Events Manager

Job Description:

Manager, Events - Live Journalism and Experiences

About the Role
Dow Jones produces over 150 world-class live, virtual, and hybrid events annually for The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s Group, and Dow Jones brands. These experiences bring our journalism to life by connecting audiences with newsmakers and big ideas through ambitious, creative, and flawlessly executed programs.

We are seeking a Manager to join our growing team in New York. This role is ideal for someone with 5–7 years of experience in events, production, experiential, or hospitality who thrives at the intersection of creativity, brand storytelling, and operations.

As a Manager, you will be expected to take ownership of planning and execution, delegate tasks to coordinators, and serve as the lead onsite at small-to-medium scale in-person and virtual events. You will also support large-scale flagship events by managing specific workstreams or components, collaborating closely with senior producers and event leads. This is a role for someone who combines detailed operational skills with creative vision, communicates with clarity and confidence, and demonstrates initiative in driving projects forward.

You Will:

Event Planning & Delivery

• Lead planning and execution for in-person and virtual small-to-medium scale brand and sponsored  events, including dinners, conferences, sponsor activations,  and receptions.

• Request and analyze vendor proposals, BEOs and floorplans; manage timelines, budgets, and deliverables.

• Direct onsite load-in and load-out, ensuring all technical and logistical elements are delivered seamlessly.

• Delegate tasks to coordinators with clear expectations, providing coaching and oversight.

• Support large-scale flagship events by owning key workstreams or components(e.g., breakout sessions, sponsor activations, creative assets, or specific logistics), collaborating closely with senior producers and event leads.

Production & Technology

• Work with AV teams, crews, and vendors to implement event technology solutions.

• Develop event specification documents and manage venue outreach.

• Oversee creative asset production (e.g., stage design, signage, printed materials) with signoff from senior leadership.

Project Management & Operations

• Manage budgets for small-to-medium events, keeping documentation current and proactively flagging issues to senior leadership.

• Draft contingency plans; anticipate and address operational issues in real-time.

• Create and distribute cross-functional team and stakeholder updates.

• Guide vendor contract drafting and negotiations with senior leadership input.

Collaboration & Communication

• Partner with newsroom, programming, sponsorship, and marketing teams to deliver events aligned with editorial and commercial priorities.

• Communicate expectations clearly, setting realistic tasks and deadlines.

• Actively listen, take notes and create information banks in a way that is easy for others to access and apply.

Initiative & Growth

• Implement process improvements and train others on tools and workflows.

• Take ownership of your workload while collaborating on broader team goals.

• Demonstrate growing understanding of Dow Jones’ strategy, vision, and competitors.

• Show initiative by developing contingency plans, anticipating issues, and proactively proposing solutions.

You Have:

• 5+ years’ experience in events, experiential, production, or hospitality (agency or media background strongly preferred).

• Proven ability to lead small-to-medium scale events independently while contributing to flagship projects.

• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and proactive problem-solver.

• Solid communicator—able to clearly explain reasoning, set expectations, and actively listen.

• Strong collaborator who builds relationships across teams and vendors.

• Creative sensibility with ability to contribute to design, branding, and audience experience.

• Skilled in Google Workspace, MS Office, and event project management tools.

• Virtual/hybrid event production experience a plus.

• Comfortable working onsite at events, occasionally outside standard hours and with global travel.

• Passion for live journalism, storytelling, and delivering ambitious, high-quality experiences.

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans

• Paid Time Off

• Retirement Plans

• Comprehensive Insurance Plans

• Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources

• Education Benefits

• Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support

• Commuter Transit Program

• Subscription Discounts

• Employee Referral Program

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Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at [email protected]. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area:

Dow Jones - Luxury & Events

Job Category:

Marketing & Product Management

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Pay Range: 85,0000.00 - 105,000.00

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..