Senior Experiential Producer (Contract)

Sr Producer, Experiential (CONTRACTOR)

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WHERE CULTURE CALLS HOME

Our mission is simple: dramatically transform the face of media ownership and investment by identifying, creating, and scaling the largest ecosystem of Black-owned media brands and diverse creators. We are doing this by providing financial, strategic, and infrastructural support needed to build businesses capable of delivering engaged audiences at scale for brands.

Group Black drives scalable Black-media ownership at pace and focuses on building Black-owned media businesses that embrace diversity in their organizations and audiences. Most importantly, Group Black delivers great content and experiences, as well as new, high-performing ways for advertisers to connect with consumers.

We know that your voice creates the path to our success. We are a place where employees can be authentic, creative, and energized by the people and work they touch each day. 

Brand/Division Overview: 

At Group Black, our Marketing team is at the forefront of bringing “Where Culture Calls Home,” our brand identity, to life. From an Experiential standpoint, all of the strategy and execution ladders up to our core tenants of Openness, Acceptance, Belonging, Connection.

We work cross-functionally and build activations in collaboration with various teams across the organization, including Finance, Brand Strategy, PR/Comms, and Sales. Not only do we execute on large-scale Group Black brand/equity-building events, we are working to spearhead and support internal company off-sites, sales events, and exciting client programs and activations.

The Role: 

This is a contract opportunity reporting to the Director of Experiential Marketing, you will be responsible for leading the planning and execution of experiential programs and events. As a Senior Producer, you’ll be responsible for overseeing the entire production process of a project, ensuring on time and within budget completion. You’ll work closely with a team of producers, vendors, internal stakeholders, client partners, and designers to ensure that the project meets all Group Black standards.

We’ll also look to you to help develop the skillset of our Production Coordinator as it relates to assigned projects.

Your Day-to-Day:

• Project Management: Overseeing the entire production process, from pre-production to post-production, ensuring that the project is delivered on time and within budget.
• Logistics & Operations: Managing the tools and resources needed for any given project, including documents and tracking resources, equipment, facilities, and personnel inclusive of on-site event staffing to ensure smooth operations in both planning and execution. 
• Budget Management: Assisting in building estimates then managing the project budget, ensuring that all expenses are accounted for and that the project stays within budget.
• Vendor Management: Sourcing and managing a roster of vendors and external partners to ensure they are meeting their goals on deliverables and deadlines.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Coordinate across internal stakeholders, client partners, and designers to ensure that the project meets all quality standards. 
• Quality Control: Ensuring that the project meets all quality standards and that the final product is of the highest quality possible.
• Risk Management: Identifying and managing potential risks that could impact the project’s success, such as delays, cost overruns, and quality issues and communicating those to the Director of Experiential.
• Partner Management: Communicating with partners and stakeholders to ensure that their needs and expectations are met throughout the project.
• Design & Fabrication: Contributing to experiential design while working closely with internal design team and external fabrication partners.

What you can expect: 

• Help create and execute the most exciting, culturally-relevant programming at industry tentpoles like: SxSW, Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, ADCOLOR, Brandweek.
• Be a part of building safe spaces that allow people to interact and build relationships in a more inclusive environment.
• Be at forefront of bringing culture to life.
• Exponentially grow in your leadership capabilities as you contribute to high-level strategy and execution.
• Surround yourself with a team that loves culture, production, and ultimately having fun while working hard.

What you bring to the team: 

• 5 – 7 years of experience in experiential marketing, event production, or related field.
• Comfortable working in Excel and Google Workspaces.
• Proven track record of managing complex experiential marketing campaigns from conception to execution, delivering high-quality products on time and within budget.
• Experience managing and mentoring junior producers.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented.
• Excellent communication and Leadership skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with clients, internal teams, and vendors.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to think creatively.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Enjoys taking full ownership of projects.
• Ability to see opportunities and/or projects to increase efficiencies and bring solutions to enhance team performance.
• Commitment to the mission, vision, and objectives of the organization.

At Group Black we believe in leveraging our hiring process as a way to support transparency. The monthly pay rate for this opportunity is ($8,650 – $10,570). Our job offer compensation philosophy, which impacts actual compensation, is based on a number of important factors including, but not limited to, internal and market equity, financial budgets, and the individual’s skills, qualifications, experience, and education.

Group Black is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. Group Black is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know.

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