Experiential Event Strategist Program Lead
Crawford Group
Boston, MA (Remote)
AgencyContractSenior level
13 days ago
IRL Experiential Producer
New York, USA (Hybrid)
$85K/yr – $105K/yrSenior Level2+ years expFull time
Posted 3 months ago
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Job Summary
Drive end-to-end production of IRL brand experiences, translating concepts into actionable plans and leading cross-functional teams from kickoff to wrap.
- Own production plans, schedules, staffing, run of show, and vendor coordination for experiential events.
- Must-have: 2+ years as lead Producer on experiential marketing or IRL campaigns with budgets up to $750k.
- Standout: Proven ability to manage across Account, Creative, Strategy, Content, and Live Video teams and travel for onsite activations.
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Lead the production of IRL experiential events, activations, installations, and brand experiences.
- Own the production process from kickoff through planning, pre-production, onsite execution, strike, wrap, and reconciliation.
- Develop detailed production plans, timelines, staffing plans, production schedules, run of show documents, vendor timelines, deliverable trackers, and other critical production documentation.
- Translate creative concepts into actionable production plans, scopes, budgets, vendor needs, staffing plans, and executional deliverables.
- Ensure projects move smoothly through all production phases while proactively identifying risks, solving problems, and escalating issues when needed.
- Track project status, deliverables, approvals, dependencies, timelines, and production milestones day to day.
- Balance creative ambition with operational feasibility, budget realities, timelines, site limitations, and onsite execution needs.
- Partner closely with Account Management, Creative, Strategy, Content, Digital, Live Video, and other internal teams to bring integrated experiences to life.
- Work with Account Management to ensure production needs, timelines, risks, and decisions are clearly communicated internally and externally.
- Provide production expertise during internal planning, creative development, project scoping, and execution.
Gradient Experience
Gradient is a future-forward experiential company that helps you out-impact the competition. We were created to help brands ignite deep, authentic connections with their audiences through emotionally engaging experiences. To meet your brand’s business goals, we imagine and implement creative experiences that touch people’s hearts and yield lasting impressions in their minds. Our core focus and service offerings include; IRL/Virtual/Hybrid Experiences, strategic consulting and data insight technologies.
