Senior Experiential Strategist, Vox Media
$85-95k
Independent media company
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Independent media company
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$85-95k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To shape the future of the media industry.
Role
Who you are
- This is a creative-led role for someone who has their finger on the pulse of live experiences, culture, and emerging trends, and can translate those insights into smart, distinctive ideas
- The role also requires strong practical expertise — from scoping event budgets and understanding production considerations to managing multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines with organization and ease
- 3-5 years of experience in experiential marketing, event production, or creative strategy (agency, media, or brand side)
- Outstanding writing and visual communication skills, with expertise in building pitch decks in Google Slides
- Solid understanding of event pricing, preliminary budgeting, and vendor quote management
- Excellent presentation skills with the ability to bring creative experiential ideas to life in meetings
- Deep curiosity about live experiences, pop culture, and emerging trends
- Ability to manage multiple projects at once, stay organized, and communicate effectively
- Avid fan and reader of New York Magazine brands
What the job involves
- We’re seeking a creative, collaborative thinker to shape the experiential strategy for editorial events and custom brand activations across the New York Magazine portfolio
- Sitting within the Brand Marketing Strategy and Experiential teams, this is an ideal role for someone who’s passionate about events and creative storytelling, and excited to bring their experience to a fast-paced media company
- Drive the creative positioning and go-to-market strategy for experiential offerings across New York Magazine, The Cut, Vulture, and The Strategist
- Develop creative concepts for marquee multi-sponsor tentpole events, editorial activations, and custom branded experiences
- Lead experiential thinking for RFPs and proactive pitches, using research, cultural trends, and visual storytelling to develop compelling concepts and proposals
- Write pitch concepts with clarity, originality, and strategic intent, delivering standout creative copy that brings ideas to life and ladders back to client objectives
- Lead deck development for proactive pitches to advertisers tied to priority experiential IP
- Develop detailed event budgets and timelines, and assess production considerations to ensure concepts are both creatively compelling and feasible
- Present experiential offerings and ideas to the Advertising organization and in client meetings, bringing concepts to life with clarity and confidence
- Build strong relationships with the Sales and Editorial teams, ensuring what's pitched matches what's scoped, and flagging incremental work in pre-sale before it reaches post-sale production
- Assist in the pre-sale to post-sale handoff, translating the sold event vision and approved budget into a clear, actionable production scope while ensuring every element carries seamlessly from the original concept through execution
- Attend key events and production walk-throughs as needed to gain firsthand insight into what works in practice — using those learnings to strengthen future concepts and inform strategic direction
- Conduct competitive and cultural research to identify emerging opportunities, building a central point of view and a working archive of event moodboards, references, and industry innovation
- Collaborate across Marketing, Editorial, Sales, and Experiential to shape strategy, provide informed recommendations, and develop ideas that are aligned with business objectives and brought effectively to life
- Contribute to day-to-day team operations, organization, meeting preparation, and other needs as they arise
Our take
Whilst magazines and newspapers are not as popular as they once were, digital journalism is alive and well. However, many people feel that digital content is becoming less natural and informative, and instead has become focused on sensationalism and ‘click-bait’ as a means of advertising.
Vox Media publishes media across various digital platforms, focussing on providing insightful and informative journalism through storytelling, commentary, and cultural conversation. Whilst the company's editorial networks are meant for entertainment purposes, they do this through a means that increases awareness and interest of affiliate brands.
Marketing through digital publishing is nothing new, but Vox Media has an interesting perspective by producing content that inspires readers to follow up on a brand, rather than suggesting they do. With numerous acquisitions at its back, and substantial investment to play with, the company will doubtless continue to scale its brands and operations.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-13% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Aug 2015
$200m
SERIES F
Dec 2014
$46.5m
SERIES E
Total funding: $307.7m
Company benefits
- Work from home opportunities
- Comprehensive and inclusive physical and mental healthcare
- 401k program for eligible employees
- Learning and development opportunities
- Employee-assistance programs
- Flexible arrangements depending on job responsibilities
- Generous paid time off
- Expansive parental leave
Company HQ
Dupont Circle, Washington, DC
Leadership
Jim Bankoff
(Chairman & CEO)Jim served as President of Netscape for 2 years before joining Aol as President in 2000. They left after over 6 years to serve as Senior Advisor of Providence Equity Partners and co-found Vox Media in August 2008.
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