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IGN

Senior Director of Social

Los Angeles, CA · On-site

Manage and optimize social media presence at live events, including Comic-Con, red carpets, game launches, and movie junkets. * Collaborate closely with IGN teams globally (UK, LA, NYC, and across ...

IGN

Senior Director of Social

Los Angeles, CA

Manage and optimize social media presence at live events, including Comic-Con, red carpets, game launches, and movie junkets. * Collaborate closely with IGN teams globally (UK, LA, NYC, and across ...

Ziff Davis

Senior Director of Social

Los Angeles, CA

Manage and optimize social media presence at live events, including Comic-Con, red carpets, game launches, and movie junkets. * Collaborate closely with IGN teams globally (UK, LA, NYC, and across ...

IGN

Senior Director of Social

Los Angeles, CA

Manage and optimize social media presence at live events, including Comic-Con, red carpets, game launches, and movie junkets. * Collaborate closely with IGN teams globally (UK, LA, NYC, and across ...

Razer, Inc.

Senior Events Manager

Irvine, CA · On-site

Direct experience executing at major gaming or entertainment events (CES, PAX, Summer Game Fest, TwitchCon, Comic-Con, or similar). * Experience with event management platforms and AI-enabled tools ...

Starz

Sr. Manager, Events

Santa Monica, CA · On-site

$105K - $115K/yr

Festivals and Conventions such as Comic Con, SXSW, Essence Festival, ATX, TFF * Executive/Talent Dinners and Cocktail Events * Press Junkets * Awards Events, Screenings and Panels * Corporate ...

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How much do comic con jobs pay per hour?

As of Jun 27, 2026, the average hourly pay for comic con in the United States is $14.66, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $12.98 and $15.87 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What Are Comic-Con Jobs?

Comic-Con is a comics and pop-culture event held multiple times a year in various locations around the world, with the most well known being the Comic-Con International convention in San Diego. The purpose is to improve the awareness and appreciation for comics and similar cultural art forms, and events require multiple jobs to ensure success. Managers, registration support teams, and related staff complete responsibilities related to marketing, organizing, planning, and setup. Comic-cons require all the same logistical, security, and service staff as any large conference, with added positions available for those with knowledge or skills in pop-culture, film, comics, gaming, and art.

What is Comic Con?

Comic Con is a large convention focused on comic books, pop culture, movies, television, gaming, and related entertainment. These events bring together fans, creators, celebrities, and vendors for panels, signings, cosplay contests, and exclusive previews. The most famous is San Diego Comic-Con, but similar conventions take place in many cities worldwide. Comic Con offers a unique opportunity for fans to celebrate their favorite characters and franchises, meet industry professionals, and discover new content.

What are some common responsibilities for staff members working at Comic Con events?

Staff members at Comic Con events typically handle a variety of tasks, including assisting with attendee registration, managing crowd control, coordinating with exhibitors and guests, and providing information to visitors. They often work in teams to ensure the event runs smoothly and may rotate between roles such as helping with panel sessions, monitoring lines, or supporting security efforts. Flexibility and strong communication skills are essential, as staff frequently collaborate with vendors, celebrities, and attendees in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Comic Con Event Organizer, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Comic Con Event Organizer, you need strong project management skills, event planning experience, and a background in logistics or hospitality. Familiarity with event management software, ticketing systems, and budgeting tools is typically required. Excellent communication, problem-solving, and relationship-building skills help coordinate vendors, guests, and attendees effectively. These abilities ensure the event runs smoothly, delivers a memorable experience, and addresses the needs of all stakeholders.

What is the difference between Comic Con vs Cosplayer?

AspectComic ConCosplayer
Primary RoleEvent organizer, attendee, or exhibitor at comic conventionsIndividual who creates and wears costumes to portray characters
Work EnvironmentConvention centers, event venues, trade showsConventions, cosplay events, photoshoots
Required CredentialsEvent management, marketing, or related experience (optional)Costume crafting skills, creativity, cosplay community knowledge

Comic Con refers to large-scale conventions focused on comics, pop culture, and entertainment, often involving organizers, exhibitors, and attendees. Cosplayers are individuals who participate by creating and wearing costumes of characters, often attending Comic Cons. While Comic Con is an event or industry term, cosplayers are participants within that environment. Both are interconnected, but their roles differ: one is an event/platform, the other a participant role.

