Director, Elite Events & Talent Relations

5075 Searchlight Pictures, Inc.; California (MO); On-site; USD 168,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Long-term incentive units

Medical benefits

Job summary

Searchlight Pictures, Inc. is seeking a Director of Special Events & Talent Relations to devise and drive strategies for high-impact events that align with theatrical releases, awards campaigns, and brand priorities.

You will partner with marketing, publicity, and field teams to ensure events are strategically sound, creatively executed, and highly memorable. The role requires 10+ years in event production within film/entertainment, strong relationship skills, and proven leadership in budgeting,

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Marketing, Communications, Business, or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years of experience in event production or marketing within film, entertainment, or related industries.
• Experience working within a studio or entertainment brand preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute event strategies that support marketing and awards campaigns across Searchlight's theatrical releases.
• Oversee event planning and execution, ensuring alignment with campaign goals and brand identity.
• Oversee development & execution of all marketing activations including pop-ups, brand events and licensed events.
• Lead collaboration across marketing, publicity, creative, and field teams to ensure alignment of event strategy with broader campaign goals.
• Own the strategic planning and allocation of event budgets, ensuring cost-effective execution while maintaining high production value.
• Lead the creative development of events and clearly communicate vision to external vendors.
• Oversee selection, hiring & management of third-party production vendors.
• Serve as a key advisor to the Vice President and senior leadership on event strategy, talent relations, and brand activations.
• Establish event metrics, evaluate effectiveness, and conduct post-event analysis to inform future planning and improve impact.
• Oversee staffing for all studio events including internal assignments and agency supplementation.
• Lead the studio gifting program strategy, including general talent and filmmaker gifting as well as managing promotional item and mailer deliveries to talent and stakeholders around theatrical releases.
• Strategically curate guest lists for all studio events, including celebrities, influencers, and press, ensuring alignment with campaign goals and stakeholder engagement strategies.
• Work with Director, Field Publicity on integrating cohesive creative across field activations and junket setups based on national event design and direction.
• Partner with the Director, Field Publicity to lead studio presence at festivals, overseeing ticketing, creative execution, print traffic, executive coordination, and talent engagement.
• Lead capacity planning for all Searchlight events, ensuring deep venue knowledge and strategic ticket allocation across stakeholder groups, including senior executives and talent.
• Using deep knowledge of entertainment industry relationships and politics, develop & implement seating charts (often complex) for all studio events, by venue; proactively escalating potential issues to senior leadership
• Oversee Events & Talent Relations Specialist
• Oversee security plans for all studio events and all talent appearances.

Skills

Relationship management

Communication

Project management

Organization

Education

BA/BS in Marketing or Communications

Job description

Searchlight Pictures, Inc. is seeking a Director of Special Events & Talent Relations to devise and drive strategies for high-impact events that align with theatrical releases, awards campaigns, and brand priorities.

You will partner with marketing, publicity, and field teams to ensure events are strategically sound, creatively executed, and highly memorable. The role requires 10+ years in event production within film/entertainment, strong relationship skills, and proven leadership in budgeting,