Variety is seeking a Senior Events Manager to lead the end-to-end production of high-impact events for its thriving Live Media business. The ideal candidate is highly organized, extremely detail-oriented and has a strong eye for design, event concept development, and cohesive audience experiences. The role requires excellent communication skills, sound judgment, and the ability to remain calm and efficient while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. This individual will oversee event logistics from conception through execution, collaborate closely with internal stakeholders, and serve as a key point of contact for external partners, vendors, and clients. A passion for the entertainment industry and a commitment to delivering polished, best-in-class events are essential.

Key Responsibilities

•  Lead end-to-end execution of multiple concurrent events, including timelines, vendors, venues, external partners and internal stakeholders
•  Create, maintain, and update detailed project plans across overlapping event cycles and varying deadlines and priorities, including contracts, production documents, forms, and spreadsheets, timelines, run-of-show, and program materials
•  Manage event budgets, track expenses in real time, and handle invoicing, reconciliations, and vendor payments
•  Develop floorplans, and layout plans for furniture, activations, signage, and related event elements, as well as run-of-show doc. and program remarks
•  Oversee onsite events including venue management, vendor load-in & strike, floorplans and layouts, program & A/V and overall event flow
•  Maintain database of venue and vendor contract information and details 
•  Support the Event Department with various projects, including supporting team members’ event execution tasks
•  Obtain necessary permits, equipment rental orders, production assistance needs, signage order and security needs while overseeing that all equipment and furniture are ordered, delivered, and returned by set deadlines

Required Skills & Qualifications

•  At least 4-7 years of experience in event marketing, production, or experiential marketing—preferably within media or publishing
•  Proven ability to manage multiple high-touch events simultaneously without sacrificing quality or attention to detail
•  Strong budgeting and financial management skills, including expense tracking, invoicing, and reconciliation
•  Exceptional organizational and task management skills with the ability to juggle competing priorities and shifting timelines
•  Deep understanding of event logistics, including staging, A/V, venue operations, guest flow, run-of-show docs and production schedules 
•  Excellent communication and collaboration skills with a variety of stakeholders, both internal and external, and across multiple platforms and a proactive, responsive working style
•  Working knowledge of Outlook, (including shared docs and calendar), Monday, Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, Ziflow, Swoogo, Splash
•  Willingness and ability to travel as needed to support on-site event execution
•  Familiarity with sponsor integrations and branded activations
•  On-site production experience, including managing vendors and troubleshooting in real time

 

As Variety values in-person collaboration and team cohesion, employees work onsite 4 days a week and 1 day remotely with a focus on maintaining a vibrant and inclusive culture.

A good faith estimate of the salary range is $71k - $81k +bonus upon hire. Factors that could be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, years of experience and comparison to current employees already in this role. If you have more or less experience than specified on this job posting, please apply and list your salary expectations.

If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors).

It’s all About You…

PMC's comprehensive benefits package is thoughtfully designed to support every aspect of your life, empowering you to thrive both personally and professionally. We offer PMC-Paid Healthcare with no employee paycheck contributions on medical, dental, and vision for you and your family. PMC also offers Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care & Commuter), an Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance, Short & Long Term Disability, Paid Parental Leave, and a 401(k) Retirement Plan with an Employer match. Employees are also eligible to take advantage of company discounts and perks including Pet Insurance, Home & Auto Insurance, Mortgage discounts, and a variety of other savings on wellness, lifestyle, and financial essentials. As part of PMC's dedication to consistently meet employee’s needs, we are currently launching a new Flexible Vacation Policy.

About Variety: 

Variety is the #1 entertainment news brand. Now celebrating 120 years of award-winning breaking news reporting, insightful award-season coverage, must-read feature spotlights, and intelligent analysis of the industry’s most prominent players, Variety remains the most trusted source for the business of global entertainment. Read by a highly engaged audience of industry insiders, entertainment fans, executive level professionals and decisionmakers, Variety’s multi-platform content coverage expands across digital, mobile, social, print, podcasts, branded content, data, events and summits. Variety is a subsidiary of PME TopCo., a joint venture between Penske Media Corporation and Eldridge. For more information, please visit www.variety.com.

About Penske Media Corporation (PMC)  

Penske Media Corporation (PMC) is a leading global media and information services company whose award-winning content attracts a passionate monthly audience of more than 500 million people.  Since 2004, PMC has been a pioneer in digital media and owns over 300 live events, while reaching audiences across all screens. Penske Media is recognized, as one of the Top 100 Private Companies in the United States and North America.  

Our Companies & Brands  

• Iconic Media Brands (PMX): Variety, Rolling Stone, The Verge, Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter, WWD, SHE Media, Robb Report, Deadline, Eater, Sportico, ARTnews, Fairchild Media, VIBE, IndieWire, SB Nation, ARTFORUM, POPSUGAR, Gold Derby, BEAUTY INC, Art in America, Punch, The Dodo, and more.   

• Live Events & Experiences: The Golden Globes, SXSW, Academy of Country Music Awards (ACMs), Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs), Dick Clark's New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, SXSW London, American Music Awards (AMAs), and Latin Music Week.  

• Data & Analytics: Luminate, the premier music and entertainment data and analytics company.  

Global Footprint 

PMC and its subsidiaries are co-headquartered in New York and Los Angeles, with additional offices spanning 14 countries worldwide.  

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