Responsibilities

• Responsible for planning and executing event and experiential marketing programs.
• Contribute to the strategic planning and program development/execution for our client's experiential golf portfolio
• Oversee the development and execution of a 20+ event program
• Lead relationships with key vendors and operational stakeholders
• Work with the team in the development of activation recommendations, tactical plans, finance trackers, budgets and program recaps
• Support the team in providing counsel to clients on nuances across the landscapes professional and amateur golf during strategic planning and program development
• Provide consultative guidance on client and vendor/partner status calls during planning, providing relevant updates and ensuring deadlines are met
• Close alignment and collaboration working our account’s internal integrated golf team
• Assist Experiential Director with day-to-day management of program budget
• Serve as an Octagon experiential SEM when collaborating internally and externally with clients and agency partners on integrated planning opportunities representing Octagon on cross agency forums

Requirements

• 5-7 years of experience with an agency, brand or property on the development of integrated brand campaigns, specifically within global sports (with a focus in golf preferred, but not required)
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously from a both leadership oversight and execution role
• Excellent verbal and written communicator able to scale and adapt communications for a variety of audiences to optimally and succinctly articulate agency positioning and expertise
• Experience managing large and complex event and program budgets
• A strategic, collaborative approach to solving problems with ideas – build relationships and influence a range of teams. Successful at cultivating positive agency and client relationships
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills
• Strategic problem solver with the ability to see possible impacts of a decision on many projects
• A valid US passport is required
• Flexibility and willingness to travel domestically (and internationally) and work weekends or holidays as needed. Anticipated travel level: Moderate (20-45%)