Associate Manager, Event Management

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Audacious and award-winning collaborators who blend knowledge with global expertise. We apply creativity across every corner of our clients businesses - from creative, media, CXM, commerce and data. Our borderless approach allows us to assemble the best talent around each brief, tapping into the expertise of the 9,000+ people in dentsu's global creative network. We run towards the future, forever asking: what's next? Our imagination has no limits. Our clients seek us out because we believe there is no problem we cannot solve with the power the transformative creativity. This position will be focused on our DIAGEO client.

Job Description

The Associate Manager, Event Management is focused on the daily management of nightlife and retail consumer engagement programs in market. Attention to detail is fundamental, and the implementation of controls, process, policy, and compliance is essential. This position supports all aspects of activity in market and reports to the Market Manager. The person in this role must be comfortable working with the marketing and promotions of wine and spirits products.

Key Accountabilities

• Responsible for recruiting and managing top quality Educators and Influencers for event execution in market

• Support all aspects of the execution of weekly event activations

• Support the AZ Senior Event Manager to deliver best-in-class event execution

• Train staff on brands, programs, consumer engagement, and execution excellence

• Manage staff pools to ensure core teams support the volume and business needs

• Manage point-of-sale coordination and warehouse management for all local event activity

• Ensure proper coordination, kitting, and utilization of POS

• Enter, maintain, and review event data in all relevant activation platforms

• Ensure all event reporting is entered accurately and timely into the online database

• Mange staff payroll and expense processes as well as personal Travel and Entertainment expenses

• Follow standard operating procedures, policies, and protocols for issue resolution

• Knowledge and firm understanding of local state alcohol laws and regulations relative to state sampling laws and promotional activity

• For quality control purposes, attend, monitor, and evaluate events. Make recommendations to improve quality of events

• This is a hybrid role and requires in-person event attendance and working 1-2 days per week, or as needed, at our warehouse to oversee and manage asset and POS kitting and deployment.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years in field / promotional marketing

• College graduate preferred

• Strong communication and problem-solving skills

• Strong organizational skills

• Promotional experience in Wine and Spirits is preferred

• Able to effectively source candidates to ensure a match to the position/organization

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Additional Information

The annual salary range for this position is $51,000 - $83,375. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law.

Benefits available with this position include:

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance,

• Life insurance,

• Short-term and long-term disability insurance,

• 401k,

• Flexible paid time off,

• At least 15 paid holidays per year,

• Paid sick and safe leave, and

• Paid parental leave.

Dentsu also complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policies. For further details regarding Dentsu benefits, please visit www.dentsubenefitsplus.com.

To begin the application process, please click on the “Apply” button at the top of this job posting. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and qualified candidates will be contacted for next steps.

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