Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Salary
Rate:
Range $70,000.00 - $90,000.00
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Flexible
Day Shifts
Weekend Shifts
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Flexible work hours
Employee Discounts
Professional development opportunities
Job Description
Octagon is a renowned global sports, entertainment, and experiential marketing agency that operates as the marketing arm of the Interpublic Group. With headquarters in Stamford, CT, Octagon is recognized as one of the "Best Places to Work in Sports" and prides itself on being a team of Playmakers who infuse creativity, boldness, and a passion for play into their work and the world around them. The company specializes in connecting big brands with talent, sports, and entertainment, creating memorable fan experiences and innovative marketing campaigns. Their culture thrives on a deep love of sports, entertainment, and culture, which informs their... Show More
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- 7-10 years of relevant event marketing or production experience
- Proven expertise in managing large-scale event logistics and operations
- Strong leadership skills with experience managing teams
- Ability to work efficiently under pressure and tight deadlines
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to multitask and manage several projects simultaneously
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Apps
- Ability to travel domestically up to 45% including nights, weekends and holidays
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and stand for extended periods
- Willingness to work flexible hours including weekends and holidays
Job Qualifications
- 7-10 years of work experience in event marketing, event production, tradeshow execution
- Expertise in event operations and logistics for business conferences, tradeshows, conventions, B2B events, sports, entertainment, music and/or celebrity and lifestyle culture
- Leadership presence with ability to communicate concisely, persuasively and effectively in both written and verbal formats
- Experience managing program budgets and tracking program costs
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively under strict timelines and lead a team
- Ability to manage multiple programs and work streams simultaneously
- Superior organization skills and a high standard of excellence and consistency
- Demonstrated experience in positions requiring discretion, judgment, tact and poise
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite and familiarity with Google Apps
- Ability to lead client meetings, staff planning, and keep all parties on task, on time and on budget
- Ability to motivate others and drive team success
- Ability to forecast and mitigate issues and challenges effectively
Job Duties
- Lead planning and implementation of on-site programming for clients' top customers including travel to site visits and on-site execution
- Manage planning and implementation of annual conference for up to 200 attendees for clients' sales industry focused products and up to 1500 attendees for clients' talent focused products
- Focus on overall project management including agendas, budget, and communication
- Develop workflow timeline, planning, program execution and measurement
- Create templates of program description and event concepts and professional documents including event briefs and post-event recaps
- Establish and maintain event staffing schedules
- Maintain day-to-day contact with Manager to ensure needs are being met
- Oversee and implement on-site activities including pre-communication with event organizers, event set-up, client staffing, premium distribution and event breakdown
- Provide oversight, management, leadership and direction to direct reports
- Lead daily communication with client, internal service groups and 3rd party vendors to implement event operations and logistics
- Perform other administrative duties as assigned
- Travel domestically to events throughout the year including nights and weekends
- Support Octagon Events Team's portfolio of events across the calendar
Job Qualifications
Experience
Expert Level (7+ years)
Job Location
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