BWZ is hiring a founding Head of Events to create, launch, and scale a new events division from scratch. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience leading event strategy, operations, programming, and commercialization, and be able to turn events into content engines that produce interviews, insights, editorial assets, and video.
Requirements
- Build the business
- Define the event strategy, portfolio, calendar, and revenue model.
- Define the role of in-person, virtual, and hybrid formats within the event strategy and portfolio.
- Own P&L, pricing, budgeting, forecasting, and revenue targets.
- Develop concepts aligned with editorial and brand priorities.
- Identify high-ROI opportunities across formats, verticals, and geographies.
- Ensure events amplify publications and strengthen brand authority.
- Build the long-term vision for a scalable, profitable event business.
- Run the show
- Lead end-to-end execution of marquee and secondary events.
- Build repeatable workflows and technical infrastructure that support in-person, virtual, and hybrid formats at scale.
- Shape programming that delivers insight, authority, and must-attend value.
- Oversee logistics: run-of-show, AV, production, venues, vendors, staffing.
- Deliver commercial outcomes: ticket sales, sponsorship revenue, audience growth.
- Implement QA processes and elevate execution with finishing touches.
- Drive attendee advocacy, referrals, repeat attendance, and organic buzz.
- Ensure events generate high-value content assets.
- Manage cross-functional alignment: Marketing → demand; Sales → sponsorship; Editorial → content.
- Scale the system
- Hire, build, and lead a high-performing events team.
- Build SOPs, frameworks, templates, and planning rhythms.
- Implement tools for coordination, PM, communication, accuracy, and reporting.
- Improve throughput without sacrificing quality or profitability.
- Build a culture of performance, experimentation, ownership, and improvement.
- Ensure events become a predictable, scalable engine for content, audience, and revenue.
Benefits
- Discretionary bonus
- Comprehensive benefits package
