Event Production Lead, Global Brand Studio

Responsibilities
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Mumbai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
Why Join Us
At TikTok, our people are humble, intelligent, compassionate and creative. We create to inspire - for you, for us, and for more than 1 billion users on our platform. We lead with curiosity and aim for the highest, never shying away from taking calculated risks and embracing ambiguity as it comes. Here, the opportunities are limitless for those who dare to pursue bold ideas that exist just beyond the boundary of possibility. Join us and make impact happen with a career at TikTok.
About Global Business Marketing and Global Brand Studio
The vision of the Global Business Marketing Team is to create a global brand that amplifies our mission and establishes TikTok as a unique and critical investment for the industry we serve. Fostering best in class creative work on our platform, inspiring the industry through storytelling and showcasing our unique business brand at scale is the core focus of our collective team. Our purpose is to inspire, educate and unlock the possibilities on TikTok for the marketing community and businesses of all sizes.
Within the greater Global Business Marketing team, the Global Brand Studio produces business entertainment that inspires TikTok-first thinking and services the different Global Marketing teams. The studio and events team is comprised of world-class designers, production experts, and experiential events professionals, dedicated to showing our agency partners and clients how best to show up on TikTok. We have a passion for, and deep knowledge of TikTok as a platform, and are full of ideas that will help propel the platform into the future.
Overview:
The Global Brand Studio Event Production Lead will provide team leadership and oversight across some of TikTok most influential B2B event moments. The Event Production Lead will be responsible for ensuring creativity and joy are central to everything we make and put out into the industry ecosystem. The ideal candidate is a forward-thinking leader with proven experience bringing live events and experiential activations to life. We're looking for someone with a strong vision for event production and execution, team motivation, and a pulse on industry event trends.
Key candidates will have deep knowledge of the B2B events landscape as a whole, and extensive knowledge of major tentpoles and industry events like CES, AdWeek, Cannes Lions, SxSW, and Newfronts.
Responsibilities:

• Partner closely with Event Lead and internal Studio team to develop and recommend full event experience and execution
• Manage event space operations including event staff, technical crew and necessary production partners
• Research, identify and recommend up and coming agencies
• Manage and draft all SOW and MSA contracts with internal Legal Counsel's oversight
• Oversee and manage all aspects of event production, including, but not limited to:
• Clearly articulate TikTok's brand vision internally and with third-party production vendors to create best-in-class experiences that bring joy to consumers
• Bring innovative thinking and executional expertise to each event including integrating the latest and greatest event trends and technology
• In development of the event experience, apply regional strategic marketing messaging to ensure experience is on brand and meeting objectives
• Build relationships with experiential agencies, fabrication teams and local production vendors
• Work with TikTok's internal Environment, Health, and Safety teams to gather necessary event security plans, COIs, etc.
• Partner with the Event Lead to build out agency brief and facilitate the RFP process with the Procurement Team
• Lead event production development and execution for specific North America and Global business marketing teams initiatives
• Help organize and set-up projects for success from initial stages through execution
• Interface and act as main point of contact for agency partners and production vendors
• Partnering with Event Lead on budget development, management, tracking and reconciliation
• Manage and mentor a team of event production managers helping to define team OKR's and performance
• Bring deep knowledge and understanding of the experiential landscape to the planning process
• Drive multiple projects forward simultaneously

Qualifications

• Proven history leading a team
• Minimum 7-10 years of experience in an event-specific role. Agency experience preferred
• Ability to create decks, presentations, budgets, run-of-show documents, etc.
• Rich experience in executing a wide variety of large-budget experiences in entertainment and tech event spaces. Large-scale activations at consumer-facing festivals, trade shows, and industry events are a must
• Proven history of collaborating across multiple disciplines to meet campaign event goals (marketing, b2b, media, creative, social, etc.)
• Ability to communicate clearly while operating in a fast-paced environment

TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.
TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process. If you need assistance or an accommodation, please reach out to us at [email protected].
Job Information
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $96666 - $188000 annually.
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Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
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At ByteDance/TikTok our benefits are designed to convey company culture and values, to create an efficient and inspiring work environment, and to support ByteDancers to give their best in both work and life. We offer the following benefits to eligible employees:
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We cover 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account(HSA) with a company match. As well as Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans. In addition to Flexible Spending Account(FSA) Options like Health Care, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care.
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Our time off and leave plans are: 10 paid holidays per year plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off(PPTO) (prorated upon hire and increased by tenure) and 10 paid sick days per year as well as 12 weeks of paid Parental leave and 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability.
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We also provide generous benefits like mental and emotional health benefits through our EAP and Lyra. A 401K company match, gym and cellphone service reimbursements. The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.