Executive Producer, Strategic Events, Amazon
DESCRIPTION
Are you an events leader with experience working on major advertising industry events such as CES, Super Bowl, Upfronts, and Cannes Lions (and more)? Come build the future with us and be part of a team that is helping Amazon redefine the advertising industry! Amazon Ads is seeking an experienced Executive Event Producer to join our Global Strategic Events team. The Global Strategic Events team is driven by the Leadership Principle “Think Big.” Our mission is to connect customers to Amazon Ads through best-in-class experiences.
Amazon Ads is re-imagining advertising and is dedicated to being the best place for all advertisers to build their business or brand. Our ad solutions— which include digital and streaming TV media, innovative ad formats, and audience and measurement capabilities leverage Amazon’s unique insights and trusted technology to help brands connect with customers wherever they spend their time.
The Executive Producer, Strategic Events sits within the Amazon Ads brand marketing organization. The Global Strategic Events Team is responsible for designing, producing, executing, and measuring tier one first and third party events for Amazon Ads customers and partners with the goal of delivering business results. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team and lead events and priority workstreams – from ideation through flawless execution.
We are seeking experiential-driven, data-obsessed, experienced B2B marketer to own holistic event programs from overall event management to specific ownership of key event workstreams such as communications, meetings programs, product experiences, and more. In this highly cross-functional role, you’ll work with stakeholder teams across Amazon, and external agencies to produce and support event activations. To be successful in this role you will need to be creative, organized, and driven to deliver high-quality customer-facing events. You should be dedicated to continually testing, measuring, and evolving your event programs. This role requires exceptionally high standards, good judgment, strong attention to detail, and adherence to deadlines, and budgets. Exceptional verbal and written communication skills are critical to success in this role. The right candidate will be a self-starter and have strong interpersonal, project management, and analytical skills. If you are results oriented, with attention to detail, highly creative, passionate about flawless production, this role is for you.
Key job responsibilities
-Own overall event management on a number of events and workflows for events, including pre-production logistics planning, onsite execution, as well as post-event wrap up.
-Lead creative ideation around experiential activations and customer engagement.
-Drive internal/external event communications
-Development of project plans, and manage deliverables and timelines associated with event plan.
-Track, collect, and report on event metrics, and analyze program elements for effectiveness to measure success and YoY improvement recommendations.
-Communicate and collaborate with internal leaders and cross functional teams and stakeholders to drive alignment and execution of event deliverables.
-Work with 3rd party event agencies, guiding them to ensure timely delivery of program deliverables.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 8+ years of driving compelling creative strategy and execution at an agency or in-house creative team experience
- Experience producing successful events for audiences of 50-3,000 attendees.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience leading creative development of innovative creative from concept to delivery
- Experience managing creative (internal team of designers, copywriters, external agencies and freelancers)
- Experience presenting creative concepts effectively to senior executives
- Experience managing multiple projects and meeting aggressive deadlines
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $127,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $210,300/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.