Experiential Marketing Lead

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$114K/yr – $205K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own and scale experiential programs at the intersection of fashion and culture, building NYC driven live and digital activations with strong cross-channel integration.

  • Ownership: lead concept to execution of style and culture focused experiences for a fashion-forward audience.
  • Channels/Partnerships: partner across PR, social, and digital to extend reach while preserving brand aesthetics.
  • Measurement: track learnings and metrics to inform future activations and partnerships.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead experiential strategy for style, design and culturally-focused initiatives, from concept to execution
  • Develop innovative activation ideas that resonate with fashion-forward audiences, tastemakers, and key communities
  • Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to ensure seamless integration across all marketing channels
  • Manage budgets, timelines, vendors, and agencies with confidence and clarity
  • Guide creative development with a strong eye for design and brand aesthetics
  • Leverage cultural insights, trends, and guest behavior to shape experiences that feel relevant and shareable
  • Track success metrics and key learnings to inform future planning
  • Navigate the evolving event landscape with agility, incorporating hybrid and digital extensions where needed
  • Represent Target in NYC-based industry and cultural spaces, identifying potential partnership opportunities

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • 7+ years of relevant experience in marketing, with a focus in Experiential and deep understanding of style, fashion, design, and culture
  • Strong cross-functional collaborator with excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Proven ability to build brand moments that scale across PR, social, and digital
  • Insatiably curious and culturally attuned and tapped into trends, influencers, and the creative scene in NYC and beyond
  • Thrives in fast-paced, dynamic environments and can pivot quickly when needed
  • Solution-oriented, resourceful, and detail-obsessed
  • Willing and able to travel and work flexible hours as needed to support activations

Preferred

    Benefits

    • comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves.
    • 401(k)
    • employee discount
    • short term disability
    • long term disability
    • paid sick leave
    • paid national holidays
    • paid vacation
    • Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits
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    Founded in 1962
    Minneapolis, MN, US
    158K employees (11,174 in marketing)
    58% recommend to a friend
    58% CEO approval

    Traffic Signals

    Monthly Visitors
    188.7M
    Monthly Google Ads Budget
    $4.9M
    Traffic Source Mix
    Search
    31.5%
    Direct
    63.4%
    Referral
    2.7%
    Social
    1.4%
    Paid
    0.8%

    Headcount Trend

    Current headcount: ~169.2K

    Marketing Team

    Marketing Team Size
    6,149 (4% of company)
    Median Career Experience
    17 years
    Median Tenure
    10.3 years
    Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
    12

    Funding

    Last Raise
    Post IPO Equity, 18 years ago

    Funding History

    • Dec 2007
      Post IPO Equity

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