Sr. Manager, Brand Experience

US015 United Entertainment Group; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

medical and dental insurance

vision

401K

life insurance

disability insurance

paid time off

travel assistance

wellness programing

Job summary

Edelman in New York City (Brand Experience team) seeks a Senior Manager to lead and execute memorable experiential programs across sports, entertainment, hospitality, fashion, and more. You will support senior leadership in planning, production, and post-event analysis, coordinating vendors, budgets, and timelines.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in experiential marketing with agency experience, superior communication, strong spreadsheet skills, and a passion for PR.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in experiential marketing, field marketing or event production.
• Agency experience preferred at a medium-large experiential agency.
• Creative thinker who can give strategic recommendations to team and clients.
• Superior communication skills are essential.
• Love spreadsheets and creating efficient processes with strong attention to detail.
• Passion for event marketing and understanding of PR.

Responsibilities

• Support senior Brand Experience team in day-to-day event production and execution across planning, pre-production, on-site, and wrap.
• Manage logistics and vendor coordination: rentals, scenic, uniforms, catering, shipping, COIs.
• Contribute to client materials such as decks, project summaries, agendas, and production books.
• Collaborate with Account, Creative, PM and Strategy teams to align logistics with project vision.
• Organize all project workstreams, schedules, budgets, expenses, and post-event reconciliations.
• Coordinate travel, staffing, crew meals, and on-site logistics for seamless execution.
• Ability to travel about 1 week per month, including some weeknights or weekends.
• Maintain safety and quality standards; lift up to 30 lbs when needed.
• Assess trends and insights to improve strategy; develop recap reports.

Skills

Creativity

Communication

Detail-oriented

Spreadsheet proficiency

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in marketing/communications/advertising

Job description

Role Overview

We are in relentless pursuit of an equitable and inspiring workplace that is respectful of all, reflects and represents the world in which we live, and fosters trust, collaboration and belonging. Consistent with this approach, we hire the best qualified candidates for all positions.

The Brand Experience team (BX) is seeking full-time Senior Managers in both New York City and Chicago. In this role, you will get to work across multiple diverse industries with several clients: sports, entertainment, hospitality, fashion, beauty, wellness and CPG. BX is a true \"team player\" group, bringing a friendly and can-do attitude that bridges the gap amongst teams at UEG. We create an environment where a passion for culture is paired with the desire to create a phenomenal business impact for our clients.

Responsibilities

• Support senior Brand Experience team (SVP and Directors) in day-to-day event production and execution, acting as a core team member across planning, pre-production, on-site execution, and wrap


• Manage project logistics and vendor coordination: sourcing rentals, scenic, uniforms, catering, shipping, storage, COIs, etc.


• Contribute to internal and client-facing materials such as building creative decks, project summaries, agendas, production books, and training manuals


• Collaborate cross-functionally with Account, Creative, PM and Strategy teams to align production logistics with project vision


• Organize and maintain all project workstreams. This includes developing organized drive folders, production schedules, vendor setup and payment, budgets, expense tracking, and post-event reconciliations


• Coordinate critical event logistics: travel, staffing needs, crew meals, and on-site logistics to ensure seamless execution


• Ability to travel for work and actively be onsite for events, typically traveling about 1 week a month, including some weeknights or weekends


• Capacity to lift heavy items (up to 30 lbs)


• Understand and apply industry trends and insights to improve overall strategic approach and thinking for client work


• Assess KPIs and create recap reports

Qualifications

• Must have 3+ years of significant experience working in experiential marketing, field marketing or event production.


• Must have prior agency experience – ideally at a medium-large size experiential agency


• Be an incredibly creative individual who is able to provide smart and strategic recommendations to the team and to clients


• Must possess superior communication skills.


• You are someone who loves spreadsheets and creating efficient processes, with a sharp eye for being detail-oriented.


• Have a passion for the event marketing industry and an overall understanding of the public relations field.


• Have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, preferably in marketing, communications and/or advertising.

We work in a hybrid environment. This role is required to work out of the NYC or Chicago office Tuesday-Thursday when not onsite for events

$60,000 - $80,000 per year #LI-IR1

An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, travel requirements, revenue-based metrics, any contractual agreements, and business or organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of DJEH’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, a Paid Time Off policy, and region-specific benefits.

DJEH offers a wide range of benefits:

• medical and dental insurance


• vision


• 401K


• life insurance


• disability insurance


• paid time off


• travel assistance


• wellness programing

DJEH is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and believes in diversity, equity, and inclusion. We seek applications from all qualified candidates without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability, military and veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. If you require a reasonable accommodation in any part of the employment process, please let us know.

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