Manager, Experiential Events

San Francisco, CA (On-site)

$87K/yr – $92K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead experiential events for Golden State, owning strategy, execution, and cross-functional coordination to align with marketing objectives and brand standards.

  • Must-have: 5+ years in large-scale events and experiential marketing
  • Standout: Leadership of cross-functional teams and vendor partnerships
  • Strong budget ownership and program forecasting

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Execute the experiential events strategy defined by leadership, ensuring all event operations align with marketing objectives, brand standards, and organization’s goals
  • Serve as a primary liaison for departments such as Marketing, Corporate Partnerships, and Community Relations to integrate event strategies into broader campaigns
  • Manage coordinators and representatives by conducting regular performance reviews and managing workload distribution
  • Lead the development of project timelines, creative briefs, and detailed workflows for the department to ensure maximum efficiency
  • Research and secure off-site venues and lead site visits with internal and external clients for assigned events
  • Support off-site venue selection and the negotiation of contract to ensure favorable terms and brand alignment
  • Create accurate and detailed event layouts for all venues, ensuring production, capacity, and logistics align with client objectives, brand standards, and safety regulations
  • Direct the creation and maintenance of detailed workflows, project timelines, and schedules for events
  • Ensure all necessary permits are secured for events and maintain high-level relationships with local agencies
  • Oversee detailed event specific budgets, ensuring maximum financial efficiency and assisting Director with departmental forecasting

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree, preferably in hospitality, event management, or related field
  • Minimum 5 years in event management or experiential marketing overseeing large scale and high profile corporate or hospitality events
  • Proven experience managing and motivating a team, with a working knowledge of union environments preferred
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, event management software, and digital marketing tools; working knowledge of AutoCAD preferred
  • Demonstrated ability to be a strategic thinker with the capacity to solve complex problems and drive results under pressure
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels
  • Excellent attention to detail, as well as written and verbal communication and ability to balance multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to maintain a flexible schedule as evenings and weekend work shifts may be required

Preferred

  • working knowledge of union environments preferred
  • AutoCAD preferred
  • digital marketing tools experience preferred

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision benefits for employees and dependents
  • Vacation, Summer Half-Day Fridays and a generous paid time off plan for pregnancy and parental leaves
  • Warriors home tickets, team store discount and more!
  • We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
  • Golden State is an equal opportunity employer.
  • Reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Golden State

Golden State and our business philosophy began in 1954, at a time when customers were treated as partners and companies acted small. For the past six decades we have continued to embody this philosophy by putting our customer first. As the premier Northern California supplier of building materials, our priority is to put our customers in the best position to succeed. When You Succeed, We Succeed! Our California facilities are located in San Rafael, Newark, Brisbane, Concord, Santa Rosa, Berkeley, San Francisco, and Stockton.We are dedicated to helping our customers stay one step ahead of the constantly changing building industry. That means we employ cutting-edge technology that will help contractors work smarter and faster. We also seek out materials and techniques that contribute in a positive way in how building impacts the environment. We are proud to offer environmentally friendly building materials that are certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). We provide quality products including lumber, plywood, hardware, windows, and doors at very competitive prices. Our customers tell us the thing they appreciate most is our service. That’s because our idea of customer service is more than simply finding the best products for you—it’s our desire to go the extra distance and add real value to our customer’s projects.

Founded in 1954
Petaluma, California, USA
1.1K employees (53 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
9.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
44.8%
Direct
44.3%
Referral
4.5%
Social
5.2%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.1K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
36 (3% of company)
Median Career Experience
16.5 years
Median Tenure
8.9 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3