Account Director, Experiential Marketing & Brand Integration

The Role:

Creative Strategy & Big-Idea Activation

Concept Development: Architect high-impact experiential concepts, sponsorship activations, and event strategies for both new business pitches and existing clients. 

Strategic Collaboration: collaborate with team members on visual storytelling, spatial design, and experiential deck builds to ensure pitch-ready concepts.

Integration: Collaborate with PR and Talent teams to build earned-media hooks, "talkability," and organic photo moments into all physical and experiential designs, ensuring talent-friendly interactions.

Operational Excellence: Deliver fully vetted concepts complete with accurate pricing and timelines, enabling rapid movement from concept to execution.

Event Operations & Management

End-to-End Execution: Lead logistics, on-site execution, and staffing for major tentpole events, including film festivals, award season activations, and high-profile client summits.

Logistical Oversight: Act as the primary operational engine on the ground—managing run of show, vendor logistics, venue operations, and guest flow.

Vendor Ecosystem & Procurement

Strategic Sourcing: Vet, negotiate, and manage relationships with a broad network of production houses, fabricators, venues, catering services, and local fixers.

Agency Resource Development: Further build and maintain a centralized, agency-wide preferred vendor database, including master service agreements and negotiated rates, to streamline operational efficiency across all teams.

Who You Are:

• Experience: 8–10+ years of agency-side experience in experiential marketing, event production, and account leadership.
• Proven Track Record: Demonstrated success in managing multi-client festival footprints, large-scale consumer activations and high level private events.
• Financial & Technical Acumen: Proven ability to manage budgets of $500k+, negotiate complex vendor contracts, and develop sophisticated spatial and activation strategies.
• Leadership & Coordination: Exceptional ability to manage internal account teams, foster seamless cross-departmental and client collaboration.  
• Network: A strong existing network of production companies and trusted event related vendors as well as brand contacts. 
• BONUS: Experience in sponsorship sales, strategic partnerships and co-marketing integrations is highly preferred.
• Curiosity: A strong desire to learn and grow with the company and the brand integration team. Ability to lead and teach others through your unique expertise, while being open to and excited about learning other aspects of our business.