Head of Events Jobs
Head of Events jobs are open across corporate, nonprofit, hospitality, entertainment, and agency sectors, from coordinator to VP level, with specializations in conferences, experiential marketing, and trade shows. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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Salary
$120,000 - $135,000
Hours
Various
Type
Full Time
Location
3011 W Grand Blvd
Detroit
Michigan
48202
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POSITION: Head of Marketing – One-Night Content (Music, Comedy & Events)
LOCATION: San Antonio, TX; Sugar Land (Houston), TX; Detroit, MI; New Orleans, LA (ONLY APPLY IF YOU LIVE IN ONE OF THESE LOCATIONS)
HOURS: Full-Time, Non-Union
ABOUT THE POSITION
Reporting to the VP of Marketing, you will lead one-night marketing strategy across North American venues with capacities ranging from 800 to 6,500, covering music, comedy, and other live events. Venues include Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, Majestic Theatre in San Antonio, Saenger Theatre in New Orleans, Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land (Houston), and more.
You will be the senior marketing relationship owner for major promoters, agents and managers and lead a team of 7 marketers, setting category strategy informed by occupancy and ATP targets. You will be accountable for marketing performance, ticket sales and marketing spend across all one-night events, driving revenue across the portfolio.
The role sits at the center of how ATG Entertainment grows its live music, comedy and events business: shaping why artists and promoters choose our venues and how audiences discover our shows.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategy and Marketing Direction
- Own the strategy for one-night programming, setting priorities and marketing direction to drive ticket sales, occupancy and revenue targets
- Build frameworks, campaign templates and playbooks covering the full show cycle (announce, pre-sale, on-sale and late-sale) that the team can adapt to each show and tour
- Own the one-night marketing budget, approving media plans, creative and spend to ensure efficiency and consistent across venues
- Oversee marketing settlement for one-night shows, ensuring spend is accurately tracked, reconciled and recovered
- Act as the bridge between national brand strategy and local execution, ensuring every one-night campaign is high-impact, timely and on-brand
- Track results by genre, venue and tour
- Lead post-show reviews, capturing what worked and feed insights into future planning
- Partner with Ticketing and Revenue Management on pricing, discount and comp strategy, presales and CRM to maximize sell-through
Digital, Media and Innovation
- Drive adoption of AI, workflows (e.g., Monday.com), and insight tools to scale campaign delivery and streamline how the team works
Partnerships
- Serve as the senior marketing contact for major promoters, agents, managers and artist teams, building trust and aligning on campaign goals
- Support the Programming team in winning new bookings by showcasing ATG Entertainment’s marketing capability, audience data and results
- Build strong relationships with venue GMs, tour marketers and the Programming team to align on goals and success metrics
- Manage relationships with media agencies and vendors
- Identify marketing opportunities with ticketing partners such as Stubhub
Managing the Team
- Lead, coach, and develop the one-night marketing team, including Senior Marketing Leads, Marketing Leads, and Marketing Coordinators.
- Set clear goals, priorities, and performance expectations for each team member, and hold regular check-ins and reviews.
- Divide shows across the team to ensure even workload, skill development, and clear ownership, and define a process for splitting tour marketing and local show coverage.
- Identify performance gaps and support improvement through coaching, resources, or escalation to the VP of Marketing when needed.
- Partner with the VP of Marketing on team structure, headcount planning, and long-term development.
