Senior Event Ops Manager

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate thought-leadership with insightful analysis of client objectives to develop innovative solutions that successfully deliver clients’ message and enhance the brand presence.
• Drive all client activations and program activities and ensure that they are planned, developed, staffed, and executed with the utmost professionalism, accountability, and timeliness.
• Develop and manage program SOWs ensuring resources, budgets, timelines, and deliverables stay aligned with terms of contract and client commitments.
• Lead weekly internal and external status meetings and deep dives. Manage the proper distribution of all communications and client/account team interface throughout engagement.
• Provide ongoing monitoring of expenses and actual costs for approved program budgets. Update client and obtain client approvals as needed. Reconcile all program expenses in partnership with program Production lead.
• Provide ongoing monitoring and guidance of creative deliverables, ensuring client review and approvals as needed in partnership with Creative, Production and Digital teams.
• Continuously optimize program processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Oversee the organization of internal and external workstreams and program documentation, ensuring the account team keeps materials current and accessible to cross-functional teams and external partners.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously and supervise, mentor, and develop account personnel, including Event Operations Managers.
• Remain current with industry trends and technologies.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in project management, marketing, promotions, and events within an advertising, media, marketing, or experiential agency.
• Minimum 3 years of experience as a day-to-day client contact or Account Lead.
• Experience supervising and developing junior account staff.
• Strong project management capabilities, organization skills, attention to detail, and ability to juggle multiple projects in a demanding but highly collaborative environment.
• Experience managing IRL experiential activations is required.
• BA/BS in marketing, business administration, communications, or related field.
• Experience working with tech clients is strongly desired

Preferred

• Experience working with tech clients is strongly desired.
• Natural curiosity—the drive to always be learning and growing, professionally and personally.
• Team-oriented, driven, focused, passionate, and able to stay level-headed under pressure.
• Pro-active and Self-starter who takes the initiative on tasks and is solutions oriented.
• Comfortable with public speaking to both internal and external partners
• High energy and flexibility in working non-traditional hours as needed (some nights and weekends as deadlines dictate).
• Experience working with international teams and multiple time zones.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds and stay on your feet for extended periods of time.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% of the time (nationally and internationally).

Benefits

• Compensation Range: $95,000 - $110,000 annually. This is the pay range OBE believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the level of experience, relevant skills, professional certifications, market pay, and demand for the role. OBE reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. For this role, Benefits include medical/dental/vision insurance, employer-paid basic life and personal accident insurance. Also included: Annual Profit Sharing/Bonus Plan based on the company’s performance and your individual performance, 401(k), Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, PTO, STD/LTD insurance benefits.