Head of Events

Smooth Media; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision coverage

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Smooth Media is seeking a Head of Events to own and grow our events program. You will set the vision, calendar, and standards, guiding the team from concept through execution and post-event review.

Your work will align creator brands with experiential events that educate and engage audiences. You will lead major productions, optimize budgets, timelines, and promotions, and mentor Associates to build a resilient events organization in NYC.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in events, experiential, or production, including conceived and led events.
• Ability to articulate why a venue and concept fit a creator's brand.
• Proven vendor management and on-site leadership.
• Experience growing and guiding an events team.

Responsibilities

• Set the vision for Smooth's events program and calendar.
• Own playbooks for budgets, timelines, vendors, and promotion.
• Lead major events from concept to breakdown with production support.
• Provide post-event analysis with learnings and metrics.
• Develop and mentor Associates, delegating end-to-end event work.

Skills

8+ years experience in events

Strategic thinker in events

Vendor management

Team leadership

Creator-focused collaboration

Job description

Smooth Media is the talent management company for knowledge creators — the people teaching, explaining, and breaking down the world through smart, insightful content. We serve as a true strategic partner to our creators — an extension of their team that helps them run, grow, and professionalize their business.

About the Role

Reports to: COO

A huge part of that is helping creators bring their ideas and communities into the real world, and events are one of the most powerful ways to do it. As Head of Events, you'll own that function at Smooth. You'll come up with the event concepts, get creators excited and confident in them, and lead our Events team from first idea through execution.

What You'll Do

Set the vision

• Own the events program: which events we produce, why each one exists, and how it earns its spot on the calendar
• Choose the calendar moment, the vibe, and the type of venue for every event, and be able to explain the judgment call
• Every event belongs to a creator and is built withtheir audience and brand in mind. You’ll jam on their ideas, sharpen them into something special, and earn their confidence in the plan

Build the framework

• Own and refine the playbooks your team runs on, from budgets and timelines to vendor decisions and promotion schedules
• Own the sponsor experience. Every activation has to be on brand for the creator, hit the sponsor’s goals, and add to the event for the people in the room

Run point for the major events

• Be the senior point of contact for creators, sponsors, and vendors on the calls that shape the experience, while Associates handle the day-to-day
• Lead our largest events from concept through breakdown, with Associates running production
• Deliver recap after every event: what worked, what the numbers say, and what learnings to take-away

Lead the team

• Grow the Associates as they keep decks current, help creators follow the plan, work across Smooth and creator teams, and lead onsite on game day
• Empower them to run small and mid-size events end to end, and bring them in to support the larger ones

What We're Looking For

• 8+ years in events, experiential, or production, including events you conceived and led, not just supported —talent, media, or B2B experience preferred
• You think strategically about events: when one should happen, what kind of venue fits, and why, and you can walk a creator through that reasoning
• You're great in a room with creators: you can jam on their ideas, build on them, and leave them more confident than when you started
• You've chosen and managed major vendors, and you own those relationships
• You've managed people, or you're ready to: you give clear direction, trust your Associates, and help them grow
• You stay calm when things break, and you can lead a room onsite
• You're genuinely excited about knowledge creators and why events are such a good fit for them
• Must be NYC-based (in office Mon-Thurs) and available for evenings and occasional weekends around event dates, with some light travel

What We Can Offer

• Health, dental, and vision coverage
• Unlimited PTO (minimum 10 days annually)