Associate Manager, Event Management
Dentsu · Posted Oct 27
Integrated advertising, marketing, media, and business transformation services
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About the role
Dentsu is a global lifestyle marketing agency that connects brands to people through sports and entertainment marketing, live experiences, and digital media. The Associate Manager, Event Management will manage nightlife and retail consumer engagement programs in market, supporting all market activities and reporting to the Market Manager. The role involves recruiting and managing staff, coordinating point-of-sale and warehouse management, and ensuring compliance with local alcohol laws.
What you will do
- Responsible for recruiting and managing top-quality Educators and Influencers for event execution in market
- Train staff on brands, programs, consumer engagement, and execution excellence
- Manage staff pools to ensure core teams support the volume and business needs
- Manage point-of-sale coordination and warehouse management for all local event activity
- Ensure proper coordination, kitting, and utilization of POS
- Enter, maintain, and review event data in all relevant activation platforms
- Ensure all event reporting is entered accurately and timely into the online database
- Manage staff payroll and expense processes as well as personal Travel and Entertainment expenses
- Knowledge and firm understanding of local state alcohol laws and regulations relative to state sampling laws and promotional activity
- For quality control purposes, attend, monitor, and evaluate events. Make recommendations to improve the quality of events
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- 3-5 years in field / promotional marketing
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Promotional experience in Wine and Spirits is preferred.
- Able to effectively source candidates to ensure a match to the position/organization.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Proficiency in MacOS operating system is preferred.
Benefits and support
- Medical, vision, and dental insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- 401k
- Flexible paid time off
- At least 15 paid holidays per year
- Paid sick and safe leave
- Paid parental leave
About Dentsu
Dentsu Group Inc. is an integrated growth and transformation partner to the world's leading organizations, delivering comprehensive media, customer experience management (CXM), and creative services. Operating globally across approximately 120 countries, the agency combines deep human insights, creative innovation, and advanced data technologies to accelerate business growth. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Dentsu has a rich heritage of shaping the advertising and marketing industry since 1901.
- Industry
- Advertising
- Company size
- 67000+ employees
- Founded
- 1901-07-01
- Location
- Tokyo, Japan
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company
- 2022-03-29Post Ipo
Leadership
Takeshi Sano
Representative Executive Officer, President & Global CEO
Yoshimasa Watahiki
Representative Executive Officer, EVP & Global Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
Shigeki Endo
Executive Officer & Global CFO
Beth Ann Kaminkow
CEO, Dentsu Americas & Chief Global Client Officer
Yuichi Toyoda
CEO, Dentsu APAC
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