Vice President, Live Events

Business Insider is hiring a VP of Live Events to lead the launch and management of a new live journalism events business. This role will sit on the Global Marketing Team.

Business Insider is for people who are driven, optimistic and always looking forward. Our mission is to inspire action through thought-provoking stories. We tell our audience what they want and need to know to improve their lives and the world with storytelling that is accessible, smart, sometimes unexpected, and always helpful. Our team members embody and uphold Business Insider's three core values: we are all one team, we are effective, and we strive to get better every day.

Our Global Marketing team is one of the most connected and collaborative groups as we work with every team across the company. We thrive on creativity, strategic thinking, and a passion for delivering results. With a culture rooted in innovation and excellence, we embrace challenges as opportunities to elevate our work and the work of our clients and drive impact. From innovative content partnership ideas to unforgettable events, we're a team that works hard, supports each other, and celebrates success together. If you're energized by ambitious goals, solutions mindset and a fast-paced environment, you'll fit right in.

The Role & Team:

As a VP of Live Events you will operate as the "founder" of this new business line and will be responsible for launching live journalism events for Business Insider. You will create in-person experiences that inspire individuals across industries to innovate, create, and improve themselves and the world around them.

This is a newly established leadership position that will manage all elements of Live Events, working cross functionally with multiple departments, including sales, marketing, and the newsroom, while also managing a high performing team.

The VP of Live Events reports directly to the SVP, Global B2B Marketing and Creative Studios and will sit on the Events team. This position is based in our New York City HQ with an in-office presence of at least 3 days per week.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop a strategy for Business Insider's live events business, in partnership with the newsroom, marketing and advertising stakeholders that drives revenue, supports the goals of the newsroom, and engages our audience.
• Oversee production, audience development, and programming for brand, newsroom, and sponsored events.
• Set revenue goals, define team roles, and ensure execution across cross-functional teams.
• Work with marketing to create event materials and sell sponsorship packages, meeting revenue targets.
• Collaborate with operations to price and package events while maintaining margins.
• Lead pre-sales efforts, responding to RFPs and delivering engaging live events and ensure excellent client service and renewal processes post-sale.
• Manage and report out events P&L, balancing revenue, costs, and profitability.
  
  

The Ideal Candidate Has:

• Proven experience managing and producing events, managing P&Ls and teams
• Exceptionally strong communication skills, able to communicate with executive stakeholders (C-level) in a sharp, efficient, and compelling manner
• Success owning and delivering against a revenue target selling events
• Detail-oriented and able to manage competing priorities
• Success pricing and packaging events and demonstrated partnership working with sales to sell into clients
• A creative eye and a finger on the pulse of the industry and a hunger to bring that vision to life for Business Insider
• Strong ability to prioritize work and resources across engagements based on short- and long-term need; comfortable working with fluid timelines, budgets, and availabilities
• Passionate, relentless, and entrepreneurial; thrives in a fast-paced environment and is not afraid to roll up their sleeves to get the job done
• Has a sense of urgency, not afraid of change, is flexible and agile in navigating an ever-changing landscape while keeping an eye on the end goal
• Is decisive, firm, fair while holding high standards for themselves and the group at large
• This position is based in our New York HQ with an in-office presence of at least 3 days per week.
  
  

Salary & Benefits:

• Total compensation: $200,00 - $245,000 including base and performance bonus (dependent on skills, experience, and competencies)
• Unlimited PTO, 10 paid holidays, and 16 weeks of parental leave
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
• Matched and vested 401k plan
• Access to resources for financial planning guidance, family planning services, mental health reach out and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Additional benefits include commuter benefits, phone reimbursement, gym membership discounts, and more
  
  

Business Insider is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and, when making employment decisions, does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, age, nationality or national origin, religion, disability, familial status, and military or veteran status. We encourage members of traditionally underrepresented groups to apply.

Are you passionate about this opportunity, but worried that you don't have 100% of the experience we're looking for? We still want to hear from you! Apply online and let us know why you would make a great addition to Business Insider.

About Business Insider:

Business Insider is a global journalism company that covers the world of business, tech, innovation, and beyond. With headquarters in New York and offices in San Francisco, London, Belfast, and Singapore, we reach an audience of more than 375 million with storytelling that's fascinating, unexpected, and always helpful.

As a company, we strive to be inspiring and effective, we value Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging. Our company motto is "get better every day," which means we value all people. Diversity reflects the different life experiences, identities, and perspectives that make each of us unique. For more information on our DEI mission click here.