Manager - Retail Experience & Place Activation at Hines | District of Columbia, USA | $85K/yr – $95K/yr

Manager - Retail Experience & Place Activation

District of Columbia, USA (On-site)

$85K/yr – $95K/yrManager4+ years expOther

Posted 7 months ago

Job Summary

Own on-site experiences and events for a retail destination, coordinating with Central Marketing and tenants to deliver brand-aligned activations.

Own on-site experience delivery, events, activations, and guest-facing communications.
Four+ years of event planning experience, with retail marketing/activation exposure.
Strong ability to manage calendars, budgets, and multi-vendor collaboration to ensure smooth execution.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Execute approved asset-level strategies, campaigns, and initiatives.
Support execution of the annual plan and approved budget.
Manage local calendars to ensure alignment with campaign timing and on-site readiness.
Coordinate on-site execution of creative, digital, and traditional channels in partnership with Central Marketing and external vendors.
Plan and execute events, activations, seasonal programming, and grand openings.
Coordinate vendors, logistics, timelines, permits, and on-site operations to ensure polished execution.
Partner with property management team members and tenants to deliver experiential moments that drive traffic and sales.
Support execution across retail, mixed-use, and destination programming, including evenings and weekends as required.
Deliver customer-facing experiences, activations, and communications that enhance the customer journey and reinforce destination positioning.
Serve as a visible on-site presence during key moments, fostering hospitality and community.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree events, marketing, hospitality, public relations, business administration, or related field from an accredited institution.
Four or more years of experience in event planning required, ideally exposure to retail marketing and activation.
Excellent written, presentation, and verbal communication skills.
Must be a self-starter, able to manage multiple projects simultaneously with minimum supervision.
Proficiency with budget creation and management
Proficiency with Microsoft Office products.
Experience with Canva, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and/or InDesign, a plus.
Proficiency with all forms of digital communication and social media platforms.
Above-average ability to organize, manage time, understand and set priorities, and multi-task while maintaining deadlines.
Strong interpersonal, analytical, organizational, and time management skills, consistent attention to detail, and the ability to deal effectively with people at all levels.

Preferred

Experience with Canva, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and/or InDesign, a plus

Benefits

comprehensive training
robust benefits
generous vacation packages

Hines

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Hines is a leading global real estate investment manager. We own and operate $91.8 billion1 of assets across property types and on behalf of a diverse group of institutional and private wealth clients. Every day, our 4,600 employees in 30 countries draw on our 68-year history to build the world forward by investing in, developing, and managing some of the world’s best real estate. To learn more, visit www.hines.com and follow @Hines on social media.1Includes both the global Hines organization and RIA AUM as of June 30, 2025. *Includes both the global Hines organization and RIA AUM as of June 30, 2024.

Founded in 1957

Houston, Texas, USA

5.5K employees

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