Manager, Experience & Events Jobs

Overview Of The Company

FOX Entertainment

FOX Entertainment has the power to break through. We seek to pierce pop culture with content that takes big swings, delivers mass appeal and elicits visceral reactions form our audiences. FOX has been the #1 A18-49 rated network for 2 years in a row and we got there through innovation and perseverance, as well as excellent content including shows such as THE MASKED SINGER, 9-1-1, CALL ME KAT and THE GREAT NORTH. FOX Entertainment programming includes a mix of Drama, Comedy, Alternative, Animation and Specials. Also within the Fox family are brands such as TUBI, FOX Alternative Entertainment, FOX SPORTS, FOX NEWS, FOX BET, Bento Box, Blockchain Creative Labs, and Credible.

FOX Experience + Design (FED) is the internal brand engagement and experience agency providing strategic ideas, planning, and production in events, design, and technology to all divisions of FOX Corporation, including the FOX Network, Tubi, FOX Sports, Ad Sales, News, Distribution, and FOX Corporate.

The Manager, Experience & Events is a strategically creative thinker; the definition of a team player; takes initiative, possesses creative problem-solving ability, is detail-oriented, innovative, and hard-working; someone who looks beyond the “party” to provide elevated and meaningful engagements that create and maintain strong connections with fans, stakeholders, and internal teams to the FOX Family.

a Snapshot Of Your Responsibilities

• Support senior team members on large-scale events, meetings, and hospitality programs and administrative duties as needed
• Develop event partners & partnerships to help offset experience costs and positively impact the events bottom-line
• Being “in the know” on the hottest industry trends, and researching, making, and nurturing external industry connections and relationships that will benefit FOX's experiential endeavors
• Have candid and direct communication and can expertly influence key stakeholders and foster deep relationships across the business
• Negotiate hotel contracts and vendor agreements; manage food and beverage design, rental orders, layouts, rooming lists, parking, and all other corresponding experience needs; establish marketing metrics for your event that will inform and educate your stakeholder on best practices; recap experience and billing and provide debriefs to team, stakeholders, and department to educate on future investment and strategy
• Actively listen to the needs of our internal stakeholders, ask thoughtful and strategic information-gathering questions to help inform their decisions, and to brainstorm and engage with our stakeholders and department members to provide executable ideas that achieve desired strategic goals
• Formulate budgets, plan, coordinate, and manage successful, on-budget small to mid-size in-person and virtual events, corporate meetings, presentations, projects, tastemakers, and other as-needed experiential engagements without administrative support
• Clearly communicate and collaborate closely with FED Technology and Design partners for in-person and virtual event production through a general understanding of technical event needs and graphic specs and production, so everyone is clear on overall event scope, planning needs, and strategic goals, plus provide support and guidance as needed throughout the planning process

What You Will Need

• Excellent communication & negotiation skills and can communicate event ideas and turn them into reality
• Willingness to get “hands dirty” with packing, unpacking, and lifting boxes, setting up a production office, and standing on feet for more than 4 hours at a time while on-site at events
• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years hands-on and supervisory experience in Corporate Events or with an agency
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and multi-task in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented, and ever-changing environment without administrative support, and able to make quick reflex decisions under pressure with grace
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, basic database applications, internet searches
• Ability to work overtime, over many days during a program, and still be able to function efficiently and remember detailed aspects of the event
• Current knowledge of restaurants and venues, positive relationships with relevant vendors

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.

At FOX, we foster a culture and environment where everyone feels welcome and can thrive. We are deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including attracting, retaining, and promoting diverse talent across our company. We live in a diverse world, with different ideas and different perspectives that come together to spark new ideas and make great things happen. That means reflecting the diversity of the world around us is critical to our company’s success. We ensure that our viewers, communities and employees feel heard, represented, and celebrated both on screen and off.

Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is: $73,000.00-98,000.00 annually for California. This role is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, various benefits, including medical/dental/vision, insurance, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, and other benefits in accordance with applicable plan documents. Benefits for Union represented employees will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.