Experiential Lead

About Pinterest:

Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest were on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love and that starts with the people behind the product.

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At Pinterest AI isnt just a feature its a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact and were looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of that. To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities well explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI.

Through our interview process what matters most is that you can always explain your approach showing us not just what you know but how you think. You can read more about our AI interview philosophy and how we use AI in our recruiting process here.

Were looking for an Experiential Lead to join the team within the House of Creative Pinterests in-house creative team. Our team brings the Pinterest brand to life through events experiences and this role youll lead the development and execution of high-impact experiential programs that drive comprehension of Pinterest deepen brand love and build advocacy for Pinterest as a content advertising and shopping platform.

To be successful in this role youll be a senior experiential leader with deep production expertise strong creative instincts and the ability to confidently lead large complex high-visibility programs from concept through execution. Youll thrive in a fast-paced collaborative environment and bring the judgment presence and leadership needed to navigate ambiguity drive alignment and deliver exceptional work at scale.

What youll do

• Lead large-scale experiential programs end-to-end from strategy concepting and planning through production on-site execution post-event debriefs and reconciliation; ensuring every touchpoint aligns to key messaging brand standards and business goals.
• Lead some of the teams most complex and high-visibility programs including major tentpoles executive-facing moments and multi-market activations.
• Establish and uphold a high bar for creative and executional excellence helping teams and partners deliver distinctive high-quality on-brand experiences.
• Partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders across Marketing Sales Comms Policy and other teams to shape attendee journeys uncover insights and translate business and brand priorities into impactful activations.
• Manage agencies vendors project teams timelines budgets and workstreams across complex programs with multiple stakeholders and dependencies.
• Oversee production craft across key elements including venues fabrication staging technical production activations merchandise partnerships logistics and on-site operations.
• Own and manage complex multi-million-dollar budgets ensuring strong decision-making accountability and stewardship across scope cost time and quality.
• Build clarity and alignment across large cross-functional working teams driving momentum resolving issues and surfacing risks and trade-offs early.
• Present plans concepts and recommendations to senior stakeholders including executive audiences with clarity confidence and strong strategic rationale.
• Help lead project teams or pods by setting direction coordinating resources and supporting strong collaboration across disciplines and regions.
• Mentor and support teammates where needed sharing expertise and raising the overall capability of the team.
• Leverage AI tools to improve planning efficiency and operational effectiveness while helping build smarter and more scalable ways of working.
• Collaborate regularly with global teams with a particular focus on US-based partners; flexibility to work adjusted hours up to three days per week during peak program planning periods is required.

What were looking for

• Proven track record leading large-scale experiential programs that translate product and brand stories into impactful activations.
• Significant experience delivering complex high-visibility events or experiences with multiple workstreams senior stakeholders and external partners.
• Strong experience managing multi-million-dollar production budgets agency scopes timelines vendors and reconciliation.
• Deep hands-on production knowledge across experiential disciplines with strong judgment on feasibility trade-offs executional risk and live-event operations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex programs across multiple markets or regions.
• Strong stakeholder management skills including experience working directly with senior leaders and navigating competing priorities with confidence and sound judgment.
• Excellent communication presentation and storytelling skills with the ability to guide stakeholders through plans recommendations and decisions.
• A strong creative point of view and the ability to shape standout on-brand experiences that are strategically grounded and beautifully executed.
• Experience leading large cross-functional teams and creating alignment across diverse disciplines working styles and time zones.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity solving problems proactively and driving decisions in fast-moving environments.
• Confidence using AI tools in day-to-day work to improve efficiency performance and outcomes.
• Bachelors degree in Marketing or equivalent industry experience.

Relocation Statement:

• This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.

In-Office Requirement Statement

• We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means were not always working in an office but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.
• This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times per week and therefore needs to be in a commutable distance from our London office.
• Due to global collaboration across timezones flexibility for adjusted hours up to three days per week across peak project planning periods is required.

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