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About the Role
The Manager, Convening runs Nielsen's always-on engagement calendar, mainly in New York. This role keeps Nielsen in front of clients continuously through a monthly sports series, cultural and awards moments, and the Media Intelligence Lab. It is a hands-on delivery role with real ownership, responsible for a recurring calendar of client-facing moments running at a consistently high standard, on budget.
Responsibilities
- Plan and deliver Nielsen's recurring sports convening series, including March Madness, the US Open, the World Series and additional moments across the sporting calendar.
- Own venue selection, hospitality standard, guest experience and on-site delivery for each sports series edition.
- Deliver Nielsen's client-facing presence at cultural and awards moments, coordinating with Brand, Comms and Creative.
- Own day-to-day programming, scheduling and client tours of the Media Intelligence Lab.
- Maintain the Media Intelligence Lab experience, coordinate content refreshes, and build it into a standard stop for visiting clients.
- Build and manage guest lists with Sales and account teams, run invitation and RSVP processes, track attendance and conversion, and maintain accurate records.
- Source and manage venues, caterers, AV and production vendors.
- Negotiate within delegated thresholds, manage contracts and insurance requirements, and maintain a preferred supplier list.
- Serve as the on-site lead for the always-on portfolio, managing setup, run of show, staffing, client hosting and teardown.
- Represent Nielsen credibly in front of senior client guests.
- Maintain the always-on calendar, budget tracker and workback plans.
- Produce post-event reporting on attendance, guest feedback and cost per attendee.
- Build repeatable playbooks so each series improves rather than restarts.
- Manage spend for the always-on portfolio against plan, flagging variances early and finding efficiency across recurring formats.
Requirements
- 7+ years in event management, client hospitality or experiential marketing, ideally in a B2B or client-facing corporate environment.
- Demonstrated experience delivering a recurring calendar of events, not only one-off productions.
- Strong New York venue, catering and production vendor network, and working knowledge of the New York event landscape.
- Hands-on production capability, comfortable being on site and solving problems in real time.
- Excellent organizational skills, with proven ability to manage multiple concurrent events, budgets and guest lists without loss of accuracy.
- Confident, polished presence with senior client guests and internal executives.
- Experience with event registration, RSVP and CRM tools; familiarity with Salesforce preferred.
- Willingness to work evenings and occasional weekends around the sports and awards calendar.
Location
- New York
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 7+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Hospitality or equivalent experience.
Salary/Compensations
- USD 86020.00 - USD 143440.00 - yearly
Benefits
- Comprehensive health and wellness plans
- 401(k) with a Nielsen company match
- Generous paid time off policy
- Company-provided vehicle (potential)
- Discretionary incentive/bonus eligibility (potential)
About the Company
- At Nielsen, we are passionate about our work to power a better media future for all people by providing powerful insights that drive client decisions and deliver extraordinary results.
- Our talented, global workforce is dedicated to capturing audience engagement with content - wherever and whenever it’s consumed.
- Together, we are proudly rooted in our deep legacy as we stand at the forefront of the media revolution.
- When you join Nielsen, you will join a dynamic team committed to excellence, perseverance, and the ambition to make an impact together.
- We champion you, because when you succeed, we do too.
- We enable your best to power our future.
Equal Opportunity
- Nielsen makes hiring decisions without regard to disability status, protected veteran status, or membership in any other protected class.