Conference Branding & Experience Lead

Gartner; Dolphin Cove (CT); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

401k match

Stock Purchase Plan

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

Gartner, Inc. is seeking a senior event branding lead to oversee the planning and execution of onsite branding and attendee experiences across a portfolio of global conferences.

The role blends strategic thinking, creative leadership, and operational excellence to deliver impactful experiences for attendees, clients, and prospects. You will collaborate with Conference Center of Excellence teams, manage budgets, and mentor junior staff, with travel up to 30% domestically and internationally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• Fluent in English & Portuguese.
• 5+ Years Event Management, Branding and/or Experiential & Event Marketing Experience.
• Proven creative and operational management responsibility & management of teams.
• Proven event operational and project management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and prioritize workload.
• Management of multiple agency and vendor partners.
• Effective people management skills and leadership.
• Experience in creation of event spaces/environments/floor plans.
• Proven and exceptional project management skills, effective management of time and prioritization.
• Creative, innovative, strategic.
• Strong financial management skills.
• Client focused, solution oriented, and collaborative.
• High sense of urgency, decisiveness, attention to detail and confidentiality.
• Oral & Written Communication Skills.
• Ability to travel as needed, approx 30% domestically & internationally.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end creative journey for external conferences, overseeing branding, environmental design, attendee experiences, and digital touchpoints across Gartner's LATAM and global conference portfolio.
• Manage conference projects from concept through execution, ensuring seamless planning, coordination, and onsite or virtual delivery of branding and experience initiatives.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to understand business objectives and provide strategic guidance on event experience, branding, and engagement opportunities.
• Project manage the planning, production, and implementation of conference signage, structures, branding elements, furniture, and experiential components in partnership with cross-functional teams and vendors.
• Support the development and implementation of operational processes, project management frameworks, and best practices to drive consistency, scalability, and efficiency across the team.
• Mentor and support junior team members, fostering professional growth, strengthening project management capabilities, and promoting effective stakeholder engagement.
• Cultivate strong relationships with external vendor partners, ensuring the delivery of high‑quality, innovative, and brand‑aligned solutions that meet Gartner standards.
• Drive a culture of creativity, innovation, and continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance attendee experiences and optimize planning processes.
• Manage conference budgets with a high degree of accuracy, including forecasting, cost management, contract negotiations, risk identification, and resource allocation recommendations.
• Collaborate effectively across Conference Center of Excellence teams to ensure integrated planning and execution of business unit experiences that support the broader conference strategy.

Skills

Event Management

Branding

Experiential Marketing

Project Management

Vendor Management

Leadership

Strategic Thinking

Education

Bachelor's Degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Gartner, Inc. is seeking a senior event branding lead to oversee the planning and execution of onsite branding and attendee experiences across a portfolio of global conferences.

The role blends strategic thinking, creative leadership, and operational excellence to deliver impactful experiences for attendees, clients, and prospects. You will collaborate with Conference Center of Excellence teams, manage budgets, and mentor junior staff, with travel up to 30% domestically and internationally.