Temp Manager, Events

Fox•Los Angeles, CA

9h•Onsite

About The Position

The FOX Experience + Design team is a dynamic group driven by bold creativity and strategic execution. This team plays a crucial role within FOX by connecting viewers and clients through impactful brand and experiential engagement across our diverse family of brands. The core mission is to deliver best-in-class events and experiences that elevate and strengthen stakeholder relationships through innovative design, meticulous planning, and technology-enabled solutions. We are seeking a Freelance Manager, Experiential and Events with strong logistical skills, who thrives in a fast paced environment, works equally well on a team and independently, can juggle multiple projects at once and thinks BIG! This individual will demonstrate ethical behavior, strong ownership of projects, logistical prowess, original thinking, sharp execution, and creative strategy to deliver elevated, meaningful engagements that build and maintain trust with stakeholders, and internal teams. This role requires providing creative solutions with the ability to execute on them, either on your own or with agency support, and working with minimal oversight to create noteworthy events that meet company goals. Regular, on-site attendance at the workplace for a minimum of four (4) days per week is an essential function of the position. The selected candidate must be able to reliably meet this requirement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or other relevant events and event production experience
7+ years hands-on and supervisory experience in Sports and/or Corporate Events, or with an agency
Self-starter with the ability to collaborate across groups as well as work independently as needed to accomplish goals
Excellent communication and negotiation skills
Honesty, transparency, and ethical behavior always
Ability to organize, prioritize, and multitask in a fast-paced, deadline oriented, and ever-changing environment without administrative support, and able to make quick reflex decisions under pressure with grace
Ability to work in the office at least 4 days a week in our Los Angeles office when not traveling
Ability to travel both domestically and internationally, depending on project and business needs
Ability to work overtime, over many days during a project, without skipping a beat and staying sharp
Proficiency in Google Suite, Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Monday.com, basic database applications, and A.I. internet searches
Willingness to get “hands dirty” with packing, unpacking, and lifting boxes, setting up a production office, and standing on feet for more than 4 hours at a time while on-site at events

Responsibilities

Strategy development across events and engagements, staying “in the know” on the hottest industry trends through research and ideation
Understand and manage logistics for registration, air and ground transportation, and room block management with little to no oversight
Manage across multiple event components simultaneously on events with minimal oversight
Manage event logistics, including food and beverage, design, rentals, layouts, rooming lists, parking, budgets, and recaps
Oversee and own event playbook, creating workback schedules, DACI, invoice tracking, and budget reporting
Communicate and collaborate clearly with FED Technology and Design teams
Develop an understanding of technical event needs and graphic specifications, managing all event production needs
Track, measure, and report on event success using data metrics and KPIs to realize business goals
Negotiate hotel contracts and vendor agreements
Provide event recaps and billing debriefs
Support senior business leads on larger-scale events, meetings, and hospitality programs, both domestic and international, as needed