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As of Sep 14, 2026, the average yearly pay for experiential manager in the United States is $59,525.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $42,000.00 and $68,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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An Experiential Manager is a professional responsible for designing, managing, and evaluating events or experiences that engage consumers or employees with a brand, product, or organization. They focus on creating memorable interactions, often through live events, activations, or immersive campaigns, to build brand loyalty and awareness. Experiential Managers collaborate with marketing, creative, and logistics teams to ensure seamless execution and impactful experiences. Their role requires strong project management, communication, and creative skills to deliver events that resonate with target audiences.

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To thrive as an Experiential Manager, you need expertise in event management, project coordination, and marketing strategy, often supported by a degree in marketing, communications, or a related field. Familiarity with event management software, CRM platforms, and analytics tools is typically required. Strong leadership, creativity, and excellent interpersonal skills help you deliver memorable brand experiences and manage teams effectively. These skills are crucial for designing and executing impactful events that strengthen brand engagement and achieve business objectives.

How does an experiential manager typically collaborate with other departments to execute successful events?

An Experiential Manager regularly works cross-functionally with marketing, sales, creative, and operations teams to design and execute engaging brand experiences. This collaboration ensures that events align with broader business objectives and brand messaging, while also meeting logistical and technical requirements. Strong communication and project management skills are essential, as the Experiential Manager acts as a liaison between stakeholders, vendors, and internal teams to deliver seamless, impactful events.

What is the difference between Experiential Manager vs Event Coordinator?

AspectExperiential ManagerEvent Coordinator
Primary FocusDesigning and managing immersive brand experiencesPlanning and executing specific events
Skills & CertificationsCreativity, project management, branding, marketingOrganization, logistics, vendor management
Work EnvironmentMarketing agencies, brand activations, experiential marketingEvent venues, hotels, conference centers
Industry UsageCommon in marketing, advertising, brand promotionCommon in event planning, hospitality, corporate events

While both roles involve event planning, an Experiential Manager focuses on creating immersive brand experiences that engage consumers on a deeper level, often across multiple platforms. An Event Coordinator handles the logistics and execution of specific events, ensuring smooth operations. The Experiential Manager's role is broader and more strategic, emphasizing brand engagement, whereas the Event Coordinator's role is more tactical and execution-focused.

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Infographic showing various Experiential Manager job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 88% Full Time, 11% Part Time, and 1% Contract. Highlights an 80% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 18% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $59,525 per year, or $28.6 per hour.

Activation & Experiential Manager

Beverly Hills, CA • On-site

Fashion Nova
Apparel and Accessories Stores • 1 - 5K employees
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Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement

