group manager, Experiential Marketing

Seattle, WA (Hybrid)

$130K/yr – $217K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 7 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own experiential strategy and activation end-to-end with a 360 view across experiential, PR and social, tying to brand priorities and enterprise initiatives.

  • 360 ownership: lead strategy, activation development, execution, and measurement with cross-functional alignment.
  • Cross-functional leadership: partner with marketing, creative, agencies, stores, product, and media to drive integrated experiences.
  • Strategic roadmap and governance: build multi-year experiential plans aligned to cultural moments and customer insights, with budgets and agency oversight.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead development, oversight, and approval of experiential marketing strategies, frameworks, and activation playbooks.
  • Provide clear vision and inspiration to agency partners, creative teams, cross-functional stakeholders, and internal leaders.
  • Establish a multi-year experiential roadmap aligned to brand priorities, cultural moments, customer insights, and enterprise initiatives.
  • Represent experiential marketing across the broader marketing and GTM ecosystem.
  • Own end-to-end process for experiential strategy, activation development, execution, and measurement.
  • Ensure alignment of experiential programs with campaign strategy and integrated marketing.
  • Oversee operational excellence including timelines, budgets, agency coordination, vendor management, and cross-functional alignment.
  • Lead prioritization across simultaneous programs.
  • Develop strategic briefs, executive presentations, and activation plans.
  • Champion measurement frameworks for experiential KPIs.
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Founded in 1971
Seattle, WA, US
166K employees (1,935 in marketing)
61% recommend to a friend
58% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
16.3M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$499.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
37%
Direct
44%
Referral
11.6%
Social
1.5%
Paid
5.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~179.3K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1,152 (1% of company)
Median Career Experience
15.5 years
Median Tenure
7.6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
14

Funding

Total Funding
$2.7B
Last Raise
$1.8B
Post IPO Debt, 10 months ago

Funding History

  • May 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $1.8B
  • Jul 2024
    Post IPO Equity
  • Oct 2018
    Post IPO Equity • $900M

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