Associate Director, Strategy - Events and Experiences

San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)

$110K/yr – $120K/yrSenior Level9+ years expFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the experiential strategy for tech activations and retail footprints, turning space design into measurable outcomes and buyer journeys that matter.

  • Own spatial journeys and friction points in live environments across trade shows and retail activations.
  • Bridge physical events with digital ecosystems to drive social amplification, earned media, and loyalty.
  • Lead new business narratives and win strategies in the experiential/retail space with senior marketing leaders.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate client objectives and product roadmaps to design compelling physical footprints, defining how attendees move through a space—whether it is a global trade show booth or a local retail pop-up.
  • Develop retail engagement strategies that drive product understanding and consideration, specifically for consumer electronics, phones, wearables, and smart home devices. Go beyond the data. Determine how people actually move through spaces to identify friction points and "magic moments" with these devices in a physical space.
  • Strategize the connection between physical events and digital ecosystems, ensuring on-ground activations are amplified socially and digitally to drive earned media and long-term loyalty.
  • Define what "success" looks like across the various experiences. Move beyond foot traffic to measure dwell time, sentiment, and digital behavior and conversions.
  • Lead the strategic narrative for new business pitches within the experiential and retail sector, translating complex business challenges into innovative, spatial strategic visions that win work.
  • Identify and pursue proactive growth opportunities within the US market to expand the agency's experiential portfolio.
  • Cultivate strong relationships with senior marketing leaders at prospective client organizations, acting as a trusted advisor on the future of retail and events.
  • Collaborate hand-in-glove with Creative Directors, Technologists, and Fabrication partners to ensure strategic concepts are feasible, buildable, and impactful.
  • Champion high standards for interactive design, pushing the boundaries of what is possible in physical brand activations.
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Monks combines an extraordinary range of global marketing and technology services to accelerate business possibilities and redefine how brands and businesses interact with the world. It delivers unfettered content production, scaled experiences, enterprise-grade technology and data science fueled by AI to help the world’s trailblazing companies outmaneuver and outpace their competition.

Founded in 1985
London, England, GB
6.9K employees (2,903 in marketing)
73% recommend to a friend

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199.2K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$101.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
39.6%
Direct
42.3%
Referral
7.8%
Social
9.4%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~6.6K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1,551 (23% of company)
Median Career Experience
12 years
Median Tenure
3.9 years
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