Experiential Director; Talent Industry Client

Experiential Director (Talent Industry Client)

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THE JOB / Experiential Director (Talent Industry Client)

EVENTS / Responsible for planning and executing event and experiential marketing programs.

• Our headquarters are in Stamford, CT, but the location of this position can be flexible with a priority given to candidates open to hybrid work (3 days week in office) in one of our office locations - - Stamford, CT, New York, NY, Charlotte, NC, Chicago, IL, Los Angeles, CA or Atlanta, GA.**
* Do you have a passion for developing consumer experiences across various onsite activations? Can you thrive working in a fast-paced environment and figuring out solutions?

Perhaps you view annual industry conferences as a blank canvas to develop unique and engaging interactions among customers, prospects, and hosts but also understand the complexity of balancing sales objectives and crafting fulfilling consumer experiences. This may be the opportunity for you!

We are looking for an Experiential Director to help expand the success of our clients' annual industry conferences focused on strengthening their B2B relationships. As the Experiential Director you will be the day-to-day account lead for multiple internal clients focusing on on-site programming for their most important customers, as well as leading the planning for key client partners! This includes event planning, coordination of concept development with our creative and account teams, design and development of program, management of staff, and the oversight of on-site planning & activation and program budgets.

This person will work closely with our clients from briefing and planning to on-site execution and recapping.

In addition to being the lead on these projects, the Experiential Director will collaborate with the larger conference team and include the management coordinators to oversee client communication and workflow, prioritize account tasks, and work within strict timelines to lead the successful activation of programming.

Our ideal candidate will be highly organized, diligent, and a great communicator, able to manage multiple clients and work streams simultaneously. We are looking for someone who is highly collaborative, a self-starter and is comfortable taking the lead and voicing their opinions and ideas.

THE WORK YOU'LL DO

• Lead planning and implementation of on-site programming for clients' top customers, including travel to site visits and on-site execution

• Manage planning and implementation of annual conference for up to 200 attendees for clients' sales industry focused products & up to 1500 attendees for clients' talent focused products

• Focus on overall project management, agendas, budget, communication, etc.

• Develop workflow timeline, planning and program execution and measurement

• Create templates of program description and event concepts, additionally creating professional documents, including event briefs & post event recaps for internal client presentations

• Establish and maintain event staffing schedules

• Day to day contact with Manager to ensure needs are being met

• Oversee and implement on-site activities including pre-communication with event organizers, event set-up, engaging the clients on staffing, premium distribution and event breakdown

• Provide oversight, management, leadership and direction to direct reports

• Lead daily communication with client, internal service groups and 3rd party vendors to implement event operations and logistics

• Other Administrative duties as assigned

• Domestic event travel may be required throughout the year, including nights and weekends

• Support Octagon Events Team's portfolio of events across the calendar

THE BIGGER TEAM YOU'LL JOIN

Recognized as one of the "Best Places to Work in Sports", Octagon is the global sports, entertainment, and experiential marketing arm of the Interpublic Group.

We take pride in being Play makers – finding insightful, bold ways to create play in our work, our lives, and in the world. We believe in the power of play to create big ideas and unlock potential for our clients and talent.

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