Marketing & Special Events Specialist

It’s the magic of immersing yourself in a motion picture masterpiece, or a new track from your favorite band, or the spectacle of a live Broadway show.  It’s hard to define and even harder to create, but that’s what we do at The Walt Disney Studios.  Ours is a culture of innovation, collaboration and creativity.  We raise the bar, then step over it, blazing trails through the production and distribution of world-class entertainment around the globe. If you want to help tell compelling, enduring stories through movies, music or stage plays, then we want to hear from you. 

Imagine a career with an organization that brings smiles to millions every day. Imagine working with people whose passion for what they do is simply indescribable. We are The Walt Disney Company, live with a rich legacy of innovation, entertainment, and lifelong memories. With our vast array of both businesses and professionals, you’ll have the opportunity to join a team that’s beloved around the world, and to find out how it feels to love what you do. We invite you to discover for yourself why a career with Disney is the opportunity you‘ve been looking for. 

The Marketing & Special Events specialist role will be responsible for executing sponsor activations and all promotional execution for all premiere and/or special events. Reporting directly to the VP, Special Events & Operations. The specialist will manage all elements of sponsorship activations for premieres, and events to ensure successful execution.

*Please note that this role will require occasional early morning/late night working hours to help support special events and partnership activations*

Responsibilities:

• Oversee and execute all logistics for all premiere event sponsor activations

• Sponsor/Partner press liaison- managing Sponsor/Partner press obligations

• Liaison between creative/production/promotions departments to insure all sponsorship activations have the various elements need such as signage, queue lines, and operational needs

• Brand research including but not limited to past advertising campaigns, yearly expenditures, future development plans etc.

• Partnership/Sponsorship Program recap and archival

• Work closely with the promotions team to brainstorm and pitch activation ideas for partners to sponsor, determine staffing needs for each sponsor as well as create an execution plan for each event

• Manage various internal documents including the Premiere Sponsor Logistics Grid

• Work closely with production team to help organize all technical needs for each sponsor’s activation

• Spearhead promo item purchasing and distribution for premiere fan groups

• Arrange onsite premiere activation logistics including load-in, delivery, set up and breakdown

• Onsite day of event

  • Supervise load-in and logistics

  • Onsite contact for vendors brought on to execute sponsor activations

  • Manage staff needs on site for execution

  • Manage event timelines and load in schedules, delivery and load out

• Support other events team members as needed by helping with ticketing, crafts, activity execution

Basic Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience in Marketing - Film, Entertainment, Theme Park, Sales, Event Operations

• Strong Collaborator, Team Player, Multi- Task, and Drives Strong Results

• Innovative and Creative Marketer

• Strong Communication and organizational skills and ability to interface with all levels of management

• Excel Spreadsheet experience

Education:   

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communication, Business or relevant work experience

Preferred Experience:

• Preferable Disney Cross Line of business experience