Posted 16 days ago

Fashion Nova rating

6.8

Company rating: 6.8 out of 10

Based on 12 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

Job description

ACTIVATION & EXPERIENTIAL MANAGER
About Us
Fashion Nova is the world's leading trend-to-market fashion and lifestyle brand with high-growth categories across its Women, Men, Kids and Beauty divisions. Renowned for delivering the most-wanted styles to millions worldwide, Fashion Nova earned the title of the Top 5 Most-Searched Fashion Brand on Google in 2022, alongside Louis Vuitton and Nike.
Founder & CEO Richard Saghian launched the brand in 2006, from a retail location in Los Angeles. After multiple store openings, Saghian launched the e-commerce website for Fashion Nova in 2013, pioneering a disruptive social commerce model of affordable, on-trend, size-inclusive clothing online- powered by an innovative, social media-first marketing strategy.
Today, Fashion Nova has amassed over 40 million social media followers, with annual sales of approximately $2 billion!
The brand's name has been featured in chart-topping hit songs by Cardi B, Drake, Saweetie, Tyga and Offset and its styles have been worn by many celebrities, artists and athletes including Meg The Stallion, Ice Spice, Chris Brown, Kourtney Kardashian, and Kylie Jenner.
Role Overview
The Activation & Experiential Manager reports directly to the Director of Brand Partnerships and is responsible for developing and executing Fashion Nova's events and brand activations from start to finish. This role requires someone who is both highly creative and highly operational, with the ability to turn a strong idea into flawlessly executed world-class experiential moments.
The Manager will lead everything from intimate 15-person VIP dinners to large-scale 1,000+ guest events with budgets of $1M+. They must have exceptional taste, strong production standards, and an established network of top-tier vendors and partners.
Working closely with executive leadership, talent, internal teams, and external agencies, the Manager will own the full activation process, including concept development, planning, budgeting, vendor management, production, execution, and post-event wrap-up.
Key Responsibilities
  • Cross-Functional, Talent & Stakeholder Alignment
    • Cross-Functional & Talent Synchronization: Act as the primary operational connector across Executive Leadership, Brand Partnerships, Creative, Talent Partnerships, PR, Social, and Legal teams to align launch dates, approvals, and contract deliverables, while overseeing operational workflows and on-site touchpoints involving high-profile celebrities, influencers, VIPs, and talent to ensure seamless, high-touch experiences.
    • Executive Presence & Reporting: Work closely with C-suite and executive leadership to present concepts, align on strategy, deliver cultural trend reports, and present post-activation success/ROI metrics.
    • Agency & Partner Network Coordination: Leverage an established network of production companies, fabricators, venue partners, and agencies to guarantee seamless communication and top-tier execution across all external parties.
    • Internal Employee Programming: Collaborate with Brand Partnerships, Creative, and internal stakeholders to project manage company culture initiatives, celebrations, and internal programming from creative concept through execution.
  • Creative, Production Budget Management
    • Strategic & Creative Co-Conceptualization: Partner closely with the Director of Brand Partnerships, Creative Director, and executive leadership to invent and shape cutting-edge, on-brand activation concepts.
    • Aesthetic Quality Control: Serve as the creative guardian for all live moments, enforcing uncompromisingly high production values across spatial design, lighting, fabrication, decor, and overall atmosphere.
    • Spatial Design & Technical Oversight: Review and evaluate 3D renderings, floor plans, and spatial design layouts to ensure physical builds match approved creative concepts and spatial requirements.
    • Varied Budget Oversight: Demonstrate proven financial management across varied budget tiers, including the ability to put on high-quality events on smaller budgets ($10K-$20K) as well as full financial oversight and tracking of large-scale $500K to $1M+ activation allocations.
    • Contract & Financial Administration: Manage quote auditing, invoice processing, and contract routing across vendors, suppliers, and production partners.
    • Product & Inventory Integration: Partner closely with buying and merchandising teams to pull and manage the necessary stock and inventory needed for all activations, events, and seamless product integration on-site.
    • Asset Recycling System: Create and maintain an internal asset management system to inventory decor, props, and signage for reuse across rolling events to maximize budget efficiency.
  • Rolling Timelines & On-Site Execution
    • Multi-Scale Project Management: Build detailed master project plans, production timelines, and deliverable schedules across rolling, simultaneous activation pipelines.
    • On-Site Crisis Management & Composure: Serve as the primary lead on-site for setup, live execution, and teardown. Maintain exceptional composure, adaptability, and real-time problem-solving skills when unpredicted challenges arise on-site.
  • Global & Domestic Execution
    • Domestic & International Logistics: Lead on-site execution, setups, and teardowns locally, domestically, and internationally for key seasonal and cultural moments for the brand.
  • Cultural Leadership & Brand Elevation
    • Cultural & Trend Leadership: Stay deeply plugged into global experiential culture, art, fashion, luxury hospitality, and emerging lifestyle trends to ensure brand activations remain ahead of the curve to elevate the brand's footprint into a cultural force.
    Role Requirements
    • Minimum of 6-8+ years of progressive experience in experiential marketing, event production, or brand activations within fashion, retail, luxury hospitality, or entertainment.
    • Portfolio Required: Applicants must submit a portfolio or detailed case studies showcasing personally led activations, highlighting creative concepts, event scale, and budget tiers managed.
    • Dual skillset: Equal parts creative ideator with high taste standards and hyper-organized operational manager.
    • Proven track record managing activation budgets across all scales-from putting on high-quality events on smaller budgets ($10K-$20K) to personally managing large-scale budgets ranging from $500K to $1M+.
    • Proven experience managing events across all guest scales, from intimate 15-person VIP gatherings to 1,000+ attendee activations.
    • Direct experience working with celebrities, influencers, high-net-worth VIPs, and talent management teams.
    • An existing, robust network of top-tier production agencies, fabricators, venue contacts, and industry vendors.
    • Proven history of working directly alongside executive and C-suite leadership.
    • Exceptional composure under pressure with a demonstrated ability to solve complex, real-time operational issues on-site.
    • Ability to review spatial layouts and 3D renderings to guide physical production.
    • Flexibility to work non-standard hours, including nights, weekends, and domestic/international travel as needed.
    • Bachelor's degree in Event Management, Marketing, Business Administration, or a related field.

BENEFITS
    • NEW state-of-the-art HQ upcoming in 2025!
    • Formalized career paths for continued professional growth
    • Comprehensive health insurance across Medical, Dental and Vision
    • 401k match, with immediate vesting upon eligibility
    • Weekly catered lunches fully-stock kitchen pantry!
    • Opportunities to travel for trade shows and vendor meetings
    • Summer Fridays Early Departure
    • Team bonding events and programs
    • Attractive employee discounts!

Fashion Nova, LLC, and subsidiaries thereof, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are steadfast in our commitment to equal employment opportunities and pledge that these objectives are reflected in all aspects of our daily operations. We will continue to recruit, hire, train, and advance in employment qualified individuals in all job titles without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, status as a protected veteran, criminal history, or status as an individual with a disability; and shall not discriminate against any individual, any such characteristic, nor any other classification protected by local, state and | or federal laws
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