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Job Description
About the Role
The Advertising department is looking for a team member to manage B2B events where you will be a part of a small but mighty team whose goal is to promote our main messages to the advertising industry through a variety of events and activations.
You will work with partners across the department to develop and execute compelling experiences that demonstrate our unique value to advertisers and increase Times Advertising’s brand awareness, affinity and engagement in ways that enhance revenue-driving efforts. This includes NYT-owned client events, internal events, client entertaining, category sponsorships, programming and speaking opportunities.
You will report into the Events Director, B2B Marketing and partner across the department and wider organization with sales, creative, insights, product marketing and other related functions.
Responsibilities
- Support the team through thoughtful event execution on projects that reflect our core department priorities and differentiates Times Advertising in the market, with specific attention to industry tentpole events such as Cannes Lions, CES, Newfronts
- Collaborate and support sales in the production of intimate client events, category events and sponsorships, such as South Beach Wine & Food Festival, IAB, ThinkLA and more
- Contribute on the NYTAdvertising department’s annual, global sales conference to connect and motivate the team of the department’s vision, strategy, products and most important messages
- Manage daily development, production, budgets, and vendor relationships for assigned projects
- Build relationships and collaborate across the organization with sales, creative, corp comms, product marketing and other related functions, keeping partners informed and engaged throughout projects
- Develop event collateral and other related materials including marketing materials and recap reports
- Manage and become expert in event applications, tools and critical integrations including Splash, Zoom, Monday.com and others
- Support manager in establishing workflow / processes and best practices for concept development, production, department communications and more
- Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
Basic Qualifications
- 3+ years experience in industry, B2B or event marketing.
- Experience executing both live and virtual event production, industry talent and vendor management, and the latest in creative production
- Communication that matches the quality of The Times itself, including written and verbal
- Openness to travel
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of publishing, media and agencies
- You believe in collaboration and have a creative spirit that results in outstanding work.
The annual base pay range for this role is between $85,000.00 and $100,000.00.
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