Manager, Hospitality & Events

A fantastic opportunity for an established Manager to join MKTG Sports & Entertainment, and work on major sports and entertainment sponsorship with a primary focus on global Formula 1 (F1) hospitality, supporting event strategy and all aspects of planning and successful execution for select Fortune 500 clients on our roster. This is an amazingly diverse position, and you will play an important role on a team that works with clients, external partners, and teammates to develop corporate hospitality across F1 on a global scale.

Job Description:

Dentsu is an integrated growth and transformation partner to the world’s leading organizations. Founded in 1901 in Tokyo, Japan, and now present in over 145 countries and regions, 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.

MKTG Sports & Entertainment is an important part of our world-class offering. MKTG Sports & Entertainment is a global integrated agency that harnesses the power of sports and entertainment to impact human behaviour through meaningful marketing solutions and experiences. Our key differentiator is “knowing people better than anyone else” and using deep consumer insights to establish powerful connections between sports properties and brands.

Across strategy, measurement, content, hospitality and events, we connect the sports and entertainment industry and companies around the work to deliver meaningful marketing solutions and experiences that are truly differentiated.

We are part of Dentsu Sports International, a newly formed global sports network comprised of MKTG Sports + Entertainment, dentsu Sports Analytics and dentsu Sports.

As a Manager, your role will see you work using your logistical knowledge to deliver against the client’s brief, working on behalf of a sponsor for Formula 1. You will be working as a key part of a wider project team, and will be responsible for:

• Planning and completing site surveys
• Preparing and managing line‑item budgets
• Managing event branding, collateral, on‑site materials
• Serving as the primary liaison with the race team partner that the client sponsors
• Manage myriad aspects of event planning, including:
  • Interface with venues and suppliers
  • Hotel and venue research, selection, and contracting
  • At‑track event logistics
  • Run of show development, and programming and event scheduling
  • Guest experience (invitations, communication, gifting, and transportation)
  • Event logistics (room layouts, audio visual, F&B, decor, and signage)
  • Budget development, management, and reconciliation
• Conducting onsite management of corporate hospitality events, with a primary focus on sports and entertainment‑related events
• Managing on‑site vendors, overseeing contractors, and enforcing company and client policies during execution
• Create client‑ready event itineraries, staffing plans, and event recaps
• Lead client conference calls, meetings, and design and prepare communications and presentations
• Managing and communicating project status with account leads, internal team and clients
• Identify opportunities for business growth and recommend new strategies to clients and company

You have in-depth knowledge of the event industry and Formula 1, as well as attention to detail and drive to manage and develop existing event programmes. You take pride in your work, thrive in managing projects and are comfortable with the fast‑paced nature of live events. You enjoy working as part of a close‑knit team to deliver once in a lifetime experiences.

• Proven experience in the event industry, with prior agency experience a plus
• Demonstrable experience in project management and client servicing excellence
• A good understanding of the wider events landscape
• An understanding of sport and working within sport/sponsorship.
• Formula 1 experience
• Superstar…