Responsibilities

• Own every event-related element from initial design concept through on-site execution and strike.
• Serve as primary point of contact for all vendors, including A/V, fabrication, catering, security, transportation, staffing, venues and rentals. Source, negotiate, contract and manage them to deadline and budget.
• Secure all permits, insurance and approvals, including NYC-specific permitting for venues, street use, fabrication and public-facing activations.
• Build contingency plans for every event: weather, talent changes, vendor failure, security, crowd flow and technical outages.
• Lead programming strategy and content development, including session formats, themes and flow in partnership with CEO.
• Own speaker and talent booking, from outreach and confirmation through briefing, prep and day-of management.
• Write and own the run of show, down to cue-level detail, for every event.
• Oversee sponsorship activation and executional plans, ensuring every contracted deliverable is produced and documented.
• Partner with the Head of Sponsorship Sales on proposals, sponsor meetings, status updates and post-event recaps.
• Protect sponsor experience on site as a top priority.

Requirements

• 7+ years as an event producer or in an equivalent event leadership role, including end-to-end ownership of at least one flagship conference or summit. B2B and/or sports experience is a plus!
• Direct experience managing talent and sponsors, including speaker booking and sponsor activation.
• Working knowledge of NYC permitting regulations and processes.
• An established network across the event freelance and vendor community, ready to be called on.
• Proven budget ownership, including building, tracking and reconciling event budgets.
• Experience leading teams and third-party partners across multiple concurrent workstreams.

Preferred

• Experience producing events in sports, media, marketing or the brand/agency world.
• International production experience, ideally including Cannes Lions.
• Passion for women's sports and the business behind it.

Benefits

• medical/dental/vision insurance
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• and various other benefits and perks