Director, Event Programming & Operations

Jamestown is a design-focused, vertically integrated real estate investment manager and service provider with over 40 years of experience and a mission to create places that inspire. Since its founding in 1983, Jamestown has executed transactions exceeding $40 billion. As of September 30, 2024, Jamestown has assets under management of $14.2 billion and a portfolio spanning key markets throughout the U.S., Latin America, and Europe.

Jamestown employs more than 650 people worldwide with 11 global offices, including headquarters in Atlanta and Cologne. Current and previous projects include One Times Square and Chelsea Market in New York, Industry City in Brooklyn, Ponce City Market in Atlanta, Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco, the Innovation and Design Buildings in Boston and Lisbon, and Groot Handelsgebouw in Rotterdam. For more information,

One Times Square is a 26-story building located at the intersection of 42nd Street, Seventh Avenue, and Broadway in the heart of Times Square. Originally built as the headquarters for the New York Times at the turn of the 20th century, the building is being reimagined as a modern-day destination for entertainment, technology, and art by Jamestown. The building has been the focal point for the iconic Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball Drop Celebration since 1907 and continues to play a central role in the world’s New Year’s Eve traditions.

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The Director, Event Programming & Operations owns event programming within One Times Square. This position determines what happens in the building's spaces, when, and how, and owns and manages all activity within those spaces, the master calendar, and communications to all working groups. The sales teams across multiple channels support this position by sourcing, selling, and closing the events and activations that fit the programming strategy, and the Director sets sales goals and KPIs with Sales leadership and holds those teams accountable for meeting them.

The Director also owns the P&L for all events. Secondary to programming, the Director owns the execution of all events, from handoff after contract through load-in, event day, load-out, and post-event close-out. The Director also builds the processes, SOPs, and client-facing resources that explain how the space can be activated, and serves as the connective tissue between Sales, Guest Experience, Property Management, and Marketing, ensuring every event is delivered safely, on brand, and in a way that protects the building and its tenants.

• Own event programming for all spaces within the building, setting the annual and seasonal programming strategy and determining the mix, cadence, and placement of events and activations that best use each space.
• Own and manage all activity within the building's spaces, determining what is scheduled, when, and where, in alignment with building priorities, tenant needs, and brand.
• Evaluate proposed events and activations for programming fit, feasibility, and profitability before they are confirmed, and recommend adjustments to dates, spaces, or scope.
• Identify open dates, target event types, and priority spaces, and share the programming plan with the Elevate, Backal, and Sponsor ships sales teams so their efforts fill the calendar strategically.
• Monitor space utilization and programming…