-site event logistics management & execution
• Establish effective relationships across agency multi-disciplinary teams
• Ensure all agency protocols are being followed, including vendor agreements, accounting processes, recaps, etc.
• Utilize agency resources appropriately and efficiently
• Demonstrate the highest level of critical thinking with a focus on proactiveness and attention to detail

Requirements
• Bachelor's Degree
• 5+ years experience in sports & entertainment experiential and/or event marketing
• Agency experience
• Understanding of how brand partnerships work- from negotiation through execution, management, and event production
• Strong relationship-building skills
• Must be a creative and strategic thinker
• Strong writing and presentation skills
• Proficient in MS Office: Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Willingness to work early mornings or late nights to accommodate weekends and holidays, if necessary
• Must be able to lift heavy boxes and items up to 30 lbs
• Ability to work in office a minimum of 3 days per week

Location

The Brand Consulting department offers a flexible work schedule and requires three days per week on-site at our New York and Los Angeles offices.

Compensation

The annual base salary for this position is in the range of $85,000 - $102,000 . This position also is eligible for benefits and discretionary bonus. Ultimately, the salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, business sector, and geographic location, among other criteria. Please talk with a CAA Recruiter to learn more.

Creative Artists Agency, LLC (the ''Company'') is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate on the basis of race (inclusive of traits historically associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, creed, gender or sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, family and medical care leave status, military or veteran status, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, political affiliation, an employee's or their dependent's reproductive health decision making (e.g., the decision to use or access a particular drug, device or medical service), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

The Company also complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws with regard to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities.

CAA does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless they were contractually engaged by CAA to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any such employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the acknowledgement and agreement that CAA will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.