Job Description
In this pivotal role as an Experiential Producer at SixSpeed, you'll be at the heart of bringing immersive brand experiences to life. You'll lead the planning, coordination, and execution of dynamic marketing events and campaigns, ensuring every detail aligns with our clients' vision. This position is perfect for a creative, detail-oriented, and organized individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is dedicated to making a significant impact in the industry.
THE TASK AT HAND - Lead the planning and execution of experiential marketing events, campaigns, and programs, ensuring they align with client objectives
- Manage all aspects of event logistics, including venue selection, vendor coordination, and equipment setup
- Collaborate with leadership to ensure project feasibility is established and achievable for both time and cost, and proactively develop alternative solutions when required
- Support Senior and Executive Producers in establishing detailed project milestones, production schedules, timelines, and budgets
- Coordinate and manage external vendors, contractors, and estimates
- Assume the Production Lead role within internal and external status meetings by actively participating and contributing
- Oversee event staff and volunteers, providing clear direction and support
- Monitor on-site activities and troubleshoot any issues to ensure seamless event execution and executional excellence
- Maintain financial records, track expenses, and ensure events are delivered within budget
- Evaluate and report on event performance, gathering feedback to assess project success
- Stay informed about industry trends and best practices in experiential marketing, applying innovative ideas to enhance event experiences
- Serve as a primary point of contact for clients under leadership, actively collaborating with internal and external partners
- Complete budget reconciliation comparing production expenses to the budget, ensuring job profitability
- Complete a post-activation report identifying wins, learnings, and opportunities
- Mentor and guide Associate Producers, contributing to their professional development
WHO YOU ARE - A Bachelor's degree or a minimum of 3-5 years of proven experience in event management, on-site production, operations/logistics, or experiential marketing
- Exceptional organizational and project management skills, with proven experience in event production
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to solve problems on the fly
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills, comfortable in having direct client communication
- Ability to create and pitch concepts and plans clearly and concisely
- Strong ability to work cross-functionally with teams and positively impact work with clients and vendors
- Proficient with Google Suite of Applications and Microsoft Office, along with other event planning and management tools and software
- Demonstrates a high level of professionalism, enthusiasm, self-motivation, resourcefulness, and drive for results in a fast-paced environment
- Highly adaptable and capable of thriving under pressure in a high-intensity environment
- Excellent time management skills and the ability to meet tight deadlines
- Proactively anticipates and identifies potential issues, and independently identifies solutions to resolve conflicts or variances
- Experience with vendor research and negotiation
- A demonstrated understanding of industry knowledge, sponsorship and contract development, transportation and logistics, permitting and legal documentation, footprint layouts, and management of onsite staff
- Ability to manage multiple projects independently with professional execution of each plan without sacrificing the integrity of the end product
- Willing to travel as necessary, up to 50% to support key activations
WHO WE ARE To be what others aren't, you have to do what they won't. We are SixSpeed, a creative marketing agency that is employee-owned, consumer-centric, and ready to deliver on experience. We're here to make the world's most adventurous brands impossible to imitate. Those brands who consider Best Practices a suggestion, not a mandate. The ones that consider inspiration fuel for action, not just food for thought. We embrace risk, and we will empower you to be everything you can be.
This role offers a salary range of $55,000 to $70,000 per year. The final offer will be determined based on the candidate's experience, skills, and qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position.
Location: Hybrid (Minneapolis, MN)
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