Trainee

About the role

The Experiential Manager will cover maternity leave for an established team, supporting the execution of existing experiential programs. This role involves creating, planning, and delivering world-class experiences for brand clients, consumers, and customers across various passion platforms.

Responsibilities

• Create and foster relationships with internal and external partners as well as outside vendors and properties
• Support sponsorship activation planning and execution of clients' sponsorship properties in football, F1, music, culinary, and gaming
• Lead through all aspects of event programming, from initial brainstorm through execution (on-site and virtual) and wrap-up
• Develop tailored experiential event strategic plans
• Aid and/or manage numerous projects simultaneously, both large-scale custom experiences and smaller-scale events
• Oversee the management of materials related to individual events
• Facilitate and/or manage program budgets and be diligent in all accounting and expense procedures
• Collaborate with a variety of specialty groups within Octagon (creative, client services, digital, etc.)
• Host client and inter-agency calls during planning, providing strategic guidance and recommendations while keeping an organized, efficient staffing plan
• Manage program budgets independently
• Lead and support brainstorms and thought leadership projects
• Other administrative duties as assigned

Requirements

• Have a passion for sports, entertainment, gaming, F1, and/or celebrity/lifestyle culture
• 4-5+ years of work experience in event production or experiential marketing with Hispanic-focused sports & entertainment properties
• A strong understanding of sports & entertainment sponsorship space is required
• Spanish-language fluency, business proficient is required
• Previous demonstrable experience working with multiple Latin America markets
• Capacity to become knowledgeable on the client's industry, brand, and product offering
• Proficiency in driving business forward and adjusting approach based on timelines, budgets, and project demands
• Exceptional communicator both in persuasive and concise speech and written documents/communication
• Proactive, solution-oriented thinker and doer
• Maintaining flexibility and willingness to travel domestically and internationally and work weekends or holidays as needed
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, especially PowerPoint
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. and stand for up to or more than 8 hours at a time

Skills

• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience with event planning and coordination
• Knowledge of Spanish language

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

$70,000.00 annually

Schedule

Hybrid work schedule with a priority given to candidates open to working in one of the following office locations - Stamford, CT, New York, NY, Charlotte, NC, Chicago, IL, Los Angeles, CA or Atlanta, GA. Remote consideration for qualified candidates will also be considered.