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Experiential Director (Lifestyle - Culinary and Arts & Culture) (Payment Services Client)
Octagon
Stamford, CT (Hybrid)Full time$75K/yr – $90K/yr
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Experiential Director (Lifestyle - Culinary and Arts & Culture) (Payment Services Client)
Stamford, CT (Hybrid)
$75K/yr – $90K/yrSenior Level6+ years expFull time
Posted 4 months ago
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Job Summary
Drive end-to-end culinary partnerships and high-profile event execution for a global agency, with a focus on restaurant groups and talent relationships.
- Must-have: 6+ years of agency/client service experience and 4+ years in event planning.
- Standout: Ownership of budgets, vendor management, and end-to-end event delivery.
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Manage and nurture relationships with culinary talent, coordinating their involvement in events, content creation, and brand activations.
- Oversee the strategic partnership with a key restaurant group, including event coordination, managing reservation requests, and ensuring a premium guest experience.
- Develop and implement a consistent plan and approach for executing each tier of the culinary series, ensuring strong brand alignment.
- Oversee all aspects of event planning and implementation (pre, during, and post-event), including logistics from venue research to wrap reports, budgets, and timelines.
- Direct the development, implementation, and execution of events and sponsorships, encompassing production, on-site management, asset management, vendor management, and assistance in property negotiations for all culinary activations.
- Develop activation/experience plans for stakeholders prior to events and create comprehensive wrap-up reports following events.
- Attend events, serving as the primary point of contact for vendors, guests, clients, and partners, including culinary ambassadors and restaurant group representatives.
- Identify and recommend potential dining locations and unique culinary experiences.
- Secure partnerships and negotiate agreements with culinary talent and restaurant groups.
- Maintain and proactively seek creative ways to enhance all partner relationships, including culinary ambassadors, restaurant groups, vendors, and property owners.
Octagon
4.0 Glassdoor
We are Octagon. A global agency in sports, entertainment, and culture. We strike deals. Set the pace. We’re playmakers. A group of creative thinkers and energetic doers inspiring and helping brands and talent to step up and stand out. Octagon is the world’s largest creative marketing and sponsorship consulting practice, and a pioneer and leader in athlete and personality representation and management. With our fingers firmly on the pulse, we set out a clear vision for the future. Our passionate team of 800+ around the world are relentlessly committed to helping you force fate and push forward. We work with hundreds of blue-chip corporate clients, more than 1000 Athletes & Personalities, and manage more than 10,000 events per year. Leading stakeholders in the sports and entertainment world continue to look to Octagon to provide leadership in understanding fans’ passions and how these insights can build more effective, efficient, and measurable marketing programs.
Founded in 1983
Stamford, Connecticut, US
1.3K employees (204 in marketing)
79% recommend to a friend
98% CEO approval
Traffic Signals
Monthly Visitors
98.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
35.6%
Direct
49.9%
Referral
7.1%
Social
6.7%
Paid
0.4%
Headcount Trend
Current headcount: ~1.4K
Marketing Team
Marketing Team Size
153 (11% of company)
Median Career Experience
10 years
Median Tenure
4.4 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
6
People
Founders / CEO
HR / Recruitment
Marketing Leadership
Colleen Cummings
SVP, Head of Digital, Social Media & Influencer
At the company for 8 years 5 months
Kerry Rodgerson
Senior Vice President, Intergated Marketing & Client Services
At the company for 23 years 5 months
Nancy Atufunwa
Senior Vice President, Client Services (Olympic & Paralympic Marketing)
At the company for 4 years 7 months
Derek Aframe
Executive Vice President, Head of Integrated Marketing
At the company for 23 years 2 months