Experiential Marketing Lead

USA (Remote)

$50K/yr – $80K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Own and lead experiential activations from concept through execution, working with cross-functional teams to maximize reach, media coverage, and impact across campaigns.

  • Plan, budget, and manage on-site production for activations
  • Coordinate vendors, fabricators, venues, and partners to bring projects to life

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Conceptualize and execute innovative experiential marketing projects that capture public attention, provoke thought, and drive media and social engagement
  • Translate big, bold ideas into real-world activations—thinking through how people will interact with, feel, and respond to each experience
  • Lead all aspects of project execution, including planning, budgeting, timelines, permitting, fabrication, logistics, and on-site production
  • Identify and manage external vendors, fabricators, venues, and partners to bring projects to life
  • Collaborate closely with Communications, Media Relations, Campaigns, and Marketing teams to maximize reach, press coverage, and impact
  • Work alongside creative and strategy teams to develop concepts that are culturally relevant, provocative, and aligned with PETA’s mission
  • Ensure all experiential projects are designed with content capture in mind, helping generate compelling social media and video assets
  • Problem-solve creatively and operationally, navigating ambiguity and overcoming challenges to deliver impactful results
  • Stay up to date on cultural trends, experiential formats, and innovative marketing approaches
  • Drive projects from ideation through execution, ensuring deadlines, budgets, and goals are met

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
  • Minimum of five years of experience in experiential marketing, creative production, live events, or related fields
  • Proven ability to execute creative, non-traditional marketing or experiential projects
  • Strong project management skills with the ability to handle multiple complex initiatives simultaneously
  • Experience working with vendors, fabricators, and external partners
  • Demonstrated ability to think creatively while also executing with precision and attention to detail
  • Strong understanding of social media and how real-world moments translate into viral content
  • Comfort working in fast-paced, high-pressure environments with evolving priorities
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills
  • Sound judgment, discretion, and professionalism at all times

Benefits

  • A list of benefits available to qualified employees is available here.
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) entities have more than 10.4 million members and supporters globally, and PETA U.S. is the largest animal rights organization in the world.PETA focuses its attention on the four areas in which the largest numbers of animals suffer the most intensely for the longest periods of time: in laboratories, in the food industry, in the clothing trade, and in the entertainment industry. We also work on a variety of other issues, including the cruel killing of rodents, birds, and other animals who are often considered “pests” as well as cruelty to domesticated animals.PETA works through public education, cruelty investigations, research, animal rescue, legislation, special events, celebrity involvement, and protest campaigns.PETA Foundation was founded in 1993 as an organization that helps PETA run, and includes departments like IT, Development, and Interactive Media. PETA and the PETA Foundation are two separate organizations but work very closely together.Looking for a career in animal rights? See our open positions here: http://www.peta.org/jobs.

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Norfolk, Virginia, USA
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