Senior Manager| Event Management

  • Category: Event Management Jobs
  • Location: Novi, Michigan
  • Job Type: Full Time / Part Time
  • Salary: Estimated: $ 23K to 34K
  • Published on: 2025/09/21

Job highlights
Identified by Google from the original job post
Qualifications
6 years minimum experience in event management  
Budget management skills  
Prior sampling event and production experience 
Knowledge of wine and spirits industry  
Experience sourcing candidates to guarantee a match to the position/organization  
Proficient in the Microsoft Suite 
Comfortable with the possibility of some non-traditional working hours
Travel is required within the assigned territories (schedule varies upon size of territory) 
Benefits
The anticipated salary range for this position is $68,000 - $110,400 per year
Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors including relevant experience, knowledge, skills and other factors permitted by law
A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and other benefits also are available
For more information about dentsu benefits, please visit dentsubenefitsplus.com
Responsibilities
Reporting into the Regional Director, the Senior Manager, Event Management is an event specialist and local market expert who oversees the pre to post event responsibilities, from planning and preparation to execution and reporting
Event elements will often include staffing, product sampling, consumer engagement, asset transportation, POS coordination, and production.  
You'll work in close collaboration with cross business counterpoints and serve as client contact
You'll oversee direct reports, including ongoing recruitment, hiring and onboarding, and performance and financial management of part time and (if applicable) full-time employees. 
You'll follow standard operating procedures, policies, and protocols for issue resolution.  
You'll manage local warehousing with POS and special event assets, and ensure assets are available/operable for activations. 
You'll socialize success and opportunities with program recaps, using data and insights for real-time measurement and evaluation, event strategies and project plans/ volume phasing. 
You'll manage cross agency and in-market communications, and serve as a local contact for clients and partners. 
You'll approve and submit payroll and expenses for part-time and full-time employees
You'll process payments for invoices from vendor partners. 
You'll prepare and follow local market budgets. 
Job description
Company Description

Dentsu Creative US is comprised of audacious thinkers and award-winning collaborators across the United States who blend local knowledge with global expertise.

Choosing substance over stunts, our Modern Creative mandate is about unlocking sustained growth and holistic impact for brands in ways that Create Culture, Change Society and Invent the Future. We do it daily for notable brands.

Our borderless approach allows us to assemble passionate team members around each brief, tapping into the expertise of the +,000+ people in dentsu international’s global creative network. This integrated model also allows our talent to learn about and explore the range of career possibilities within Dentsu Creative.

Location: Only candidates located near Detroit, MI area will be considered for this role.

Job Description

Role Purpose

Reporting into the Regional Director, the Senior Manager, Event Management is an event specialist and local market expert who oversees the pre to post event responsibilities, from planning and preparation to execution and reporting. Event elements will often include staffing, product sampling, consumer engagement, asset transportation, POS coordination, and production.  
• You'll work in close collaboration with cross business counterpoints and serve as client contact.
• You'll oversee direct reports, including ongoing recruitment, hiring and onboarding, and performance and financial management of part time and (if applicable) full-time employees. 
• You'll follow standard operating procedures, policies, and protocols for issue resolution.  
• You'll manage local warehousing with POS and special event assets, and ensure assets are available/operable for activations. 
• You'll socialize success and opportunities with program recaps, using data and insights for real-time measurement and evaluation, event strategies and project plans/ volume phasing. 
• You'll manage cross agency and in-market communications, and serve as a local contact for clients and partners. 
• You'll approve and submit payroll and expenses for part-time and full-time employees.
• You'll process payments for invoices from vendor partners. 
• You'll prepare and follow local market budgets. 

Qualifications
• 6 years minimum experience in event management  
• Budget management skills  
• Prior sampling event and production experience 
• Knowledge of wine and spirits industry  
• Experience sourcing candidates to guarantee a match to the position/organization  
• Proficient in the Microsoft Suite 
• Comfortable with the possibility of some non-traditional working hours
• Travel is required within the assigned territories (schedule varies upon size of territory) 

Additional Information

The anticipated salary range for this position is $68,000 - $110,400 per year. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors including relevant experience, knowledge, skills and other factors permitted by law. A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and other benefits also are available. For more information about dentsu benefits, please visit dentsubenefitsplus.com

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Employees from diverse or underrepresented backgrounds encouraged to apply.

Dentsu (the "Company") is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee of the Company, on the basis of age, sex, ****** orientation, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act or certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done to guarantee an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the Company. Please contact recruiting@dentsuaegis.com if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process or to request or discuss an accommodation in connection with a job at the Company to which you are applying.

About dentsu

Dentsu is an integrated growth and transformation partner to the world’s leading organizations. Founded in 1+01 in Tokyo, Japan, and now present in more than 110 markets, it has a proven track record of nurturing and developing innovations, combining the talents of its global network of leadership brands to develop impactful and integrated growth solutions for clients. Dentsu delivers end-to-end experience transformation (EX) by integrating its services across Media, CXM and Creative, while its business transformation (BX) mindset pushes the boundaries of transformation and sustainable growth for brands, people and society.

Dentsu, Innovating to Impact.

Find out more:

https://www.dentsu.com/

https://www.group.dentsu.com/en/

We are champions for meaningful progress and we strive to be a force for good—for our people, for our clients, for the industry and for our society. We keep our people at the center, creating space for growth, understanding and learning so they can thrive. We embed diversity, in our mindset, in our solutions and in our teams to empower an inclusive, equitable and culturally fluent environment. Building this culture within our teams makes us better collaborators with each other and with our clients, driving better outcomes for all.

Dentsu (the "Company") is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee of the Company, on the basis of age, sex, ****** orientation, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the Company. Please contact your recruiter if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process or to request or discuss an accommodation in connection with a job at the Company to which you are applying.


Company Name: dentsu

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