Manager, Program Marketing
Nickelodeon
New York, NY
MediaLink is seeking a motivated event professional to join our events team. Reporting directly to SVP on a day-to-day and the MD, the successful candidate must have a proven track record of support in planning, operations and logistics for top-tier events of all sizes with preferential focus on our key. Candidate must be a proactive self-starter, a team player, and comfortable in a fast-paced demanding environment.
As a key member of the events team, this role is a central support role on the events team for MediaLink's large tentpole events as well as event lead for MediaLink's smaller annual events. Team management, attention to detail, list management, budgeting and contract management are necessary to success.
MediaLink is a part of the United Talent Agency. The United Talent Agency is a global talent agency based in Beverly Hills, California. Established in 1991, it represents artists and other professionals across the entertainment industry. As of 2021, the company has more than 1,400 global employees.
What you will do:
• Coordinate, oversee and manage event details both in the planning phase and on-site
• Ability to plan, ideate and execute events of all sizes (intimate client dinners to 1500+ attended parties and large-scale presence at conferences)
• Oversee billing and contract process for department
• Budget management and reconciliation, always challenging vendors for most competitive pricing
• Effective client management and ability to route information and approvals between internal and external contacts
• Be an active participant in sales generating ideas, brainstorms and creative ideation
• Come armed with a rolodex of vendor and venue relationships, maintain and negotiate vendor relationships to ensure competitive pricing
• Oversee and manage our internal invite operation systems and have ownership of departmental process, including overhauling the system to streamline our internal process, curation of lists, allocations, registration/RSVP platform (negotiating annual contracts – currently Splash), and any promotional email materials (save the dates etc.)
• Oversee and manage RSVP lists and event check in process
• Source sponsorship collateral, premiums/holiday gifts and maintain inventory of companies branded items
• Work with in-house graphic designer to create invites and event collateral for events
• Experience with large group travel, hotel blocks and transportation for off-site events
What you will need:
• Previous experience planning and executing at industry tentpole events is a must (Advertising Week, Cannes Lions, CES, DCNF, Dmexco, Mobile World Congress, SXSW)
• Confident self-starter with the ability to work independently
• Strong communication skills and a deep level of detail (internal and client facing)
• Ability to interact comfortably and effectively with employees at the company at all levels as well as senior external partners and clients
• Ability to work under high pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Possess strong attention to detail, problem solving and organization skills
• Great social and interpersonal skills and a team player with a positive attitude who works well with others
• In-depth understanding of event process and relevant technologies
• Advanced in Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Drive and DropBox organization
• Working knowledge of event marketing platforms such as Splash, Event Farm & MailChimp
• Working knowledge of Salesforce and Oracle
• Ability to keep information highly confidential
• Ability to travel
What You Will Get
• The unique and exciting opportunity to work at one of the leading global entertainment companies
• Access to the tools, leadership, and resources you will need to create and drive a center of excellence
• The opportunity to do the best work of your career
• Work in an inclusive and diverse company culture
• Competitive benefits and programs to support your well-being
• Collaborative colleagues who are focused on making an impact
At MediaLink, we create competitive advantage and growth strategies for large- scale organizations. We drive growth and foster innovation by identifying key challenges, providing practical tactics and helping to implement the solutions.
Unlike other companies, we can offer you access to direct client relationships with large global companies at a senior level. We provide you with the opportunities, strategies and execution of these to help you develop and grow, all while giving you access to senior leadership and their expertise.
MediaLink is a UTA company. UTA is one of the world's leading talent and entertainment companies. At UTA, the belief in the client relationship is paramount and marked by respect, a sense of stewardship, and a commitment to an artist's entire creative life. Our commitment to every employee is the same.
For more information: https://www.medialink.com
UTA and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities.
Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rn94x3-18-191-254-0-42 in your application.
Leading global talent and entertainment company United Talent Agency represents many of the most acclaimed figures across film, television, news, music, sports, theater, fine art, literature, video games, podcasts and other social and digital content.