Event Manager
IMDB
Santa Monica, CAThis was removed by the employer on 12/4/2017 7:32:00 PM PST
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The IMDb Events team is seeking an Experiential Event Producer to plan and execute compelling IMDb-branded programs designed to delight IMDb fans, advertising customers, and industry guests at real-world events related to film festivals, award shows, conventions, and more. We are opening this role with the anticipation of 2018 hire.
The Event Producer ensures that projects and marketing strategies are executed to promote the IMDb brand, provide venues for video production activities, and fulfill all sponsor initiatives successfully. This role will work closely with various internal teams including video production, editorial, sales marketing, design, and consumer marketing, in addition to external agencies and production vendors.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Responsibilities:
• Manage all aspects of specific events including creative ideation, logistical planning, execution and wrap-up, working in the office and on location
• Use exceptional project management and collaboration skills to manage the day-to-day activities and ensure all stakeholders are working together to deliver a customer focused high-quality event
• Develop project timelines and other key documents, and circulate with all stakeholders
• Evaluate, measure, and report on strategic effectiveness of the overall event/project
• Reconcile all event expenses in partnership with program manager
• Responsible for travel, lodging and catering needs for all events
• Support the tactical execution of Originals & Events programs and contribute to creative ideation and longer-term strategic planning
• Serve as team's primary point of contact with sales to help facilitate pre-sales proposal ideation and create innovative, unique, on-brand event experiences
• Communicate with clients directly post-sale to efficiently execute their on-site event deliverables
• Support the development of standardized, repeatable event ''in a box'' packages for sales to bring to market across various advertising verticals
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• 4-6 years of relevant experience in experiential event planning or management in the media/ entertainment industry. Planning and execution of large-scale events.
• Project management experience in the media/tech/marketing industry
• Experience in a client facing role, managing sponsors of high-value advertising campaigns
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to work on multiple deadlines with competing priorities
• Proactivity and flexibility are a must
• Substantial attention to detail, customer-service orientation, and creativity in problem-solving
• Calm under pressure and able to operate successfully in a fast-moving environment
• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, communications, or relevant field of study
• Mastery of Excel, PowerPoint, and the ability to ramp quickly using internal Amazon tools and systems
• Superior written and oral business communications skills, with the ability to comfortably and professionally interact with colleagues at all levels.