Events, Activations & Partnerships Lead [Contract Role]
About The Position
BNTO is seeking an experienced NYC-based freelance Events, Activations & Partnerships Lead to conceptualize and execute highly produced, culturally relevant brand moments, collaborations, and experiences. This is a senior, hands-on role requiring both creative thinking and execution. The ideal candidate will have significant ownership from concept to completion, shaping ideas, securing partners, and overseeing all details of the experience. The goal is to create experiences that are considered, culturally relevant, and distinctly BNTO. This is an independent contractor role, estimated at 20-25 hours per week, with potential to become full-time for the right candidate.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience across experiential marketing, events, brand partnerships, PR, production, or adjacent disciplines
- Experience producing elevated events and activations within fashion, beauty, lifestyle, hospitality, or culturally relevant consumer brands
- Strong creative instincts and an exceptional eye for the details that make an experience feel premium, current, and considered
- An established NYC network across venues, vendors, creatives, brands, talent, and production partners
- A track record of taking projects from a blank page through successful execution
- Someone who is as comfortable developing the concept and pitching a partner as they are managing a vendor spreadsheet, doing a site visit, troubleshooting production, or handling last-minute details on the ground
- Resourceful and solutions-oriented, with the ability to create highly produced experiences within the realities of a fast-moving, entrepreneurial brand
- Highly organized and comfortable independently managing multiple workstreams and moving pieces
- Excellent relationship management, negotiation, communication, and production skills
- Based in NYC and available for in-person meetings, site visits, production days, and events
Responsibilities
- Develop concepts for brand activations, events, collaborations, and partnerships that build awareness and cultural relevance for BNTO
- Proactively identify and bring forward the right brands, talent, venues, creatives, and partnership opportunities
- Own events and activations end-to-end, from initial concept and budget through production and on-site execution
- Personally source and manage venues, vendors, production partners, talent, gifting, catering, rentals, staffing, and other event needs
- Own budgets, timelines, production schedules, run of show, setup, breakdown, and all the details in between
- Lead outreach, negotiation, coordination, and execution for brand collaborations and partnerships
- Serve as the primary point of contact for external partners and vendors
- Partner closely with BNTO’s brand, creative, and social teams to ensure every touchpoint feels highly considered, visually strong, and on-brand
- Think beyond the event itself to create moments that generate compelling content, community engagement, partnerships, and earned awareness
- Be on-site for NYC activations, leading execution and troubleshooting in real time
- Manage post-event follow-up and identify learnings and opportunities to make the next activation even stronger
Benefits
- Compensation range is $60.00 to $85.00 per hour
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
