Project Director (Experiential)

New York City, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

UEG is an award-winning global agency specializing in entertainment sports and lifestyle marketing. We create breakthrough marketing by leveraging the people places and platforms that shape pop culture. Our suite of services includes celebrity/influencer programming music-film-tv/digital-sports partnerships communications branded content and experiential.

The team at UEG is a dynamic group bringing together best-in-class expertise across entertainment sports and lifestyle paired with a strong understanding of brand building and effective marketing communications. This is a work hard play hard environment where a true passion for culture are married with the desire to create business changing work for our clients.

We are in relentless pursuit of an equitable and inspiring workplace that is respectful of all reflects and represents the world in which we live and fosters trust collaboration and with this approach we hire the best qualified candidates for all positions.

Were seeking a Brand Experience Project Director to lead the development and activation of experiential programs for high-profile this role you will be responsible for overseeing campaigns from concept to executionintegrating strategy creative production and client managementwhile driving operational rigor mentoring project teams and delivering measurable ideal candidate is both a client-facing leader and a project operations expert: someone who can balance creative ambition with financial discipline resolve challenges with confidence and inspire teams to deliver best-in-class brand experiences.

Key Responsibilities

Client & Campaign Leadership

Serve as primary client lead delivering excellent service strategic guidance and trusted partnership.
Develop and present innovative experiential concepts and solutions that integrate across multiple channels and drive measurable KPIs.
Lead critical conversations with clients and stakeholders providing perspective clear options and recommendations that result in informed decisions.

Program & Project Management

Manage the intake and scoping process for complex programs creating clear project plans budgets and staffing models.
Oversee program delivery from kickoff through wrap-up ensuring all project deliverables are met on time within budget and at the highest quality.
Confidently manage conflict resolution across stakeholders escalating only when necessary.
Identify and implement operational best practices and efficient workflows that improve outcomes and profitability.
Oversee vendor sourcing contracting and management to ensure compliance quality and value.

Financial Management

Partner with Finance to update forecasts track cash flow manage purchase orders and monitor out-of-pocket expenses.
Lead all post-program financial reconciliation and reporting including identifying learnings and efficiencies for future programs.

Team Leadership & Culture

Delegate effectively across team members while providing mentorship and coaching to junior and mid-level project managers.
Foster an inclusive collaborative culture that reflects Edelman leadership values: trust operational rigor conscious inclusivity and empathy.
Actively model and embed the One Edelman mindset Action Method and Core Values into daily work.

Qualifications

68 years of experience in brand experience experiential marketing or event production (agency experience strongly preferred).
Bachelors degree in marketing communications or related field or equivalent work experience.
Proven track record developing and executing large-scale experiential campaigns with strong measurable results.
Strong project management skills with ability to scope budget forecast and deliver complex programs.
Skilled in vendor and partner management including contracts compliance and production oversight.
Exceptional communication skills with the ability to tailor messaging to diverse audiences and foster trust.
Comfortable working in fast-paced ambiguous environments and making decisive informed decisions.
Knowledge of blending digital and physical experiences to create seamless engaging audience interactions.

What we look for

A passion for experiential and event marketing with curiosity for pop culture and cultural trends.
A creative problem-solver who thrives in dynamic environments and can anticipate and resolve challenges.
A team-first leader who balances accountability with empathy and who is committed to mentoring others.
Someone who embodies resilience operational discipline and a growth mindset.

$80000 - $120000 a year

An employees pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including but not limited to relevant education qualifications certifications experience skills seniority geographic location performance travel requirements revenue-based metrics any contractual agreements and business or organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of DJEHs total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses a Paid Time Off policy and region-specific benefits.

DJEH offers a wide range of benefits: medical and dental insurance vision 401K life insurance disability insurance paid time off travel assistance and wellness programing.

DJEH is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and believes in diversity equity and inclusion. We seek applications from all qualified candidates without regard to race color gender sex age religion physical or mental disability military and veteran status or any other basis protected by federal state or local you require a reasonable accommodation in any part of the employment process please let us know.

Required Experience:

Director