Experience Design and Event Innovation professional

EY; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is seeking an Experience Design and Event Innovation professional to shape flagship experiences that are memorable, immersive and future-facing. You will blend storytelling, audience insight, design thinking, technology and creative execution to deliver experiences that matter for EY clients and staff.

You will work in a fast-paced, global environment supporting leadership events, client experiences, internal flagship programmes and innovation showcases,

Qualifications

• Fluent English skills, written and verbal.
• 3-5 years of experience in events, experiential marketing, brand activations or related roles.
• Strong project management and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience supporting medium to large-scale events or experience-led programmes.
• Ability to work with internal teams, creative partners, agencies and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Translate strategy into engaging event concepts and audience journeys.
• Design end-to-end experience flows across pre-event, live event and post-event moments.
• Develop immersive formats, stage experiences and showcases.
• Coordinate with internal designers, production partners and vendors to execute plans.
• Support the development of event narratives, show flows and speaker journeys.
• Identify opportunities to use technology, AI, multimedia and emerging formats to engage audiences.
• Maintain a strong audience-first lens with measurable outcomes.
• Support vendor briefing and on-ground execution.
• Encourage innovative thinking for flagship formats.
• Manage multiple workstreams across time zones.

Skills

English fluency

Project management

Stakeholder management

Experiential marketing

Event production

Storytelling

Audience insights

Tools

AI tools

Event tools

Collaboration platforms

Job description

Experience Design and Event Innovation professional

Other locations: Primary Location Only

Date: Oct 21, 2026

Requisition ID: 1753368

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

Experience Design and Event Innovation professional

EY Global Delivery Services | Brand, Marketing and Communications | Global Flagship Events and Experiences

Role focus

This role will help make our flagship events more memorable, immersive and future-facing.

Let us introduce you to the job offer by EY GDS, Brand, Marketing and Communications, India - a member of the global integrated service delivery centre network by EY.

Global Delivery Services (GDS) comprises 80,000 professionals who deliver strategic support to EY member firms. The team spans all EY geographies, practices, service lines, sectors and competencies to provide deeply integrated services resulting in efficient and world-class solutions.

The opportunity

At EY Global Delivery Services (GDS), we work hand in hand with the business to build awareness of our services and solutions; to bring our purpose - building a better working world - to life for our people, clients and communities; to engage our people and build a high performing culture; and to build the commercial value and emotional resonance of the EY and the GDS brand.

We are looking for an Experience Design and Event Innovation professional to help create distinctive, memorable and future-facing flagship experiences for EY GDS. This role is for someone who can think beyond event logistics and bring together storytelling, audience insight, design thinking, technology, immersion and creative execution to shape experiences that people remember, talk about and act on.

You will work in a fast-paced, global environment to support high-impact leadership events, client experiences, internal flagship programmes, milestone moments, innovation showcases and integrated brand experiences. You will partner with stakeholders, creative teams, production partners, designers, vendors and internal teams across EY to transform business priorities into meaningful audience journeys.

Your key responsibilities

We are looking for a marketing and events professional with the ability to translate strategy into engaging experience concepts. You must be able to understand business objectives, audience expectations and brand priorities, and convert them into compelling event formats, experience journeys and creative interventions.

You should be a curious and imaginative thinker with strong project management skills. As part of the Global Flagship Events and Experiences team, your key responsibilities will include designing audience journeys, shaping event concepts, developing immersive formats, supporting creative production, coordinating with internal and external partners, and bringing fresh ideas to high-visibility experiences.

Key responsibilities

• Understand business priorities, audience needs and the strategic role of flagship experiences, and translate them into engaging event concepts and audience journeys.
• Design end-to-end experience flows across pre-event, live event and post-event moments.
• Bring creative ideas for immersive formats, stage experiences, installations, showcases, leadership engagements, networking formats and interactive sessions.
• Work closely with internal designers, content teams, production partners, vendors and stakeholders to convert ideas into executable experience plans.
• Support the development of event narratives, show flows, speaker journeys, visual experience cues and audience engagement moments.
• Identify opportunities to use technology, AI, digital tools, multimedia and emerging formats to make events more engaging and memorable.
• Bring a strong audience-first lens to event planning, ensuring that every experience has a clear purpose, emotional hook and measurable outcome.
• Support vendor briefing, creative evaluation, production planning and on-ground execution.
• Encourage creative and innovative thinking to bring fresh perspectives to flagship event formats.
• Manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment while maintaining attention to detail, deadlines and quality.
• Collaborate across a matrixed organisation and build relationships with stakeholders without direct authority.
• Ensure all event experiences align with EY brand identity, tone, purpose and quality expectations.

Skills and attributes for success

We seek a highly skilled and dynamic professional who can bring a fresh perspective to the Global Flagship Events and Experiences team. In this role, you will be responsible for contributing to flagship experiences that are audience-centric, brand-aligned and outcome-led.

• Strong creative thinking and experience design orientation.
• Ability to understand audience motivations and map meaningful experience journeys.
• Strong storytelling skills, with the ability to translate business messages into engaging event formats.
• Exposure to experiential marketing, event production, brand activations, exhibitions, corporate events, innovation showcases or similar experience-led formats.
• Good understanding of stagecraft, visual storytelling, spatial design, event flow and audience engagement.
• Ability to work with creative, production and vendor teams from concept to execution.
• Strong project management, coordination and problem-solving skills.
• Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to bring structure to early-stage ideas.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• A keen interest in technology, multimedia, AI-enabled experiences and emerging event formats.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders across time zones in a flexible and agile environment.
• High ownership, high energy and strong attention to detail.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Fluent English skills, written and verbal.
• 3-5 years of experience in events, experiential marketing, brand activations, marketing communications, experience design, creative production or related roles.
• Strong project management and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience supporting medium to large-scale events, activations, campaigns or experience-led programmes.
• Ability to work with internal teams, creative partners, agencies and vendors.

Ideally, you'll also have

• Previous experience in a large, matrixed organisation.
• Prior experience with an experiential marketing agency, B2B organisation, technology company, consulting firm, creative agency, event production company or brand experience team.
• Exposure to leadership events, client experiences, innovation centres, exhibitions, conferences or internal culture-building programmes.
• Familiarity with digital event tools, AI tools, content production tools or collaboration platforms.
• An interest in design thinking, behavioural insights, storytelling, technology and audience engagement.

What we offer

EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across six locations - Argentina, China, India, the Philippines, Poland and the UK - and with teams from all EY service lines, geographies and sectors, playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy. From accountants to coders to advisory consultants, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business disciplines. In GDS, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands from across the globe. We'll introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career.

• Continuous learning: You'll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We'll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We'll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture You'll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

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