Manager, Convening Event Experiences

The Nielsen Company • New York, NY

3d

About The Position

The Manager, Convening runs Nielsen’s always-on engagement calendar, mainly in New York. The role maintains continuous client engagement through a monthly sports series, cultural and awards moments, and the Media Intelligence Lab at Nielsen’s New York headquarters. It owns recurring client-facing events and experiences, delivering them consistently, on budget, and without the production apparatus used for major flagship events. Working with the Director, Convening Experiences, Global Client & Sales Leadership, Comms, and Creative, the manager turns Nielsen’s presence into a year-round engagement asset.

The role includes planning and delivering recurring events, managing client invitations and guest experiences, coordinating vendors and venues, leading on-site production, and maintaining event budgets, schedules, reporting, and repeatable playbooks. The position requires evening and occasional weekend work around sports and awards events.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of experience in event management, client hospitality, or experiential marketing.
• Demonstrated experience delivering a recurring calendar of events, not only one-off productions.
• Strong New York venue, catering, and production vendor network, with working knowledge of the New York event landscape.
• Hands-on production capability and comfort working on site and solving problems in real time.
• Excellent organizational skills and proven ability to manage multiple concurrent events, budgets, and guest lists accurately.
• Confident, polished presence with senior client guests and internal executives.
• Experience with event registration, RSVP, and CRM tools.
• Willingness to work evenings and occasional weekends around the sports and awards calendar.
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Hospitality, or equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with Salesforce.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver Nielsen’s recurring sports convening series, including March Madness, the US Open, the World Series, and other sporting-calendar events; own venue selection, hospitality standards, guest experience, and on-site delivery.
• Deliver Nielsen’s client-facing presence at cultural and awards moments in coordination with Brand, Comms, and Creative, ensuring each event connects to a current Nielsen narrative.
• Own day-to-day programming, scheduling, and client tours of the Media Intelligence Lab; maintain the experience, coordinate content refreshes, and make the Lab a standard stop for visiting clients.
• Build and manage guest lists with Sales and account teams; run invitation and RSVP processes, track attendance and conversion, and maintain records for follow-up and reporting.
• Source and manage venues, caterers, AV, and production vendors; negotiate within delegated thresholds, manage contracts and insurance requirements, and maintain a preferred supplier list.
• Lead on-site delivery for the always-on portfolio, including setup, run of show, staffing, client hosting, and teardown; represent Nielsen with senior client guests.
• Maintain the always-on calendar, budget tracker, and workback plans; report on attendance, guest feedback, and cost per attendee; create repeatable playbooks.
• Manage spending for the always-on portfolio against plan, flag variances early, and identify efficiencies across recurring formats.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and wellness plans.
• 401(k) with a Nielsen company match.
• Generous paid time off policy.
• Depending on the role, a company-provided vehicle and/or discretionary incentive or bonus eligibility.
• The role may be eligible for bonuses, equity, or other incentives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager