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OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

FOX EntertainmentWith a legacy spanning more than 35 years, FOX Entertainment is one of the world's most recognizable media brands and a prolific content producer across its iconic broadcast network and both owned and third-party streaming platforms. Known for its independent, innovative spirit and provocative, groundbreaking storytelling, the company was reinvented in 2019 with the formation of FOX Entertainment. While maintaining its leadership in broadcast television (9-1-1: Lone Star, The Simpsons, The Cleaning Lady, Hell's Kitchen, LEGO Masters), the company is actively building a portfolio of businesses and library of owned original content. To date, FOX Entertainment's long-term growth strategy has included the acquisitions of award-winning animation studio Bento Box Entertainment (Bob's Burgers, The Great North, Krapopolis, Grimsburg), entertainment platform TMZ, and global production studio MarVista Entertainment (The Way Home, Rescuing Christmas), as well as the formation of the culinary and lifestyle content venture Studio Ramsay Global (Next Level Chef, Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars) in partnership with Gordon Ramsay. The company also established its in-house unscripted studio FOX Alternative Entertainment (The Masked Singer, Snake Oil, I Can See Your Voice, Name That Tune), FOX Entertainment Studios (Animal Control) to develop scripted content, and worldwide content sales unit FOX Entertainment Global.JOB DESCRIPTION

The FOX Experience + Design team is a dynamic group driven by bold creativity and strategic execution. This team plays a crucial role within FOX by connecting viewers and clients through impactful brand and experiential engagement across our diverse family of brands. The core mission is to deliver best-in-class events and experiences that elevate and strengthen stakeholder relationships through innovative design, meticulous planning, and technology-enabled solutions.

We are seeking a Freelance Manager, Experiential and Events with strong logistical skills, who thrives in a fast paced environment, works equally well on a team and independently, can juggle multiple projects at once and thinks BIG! This individual will demonstrate ethical behavior, strong ownership of projects, logistical prowess, original thinking, sharp execution, and creative strategy to deliver elevated, meaningful engagements that build and maintain trust with stakeholders, and internal teams. This role requires providing creative solutions with the ability to execute on them, either on your own or with agency support, and working with minimal oversight to create noteworthy events that meet company goals.

Regular, on-site attendance at the workplace for a minimum of four (4) days per week is an essential function of the position. The selected candidate must be able to reliably meet this requirement.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Strategy development across events and engagements, staying "in the know" on the hottest industry trends through research and ideation
• Understand and manage logistics for registration, air and ground transportation, and room block management with little to no oversight
• Manage across multiple event components simultaneously on events with minimal oversight
• Manage event logistics, including food and beverage, design, rentals, layouts, rooming lists, parking, budgets, and recaps
• Oversee and own event playbook, creating workback schedules, DACI, invoice tracking, and budget reporting
• Communicate and collaborate clearly with FED Technology and Design teams
• Develop an understanding of technical event needs and graphic specifications, managing all event production needs
• Track, measure, and report on event success using data metrics and KPIs to realize business goals
• Negotiate hotel contracts and vendor agreements
• Provide event recaps and billing debriefs
• Support senior business leads on larger-scale events, meetings, and hospitality programs, both domestic and international, as needed

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• Bachelor's degree or other relevant events and event production experience
• 7+ years hands-on and supervisory experience in Sports and/or Corporate Events, or with an agency
• Self-starter with the ability to collaborate across groups as well as work independently as needed to accomplish goals
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Honesty, transparency, and ethical behavior always
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and multitask in a fast-paced, deadline oriented, and ever-changing environment without administrative support, and able to make quick reflex decisions under pressure with grace
• Ability to work in the office at least 4 days a week in our Los Angeles office when not traveling
• Ability to travel both domestically and internationally, depending on project and business needs
• Ability to work overtime, over many days during a project, without skipping a beat and staying sharp
• Proficiency in Google Suite, Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Monday.com, basic database applications, and A.I. internet searches
• Willingness to get "hands dirty" with packing, unpacking, and lifting boxes, setting up a production office, and standing on feet for more than 4 hours at a time while on-site at events

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.

Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay rate/range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is $37.50-43.27 per hour.