Events Manager

This is a Full Time Job

We have a great opportunity for an Event Manager! We're looking for a strategically creative thinker-the definition of a team player-who possesses creative problem-solving ability, is detail-oriented, and is innovative to provide elevated and meaningful engagements that create and maintain strong connections with stakeholders and internal teams within the FOX Family. Someone who can manage a budget, has experience managing stakeholders, and can work cross-functionally.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
• Be ''in the know'' on the hottest industry trends by supporting event strategy development across events and activation through research and ideation
• Manage event playbook, creating workback schedules, DACI, invoice tracking, and budget reporting
• Manage rooming lists and travel manifests with little to no oversight
• Manage the budget reporting process that includes event recaps, billing, and debriefs to all relevant teams and stakeholders
• Create manageable goals that are project, department, and individually specific
• Plan, coordinate, and manage successful, on-budget small to mid-size in-person and virtual experiences, corporate meetings, presentations, hospitality and executive engagement programs, and other as-needed engagements
• Communicate clearly and collaborate closely with FED Technology and Design teams, with a basic understanding of technical event needs, graphic specs, and production, to ensure everyone is clear on the overall event scope, planning needs, and strategic goals
• Provide support and guidance as needed throughout the planning process
• Negotiate vendor agreements; manage all event logistics, including food and beverage, rentals, layouts, rooming lists, and parking
• Establish marketing metrics to inform stakeholders on best practices and deliver ROI
• Develop and nurture external industry connections and relationships that benefit FOX's experiential initiatives
• Support in the development of external partnerships and event sponsorships
• Support senior business leads on larger-scale events, meetings, and hospitality programs, both domestic and international, as needed

WHAT YOU WILL NEED
• 5+ years of hands-on and supervisory experience in corporate events or with a large agency
• Experience in the media and the entertainment industry specifically at a network or studio
• Experience working on B2B events
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Knowledge of restaurants and venues, positive relationships with relevant vendors
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Google Suite, Monday.com, basic database applications, internet searches, AI tools, and prompting
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and multi-task in a fast-paced, deadline oriented, and ever changing environment, and able to make quick reflex decisions under pressure with grace
• Ability to communicate deliverable ideas clearly and succinctly
• Ability to work overtime, over many days during a project, without skipping a beat and staying sharp
• Ability to work in the office a minimum of 4 days per week, when not onsite or traveling for events.
• Ability to travel approximately 20%
• Willingness to get ''hands dirty'' with packing, unpacking, and lifting boxes, setting up a production office, and standing on feet for more than 4 hours at a time while on-site at events
• Bachelor's degree

NICE TO HAVE BUT NOT A DEALBREAKER
• Strong interest in strategy, analytics, and AI, beginner to intermediate experience

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