Job Description:

Dentsu Creative US is comprised of audacious thinkers and award-winning collaborators across the United States who blend local knowledge with global expertise. 

Choosing substance over stunts, our Modern Creative mandate is about unlocking sustained growth and holistic impact for brands in ways that Create Culture, Change Society and Invent the Future. We do it daily for notable brands. 

Our borderless approach allows us to assemble the best talent around each brief, tapping into the expertise of the 9,000+ people in dentsu international’s global creative network. This integrated model also allows our talent to learn about and explore the breadth of career possibilities within Dentsu Creative. 

Role Purpose 

Reporting into the Regional Director, the Senior Manager, Event Management is an event specialist and local market expert who oversees the pre to post event responsibilities, from planning and preparation to execution and reporting. Event elements will often include staffing, product sampling, consumer engagement, asset transportation, POS coordination, and production.   

• You'll work in close collaboration with cross business counterpoints and serve as client contact. 
• You'll oversee direct reports, including ongoing recruitment, hiring and onboarding, and performance and financial management of part time and (if applicable) full-time employees.  
• You'll follow standard operating procedures, policies, and protocols for issue resolution.   
• You'll manage local warehousing with POS and special event assets, and ensure assets are available/operable for activations.  
• You'll socialize success and opportunities with program recaps, using data and insights for real-time measurement and evaluation, event strategies and project plans/ volume phasing.  
• You'll manage cross agency and in-market communications, and serve as a local contact for clients and partners.  
• You'll approve and submit payroll and expenses for part-time and full-time employees. 
• You'll process payments for invoices from vendor partners.  
• You'll prepare and follow local market budgets.  

Person Specification 

• 6 years minimum experience in event management   
• Only candidates located in the Dallas–Fort Worth, TX area will be considered. 
• Budget management skills   
• Prior sampling event and production experience  
• Knowledge of wine and spirits industry   
• Experience sourcing candidates to guarantee a match to the position/organization   
• Proficient in the Microsoft Suite  
• Comfortable with the possibility of some non-traditional working hours 
• Travel is required within the assigned territories (schedule varies upon size of territory)  

The annual salary range for this position is $72,000-$77,000 annually. We base placement within the salary range on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, and other factors permitted by law.

Benefits available with this position include:

• 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, and

• Paid parental leave.

Dentsu also complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including providing time off according to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, following its plans and policies. For further details regarding Dentsu benefits, please visit www.dentsubenefitsplus.com.

To begin the application process, please click on the "Apply" button at the top of this job posting. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and qualified candidates will be contacted for next steps.

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