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Infographic showing various Comic Con job openings in the United States as of June 2026, with employment types broken down into 75% Full Time, 10% Part Time, 10% Temporary, and 5% Contract. Highlights an 79% In-person, and 21% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $30,484 per year, or $14.7 per hour.
Director of Brand and Integrated Marketing

Director of Brand and Integrated Marketing

Whatnot

San Francisco, CA • On-site

$240K - $285K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement

Posted 29 days ago

Job description

Join the Future of Commerce with Whatnot!
Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in North America and Europe to buy, sell, and discover the things you love. Whether it's trading cards, fashion, electronics, or live plants, our sellers are building real businesses across hundreds of categories. We're building live commerce at a scale that's never been done in the West, and there's no playbook to copy. The people here are shaping how an entirely new industry develops.
As a remote co-located team, we're inspired by our values and anchored in hubs across the US, UK, Ireland, Poland, Germany, and Australia. We move fast, stay close to our users, and focus on the work that drives the most impact.
We're one of the fastest growing marketplaces and were recently named the #1 Best Startup Employer in America by Forbes. Check out the latest Whatnot updates on our news and engineering blogs and join us as we enable anyone to turn their passion into a business and bring people together through commerce.
Role
Whatnot is investing meaningfully in building a brand that matches the ambition & scale of our community.
We're hiring a senior leader to shape and scale our integrated brand efforts - developing breakthrough ideas and bringing them to life across every channel where our customers spend time.
This role will lead large, multi-channel brand campaigns with budgets in the tens of millions, ensuring ideas translate seamlessly across digital, TV, OOH, audio, partnerships, unique partnerships with creators, and real-world activations.
You will operate at the center of it all - connecting paid media, creative, measurement, finance, social, product marketing, product, and partnerships - ensuring our biggest ideas are cohesive, measurable, and built to scale.
This role will begin as a hands-on leader and expand into building and leading a team over time.
What You'll Own
Integrated Brand Campaigns
  • Develop and scale breakthrough, culturally resonant brand platforms across channels.
  • Lead fully integrated campaigns spanning digital, TV, OOH, audio, partnerships, creators, experiential.
  • Own major/relevant cultural moments - Develop/execute our biggest ideas around tentpole moments such as The National and New York Comic Con.
  • Ensure consistency of message and impact across paid, owned, earned, and experiential touchpoints.
  • Translate big ideas into cohesive executions that travel seamlessly across formats, media types, and marketing channels.
  • Build a content and moments calendar that embeds Whatnot into relevant places in culture and build both brand awareness and resonance with target audiences.
  • Work internal and with agencies and creators to build content capabilities for the brand.

Cross - Functional Integration
  • Serve as the connective tissue across paid media, creative, analytics, finance, social, partnerships, and product marketing.
  • Align teams around a shared campaign vision and ensure execution is coordinated and efficient.
  • Partner closely with media and creative agencies to elevate and scale ideas.

Budget & Scale
  • Manage and deploy brand budgets with discipline and ambition.
  • Make informed investment decisions across channels to balance reach, resonance, and return.
  • Build the systems and frameworks that enable brand efforts to scale over time.

Measurement & Optimization
  • Define how success is measured across brand and business outcomes.
  • Partner with analytics to implement rigorous brand lift, incrementality, and performance measurement frameworks.
  • Continuously optimize creative and channel mix while protecting long-term brand equity.
  • Connect integrated campaigns directly to measurable business impact.

Creative Leadership
  • Bring original thinking and strong creative instincts to campaign development.
  • Manage agencies in partnership with our creative team to bring our biggest ideas to life.
  • Elevate the quality of work across every channel.
  • Champion ideas that break through while remaining grounded in strategy and results.

Build the Function
  • Start as a hands-on operator, driving briefs, timelines, reviews, and cross-functional alignment.
  • Establish repeatable processes for integrated campaign development.
  • Hire and develop a high-performing brand and integrated marketing team over time.
You
  • Significant experience launching and scaling multi-channel brand campaigns at meaningful budget levels.
  • Doing so in high-growth environments, building the function as it scales.
  • Deep expertise across digital, TV, OOH, audio, partnerships, and experiential activations.
  • A track record of delivering measurable business impact from brand investment.
  • Strong integration instincts - you understand how creative, media, measurement, and activations connect.
  • Experience operating in high-growth, fast-paced environments.
  • Ability to balance creative ambition with operational and analytical rigor.
  • Comfort leading without formal authority and aligning diverse stakeholders.
  • Builder mindset - energized by shaping and scaling something foundational.
Benefits
  • Generous Holiday and Time off Policy
  • Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Work From Home Support
    • Home office setup allowance
    • Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
  • Care benefits
    • Monthly allowance for wellness
    • Annual allowance towards Childcare
    • Lifetime benefit for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses
  • Retirement; 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts in the US (employer match up to 4% of base salary) and Pension plans internationally
  • Monthly allowance to dogfood the app
    • All Whatnauts are expected to develop a deep understanding of our product. We're passionate about building the best user experience, and all employees are expected to use Whatnot as both a buyer and a seller as part of their job (our dogfooding budget makes this fun and easy!).
  • Parental Leave
    • 16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work *company leave allowances run concurrently with country leave requirements which take precedence.
EOE
Whatnot is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, parental status, disability status, or any other status protected by local law. We believe that our work is better and our company culture is improved when we encourage, support, and respect the different skills and experiences represented within our workforce.

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