Senior Manager, Events

Our client, a global, fast-growing consumer retail brand, is seeking a Senior Manager, Events to establish and lead a newly created events function during an exciting period of expansion. This highly visible role will be responsible for developing event strategy, building scalable processes, and delivering impactful customer-facing experiences that strengthen brand awareness, drive engagement, and support business growth. The ideal candidate is both a strategic thinker and hands-on operator who thrives in fast-paced, evolving environments and enjoys building programs from the ground up. This role is based full-time onsite in their Culver City, CA office.

What You'll Do

• Develop and execute a comprehensive events strategy aligned with business objectives, customer engagement goals, and brand growth initiatives.
• Build and scale a new events function, establishing operational frameworks, processes, and best practices to support long-term growth.
• Create annual event roadmaps, planning processes, and budget strategies to support a diverse portfolio of experiences and activations.
• Design and implement scalable operating procedures, project management frameworks, and vendor management processes.
• Lead end-to-end planning and execution of a variety of customer-facing events, brand experiences, launches, experiential marketing initiatives, and community engagement programs.
• Manage event timelines, budgets, logistics, production schedules, and vendor relationships to ensure seamless execution.
• Identify opportunities to expand event programming, enhance customer engagement, and support growth in new markets and business channels.
• Establish performance measurement frameworks to evaluate event effectiveness, business impact, customer engagement, and return on investment.
• Develop standardized tools, templates, and reporting processes that improve operational efficiency and scalability.
• Negotiate and manage relationships with agencies, production partners, venues, contractors, and external vendors.
• Ensure all events adhere to operational, safety, regulatory, and venue-specific requirements.
• Partner cross-functionally with Marketing, Retail Operations, Creative, Merchandising, and executive stakeholders to align event execution with broader business priorities.
• Translate high-level brand objectives into locally relevant and operationally executable event experiences.
• Support field teams and business partners through event planning guidance, training, and execution support.
• Assess future organizational needs and help build the structure, capabilities, and resources necessary to support a growing events function.
• Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
  
  

Requirements

• 7 years of experience in events, experiential marketing, brand activations, retail marketing, or a related field.
• Demonstrated success building, scaling, or transforming event programs within a growing organization.
• Proven experience managing large-scale events, customer-facing activations, launches, or experiential initiatives across multiple locations.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to oversee multiple complex initiatives simultaneously.
• Experience managing event budgets, forecasting expenses, and measuring program effectiveness.
• Strong vendor management, contract negotiation, and external partnership experience.
• Ability to balance creativity, customer experience, and operational excellence.
• Experience developing scalable processes, systems, and operational frameworks.
• Exceptional organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving, and entrepreneurial environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to adapt quickly and navigate ambiguity.
  
  

Salary: $110K - $140K bonus

The description above is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required.

While PCG appreciates all applicants, only those qualified will be contacted. Thank you for your application. We look forward to hearing from you!

If you believe you are a great candidate for this position, and the salary listed does not meet your expectations, we would still love to speak to you! PCG, in good faith, believes that this posted range of compensation is the accurate range for this role at this location at the time of this posting. PCG and our clients may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range depending on candidate qualifications. This range may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for additional compensation including incentive pay, discretionary bonuses, and a comprehensive benefits package, details of which will be provided during the hiring process.

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