Director of Events

Verve has created a more efficient and privacy-focused way to buy and monetize advertising. Verve is an ecosystem of demand and supply technologies fusing data, media, and technology together to deliver results and growth to both advertisers and publishers—no matter the screen or location, no matter who, what, or where a customer is. With 30 offices across the globe and an eye on servicing forward-thinking advertising customers, Verve’s solutions are trusted by more than 90 of the United States’ top 100 advertisers, 4,000 publishers globally, and the world’s top demand-side platforms. Verve For Advertisers empowers brands and agencies to connect moments of discovery and drive measurable outcomes across screens. As part of Verve, we've unified the company's demand-side offering, bringing together the largest on-site search intent dataset outside of walled gardens, direct SDK integrations with top apps, alongside data partnerships with 3M+ websites and LLMs. Our technology captures both what consumers do and why they do it, delivering high-fidelity audiences, insights, and activation across premium omnichannel inventory.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Sales, Sales Strategy, Publisher Strategy, and Leadership to execute event initiatives that align with company and go-to-market priorities.
• Manage event planning and execution, including budgets, timelines, creative assets, venue coordination, vendor selection, negotiations, and onsite logistics.
• Own relationships with agencies, production partners, and external vendors to ensure experiential go-to-market aligns with marketing priorities and value proposition, maximizing impact and successful event delivery.
• Lead end-to-end attendee experience, overseeing registration, invitations, communications, confirmations, onsite staff, and troubleshooting.
• Identify opportunities to enhance Verve’s presence at industry trade conferences and create engaging experiences for clients, prospects, and partners.
• Build methodology to track and report on event performance including sales pipeline influence, meetings, attendance, and engagement.
• Manage Verve’s swag program, including maintaining the swag store, coordinating inventory, and ensuring branded materials are available to support events, client engagements, and internal needs.
• Serve as a key point of contact for internal stakeholders and external partners throughout the event lifecycle.
• Own event budget strategy & allocation; evaluate return on investment and make recommendations in concert with Marketing leadership.
• Create and manage event request SLA and process, including minimum budgets to activate, turnkey activation kits, and other processes for self-service sales-focused events.

Qualifications

• We’re open to allowing the right person to learn our industry on the job.
• We welcome diversity and non-traditional paths into all of our roles. We believe in hiring the right person as opposed to the right combination of keywords.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance, plus mental health resources
• 401(k) match and generous PTO
• Hybrid work environment (NYC office)
• Free lunch for onsite team members in NYC
• Volunteer opportunities
• Opportunities for professional development in a high-growth ad tech company

Schedule

Greater NY-area residents: hybrid remote work policy requiring in-office presence three days per week for employees living within a 90-minute (one way) commute of our NYC office.

Pay

Salary Range: $130,000 - $155,000 USD