DEI & Belonging Partner – Cultural & Impact

Job Description Who We Are

Horizon Media, founded in 1989 by Bill Koenigsberg, is recognized as one of the most innovative marketing and advertising firms. We are headquartered in New York City, with offices in Los Angeles and Toronto. A leader in driving business solutions for marketers, Horizon is known for its highly personal approach to client service. Renowned for its incredible culture, Horizon is consistently named to all the prestigious annual Best Places to Work lists published by Fortune, AdAge, Crain’s New York Business and Los Angeles Business Journal.

Together we are building an agency of belonging. At Horizon, we understand the value that different perspectives can bring to our clients and culture, so we strive for an environment where our employees feel welcomed, safe, and empowered. We value YOU and believe that your authentic voice and unique perspective allows us to create a more rewarding culture, and experience, together.

Our simple recipe for success? We hire talented people (thinkers, doers, dreamers, makers), challenge them and give them every opportunity to grow.

As a DEI & Belonging Partner for Cultural Experience & Employee Impact, you will play a critical role in bringing Horizon’s “Agency of Belonging” vision to life. Reporting to and working in close collaboration with the Director of DEI & Belonging, Cultural Experience & Employee Impact, you will focus on internal employee community engagement, cultural experiences, employee impact group management, and cross-office belonging initiatives across our New York, Los Angeles, and Toronto offices.

In this role, you will autonomously manage assigned Employee Impact Groups (EIGs) and drive independent cultural programs, heritage months, holidays, and celebrations from concept to completion. You will establish strong collaborative partnerships with internal departments, including Events, Facilities, and Communications, as well as external sponsors, vendors, and community partners. You will also partner closely with DEI team leadership to support and ensure employee connection into critical agency-wide programs that support our employees’ diverse needs and foster a culture of belonging and innovation.

Cultural Program Ownership:
Own the end-to-end planning, execution, and logistical management of independent Heritage Month celebrations, cultural programs, holidays, and agency-wide celebrations.

Internal Coordination:
Liaison directly with key internal departments (including Events, Facilities, and Communications teams) to ensure successful execution and high visibility of internal cultural and employee engagement programming.

Communications:
Autonomously write and manage all communications for cultural events across internal channels (e.g., Bluedot, Microsoft Teams, company-wide emails). Partner with Director of Cultural Experience & Employee Impact to plan the amplification of internal efforts on external communications channels; helping identify key initiatives that warrant external visibility and subsequently, lead development of content for external channels, once aligned.

External Partnerships:
Manage relationships and logistics with external partners, vendors, and sponsors involved in cultural events.

Cross-Office Management:
Coordinate and execute cultural programming and engagement initiatives across our New York, Los Angeles, and Toronto offices; adjusting for local nuance, as needed, while ensuring activations align with broader DEI & Belonging strategic standards, creating a unified agency experience.

Budgeting & Tracking:
Track spending, manage expenses, and maintain organized records for all assigned events and partnerships.