Experiential Marketing Manager

Bandit Running is a pioneering technical performance brand committed to creating innovative, high-quality apparel and gear for goal-driven runners. Our mission to “Evolve Running” guides everything we do, always putting the needs of the global running community first. As the fastest-growing brand in the sport, we challenge conventional brand-building norms, prioritizing an extremely high-bar for disruptive excellence across product, experiences and content. Our vision is to build an enduring, iconic brand that breaks down barriers and inspires greater passion and participation in the sport we love. As we continue our rapid growth and global expansion, we are seeking a maniacally organized experiential marketer and who prides themselves on their perfectionist-level project management skills alongside their deep desire to push the sport of running to new, exciting places.

The ideal candidate will thrive working as part of a small, nimble team, with a proven track-record of relevant success, having executed highly detail-oriented work across a variety of projects.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work closely with the Head of Experiences on Bandit’s Pop-up activations and other experiential marketing priorities with a focus on the production and execution of all pop-up related activities
• Build a standardized and detailed project management system that provides cross-functional transparency for all related ongoing initiatives, in order to deliver best-in-class experiences on-time and on-budget
• Work closely with the operations team to ensure seamless execution related to the back-end logistics of all events (product shipping, vendor management, labor planning, etc.)
• Help to grow Bandit’s network as the brand continues to expand locally and globally
• Develop and manage internal and external workbacks, timelines, and run-of-shows as they tie to all experiential and brand activations
• Help manage budgeting across all experiential objectives
• Maintain Bandit’s bar of customer-oriented excellence for all IRL activations

EXPERTISE

• Experience in event production and/or in the brand marketing space: 2-5 years of experience in Running/Fitness Retail, Marketing, and/or Event Production OR
• Track record as a successful, upwardly mobile creative producer
• Strong task management skills with an ability to sweat the details
• Outstanding problem-solving abilities, with experience in anticipating needs and coming up with solutions on the fly
• Proven track record of managing relationships
• An ability to work across multiple teams and manage multiple competing priorities
• Ability to manage budgets
• Agency background preferred

ADDITIONAL 

• This position is an in-office role, based in Greenpoint, Brooklyn
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time

You’ll want to join us if:

• You are ready to do career-defining work alongside an amazing group of mission-oriented humans
• You see yourself as an “intrapreneur” – not only executing on key priorities, but always striving to go above and beyond with new ideas and a yearning to collaborate and help the broader organization improve over time
• You want to drive meaningful impact by executing on a variety of disruptive, IRL activations around the world
• You have an extremely high bar for personal excellence and expect the same for those around you

• Competitive salary + equity compensation
• 401k match
• Top tier medical insurance/benefits
• Rocket-ship level momentum with a career-defining opportunity at-hand
  

At Bandit, we’re building an incredible culture rooted in our three core values—Trust, Empathy, & Excellence. We believe that in order to build the best team, our baseline is an environment where everyone can bring their full & authentic selves to the table. We are committed to fair hiring practices where we hire team members for their potential & advocate for diversity, equity, & inclusion. We do not discriminate based on your race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.

Salary: $90,000 - $105,000 + equity and all other benefits above