Senior Manager, Event Management

dentsu•Time, IL

7d•$72,000 - $83,000•Remote

About The Position

Dentsu Creative US is seeking a Senior Manager, Event Management, an event specialist and local market expert who oversees the full event lifecycle, from planning and preparation through execution and reporting. Events may involve staffing, product sampling, consumer engagement, asset transportation, point-of-sale coordination, and production. The role works closely with cross-business counterparts and serves as a client contact. The Senior Manager oversees direct reports and their recruitment, hiring, onboarding, performance, and financial management. The role also manages local warehousing for point-of-sale and special-event assets, ensuring assets are available and operable for activations. It uses program recaps, data, and insights to share successes and opportunities, support real-time measurement and evaluation, and inform event strategies, project plans, and volume phasing. The position manages cross-agency and in-market communications, serves as a local contact for clients and partners, approves and submits employee payroll and expenses, processes vendor invoices, and prepares and follows local market budgets. The role is based in Texas, with only candidates located in the Dallas–Fort Worth area considered. Travel within assigned territories is required, and some non-traditional working hours may be necessary.

Requirements

At least 6 years of experience in event management.
Located in the Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas area.
Budget management skills.
Prior sampling event and production experience.
Knowledge of the wine and spirits industry.
Experience sourcing candidates to ensure a match with the position and organization.
Proficiency in the Microsoft Suite.
Comfort with the possibility of some non-traditional working hours.
Ability to travel within assigned territories; schedule varies according to territory size.

Responsibilities

Oversee event responsibilities from planning and preparation through execution and reporting, including staffing, product sampling, consumer engagement, asset transportation, point-of-sale coordination, and production.
Work closely with cross-business counterparts and serve as a client contact.
Oversee direct reports, including recruitment, hiring, onboarding, performance management, and financial management of part-time and, if applicable, full-time employees.
Follow standard operating procedures, policies, and protocols for issue resolution.
Manage local warehousing of point-of-sale and special-event assets and ensure assets are available and operable for activations.
Share program successes and opportunities through recaps, using data and insights for real-time measurement and evaluation, event strategies, project plans, and volume phasing.
Manage cross-agency and in-market communications and serve as a local contact for clients and partners.
Approve and submit payroll and expenses for part-time and full-time employees.
Process payments for invoices from vendor partners.
Prepare and follow local market budgets.