Sr. Manager, Brand Experience

The Brand Experience team (BX) is seeking full-time Senior Managers in both New York City and Chicago. In this role, you will get to work across multiple diverse industries with several clients: sports, entertainment, hospitality, fashion, beauty, wellness and CPG.  

BX is a true “team player” group, bringing a friendly and can-do attitude that bridges the gap amongst teams at UEG. We create an environment where a passion for culture is paired with the desire to create a phenomenal business impact for our clients. 

As the Senior Manager on Brand Experience, your responsibilities will include: 

• Support senior Brand Experience team (SVP and Directors) in day-to-day event production and execution, acting as a core team member across planning, pre-production, on-site execution, and wrap 

• Manage project logistics and vendor coordination: sourcing rentals, scenic, uniforms, catering, shipping, storage, COIs, etc. 

• Contribute to internal and client-facing materials such as building creative decks, project summaries, agendas, production books, and training manuals 

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Account, Creative, PM and Strategy teams to align production logistics with project vision 

• Organize and maintain all project workstreams. This includes developing organized drive folders, production schedules, vendor setup and payment, budgets, expense tracking, and post-event reconciliations 

• Coordinate critical event logistics: travel, staffing needs, crew meals, and on-site logistics to ensure seamless execution 

• Ability to travel for work and actively be onsite for events, typically traveling about 1 week a month, including some weeknights or weekends  

• Capacity to lift heavy items (up to 30 lbs) 

• Understand and apply industry trends and insights to improve overall strategic approach and thinking for client work  

• Assess KPIs and create recap reports 

Qualifications 

• Must have 3+ years of significant experience working in experiential marketing, field marketing or event production. 

• Must have prior agency experience – ideally at a medium-large size experiential agency 

• Be an incredibly creative individual who is able to provide smart and strategic recommendations to the team and to clients  

• Must possess superior communication skills. You are someone who loves spreadsheets and creating efficient processes, with a sharp eye for being detail-oriented.   

• Have a passion for the event marketing industry and an overall understanding of the public relations field. 

• Have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, preferably in marketing, communications and/or advertising.  

• We work in a hybrid environment. This role is required to work out of the NYC or Chicago office Tuesday-Thursday when not onsite for events