MANAGER, CONFERENCES CREATIVE JOURNEY AND BRANDING

Description Member of the Global Creative Journey & Branding team with responsibility for onsite branding experiences across a portfolio of client facing global conferences, both operationally and creatively.
Work cohesively with other Conference Center of Excellence teams to strategically plan and execute physical and digital experiences that align to the overall creative, planning and execution of the conference attendee journey.    Primary Responsibilities.
Support the creative journey for external conferences with a focus on global conference delivery (including clients and prospects) in conjunction with leaders across the global portfolio through the build, branding elements and digital platforms of Gartner conferences.
Management of operational process and project management through planning and onsite or virtual execution at external conferences.
Project manage the planning and implementation of signage, build, branding, furniture and finishing/accessory requirements for selected events in collaboration with the wider conferences team.
Assist with the creation and implementation of operational process and project management playbooks to maximize the impact of the role and team.
Creative, innovative, and proactive approach to all aspects of the role – constantly seeking to exceed past experiences and increase effectiveness across all processes.
Collaboration with Gartner internal stakeholders to strategically advise and support their event objectives throughout the process, culminating with the conference experience.
Build excellent relationships with vendor partners – leading them to a Gartner level of creativity, innovation and passion in their conference planning and delivery.  Effective financial management and predictability including budget creation, cost negotiation and accurate forecasting.
Recruit, retain and coach a team of agile, customer focused, operational experts.
Build team infrastructure to scale and operate efficiently.
Flawless execution of the attendee journey across global conferences and events.
Conference consistency through standardized and operational processes, project management and best practices both during planning and onsite execution.
Self-starter, proactive and motivated, with ability to autonomously follow through on tasks to completion.
Innovative and creative approach to all aspects of the role with a focus on cross-functional collaboration.
Exceptional execution of attendee, client, and prospect experiences.
Achievement of Gartner business unit objectives.
Executive presence as a representative of Gartner Conferences to the wider Gartner Organization Effective vendor partner relationships.
Excellence in financial management.
Requirements.
Bachelor's Degree 5-7 Years Event Management, Branding and/or Experiential & Event Marketing Experience.
Proven creative and operational management responsibility & management of teams.
Proven event operational and project management skills.
Proven experience in managing agency and vendor partners.
Proven people management experience.
Experience in creation of event spaces/environments/floor plans.
Proven and exceptional project management skills, effective management of time and prioritization.
Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills especially with senior level professionals, cross-functionally and with agency partners.
Effective people management skills and leadership.
Motivated team player with desire to learn and grow.
Excellent written/oral communication and presentations skills.
Demonstrated ability to adapt, implement and manage change and strive for continuous improvement.
Ability to thrive in high pressure situations.
Creative, innovative, and strategic thinker with a strong attention to detail.
Strong financial management skills.
Client focused, solution oriented, and collaborative.
High sense of urgency, decisiveness, attention to detail and confidentiality Fully competent in Microsoft office and Google Suite, especially PowerPoint, Excel and similar in G-Suite Strong Oral & Written Communication Skills Willingness to travel approximately 30% of time #LI-KH7 #LI-hybrid #ConferencesOperations Who are we? At Gartner, Inc.
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