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
- 8+ years of marketing experience in live events, with the majority in music, comedy or ticketing at a venue, promoter, agency or ticketing company
- 3+ years leading and developing marketing teams, including hiring, giving feedback, and holding career-progression conversations
- A track record of building show and tour marketing plans that apply audience insights and achieving ticket sales and occupancy targets
- Experience owning marketing budgets and show settlements
- A strong grasp of digital and paid media, marketing attribution and show-level performance metrics
- Confidence using AI tools in your own work and scaling them across a team
- Experience building processes, capability and culture in a team across multiple venues and markets
BENEFITS
- Hybrid work environment (blend of in-office and at-home days)
- Healthcare, vision, and dental plans with contributions from the company
- Life and disability insurance
- Paid Parental Leave
- 401(k) Matching
- Gyms, wellness and financial wellbeing reimbursement through Husk
- Employee Assistance Program
- Pre-Tax FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and Commuter Benefits
ATG Entertainment: Passion Behind Performance
Our expertise and capabilities enable producers and other creatives to bring their visions to life and create unforgettable performances for audiences, presented in our landmark venues and delivered with exceptional hospitality. ATG Entertainment is a world leader in live entertainment. Our portfolio of venues includes historic theatres, modern live music arenas, studio theatres, cinemas and conference spaces. ATG Entertainment own, operate or program 73 of the world’s most iconic venues across the UK, the US and Continental Europe entertaining over 18 million audience members each year.
Through our in-house Production companies and working closely with third-party top producers and promoters ATG presents over 15,000 live performances annually, including Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Moulin Rouge, The Lion King, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and Starlight Express as well as popular music and comedy shows.
ATG also operates a leading ticketing platform processing more than 18 million tickets each year for musicals, plays, concerts, comedy shows and a variety of other live events. ATGtickets.com attracts more than 55 million unique visitors annually. Headquartered in London and Woking, the company also has offices in New York and Cologne.
It is the passion of our teams, that cover every discipline across the live entertainment industry, that underpins our continuing strategic growth and success. Learn more about ATG Entertainment, visit www.atgentertainment.com/
Salary
$120,000 - $135,000
Hours
Various
Type
Full Time
Location
3011 W Grand Blvd
Detroit
Michigan
48202
No Files
POSITION: Head of Marketing – One-Night Content (Music, Comedy & Events)
LOCATION: San Antonio, TX; Sugar Land (Houston), TX; Detroit, MI; New Orleans, LA (ONLY APPLY IF YOU LIVE IN ONE OF THESE LOCATIONS)
HOURS: Full-Time, Non-Union
ABOUT THE POSITION
Reporting to the VP of Marketing, you will lead one-night marketing strategy across North American venues with capacities ranging from 800 to 6,500, covering music, comedy, and other live events. Venues include Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, Majestic Theatre in San Antonio, Saenger Theatre in New Orleans, Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land (Houston), and more.
You will be the senior marketing relationship owner for major promoters, agents and managers and lead a team of 7 marketers, setting category strategy informed by occupancy and ATP targets. You will be accountable for marketing performance, ticket sales and marketing spend across all one-night events, driving revenue across the portfolio.
The role sits at the center of how ATG Entertainment grows its live music, comedy and events business: shaping why artists and promoters choose our venues and how audiences discover our shows.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategy and Marketing Direction
- Own the strategy for one-night programming, setting priorities and marketing direction to drive ticket sales, occupancy and revenue targets
- Build frameworks, campaign templates and playbooks covering the full show cycle (announce, pre-sale, on-sale and late-sale) that the team can adapt to each show and tour
- Own the one-night marketing budget, approving media plans, creative and spend to ensure efficiency and consistent across venues
- Oversee marketing settlement for one-night shows, ensuring spend is accurately tracked, reconciled and recovered
- Act as the bridge between national brand strategy and local execution, ensuring every one-night campaign is high-impact, timely and on-brand
- Track results by genre, venue and tour
- Lead post-show reviews, capturing what worked and feed insights into future planning
- Partner with Ticketing and Revenue Management on pricing, discount and comp strategy, presales and CRM to maximize sell-through
Digital, Media and Innovation
- Drive adoption of AI, workflows (e.g., Monday.com), and insight tools to scale campaign delivery and streamline how the team works
Partnerships
- Serve as the senior marketing contact for major promoters, agents, managers and artist teams, building trust and aligning on campaign goals
- Support the Programming team in winning new bookings by showcasing ATG Entertainment’s marketing capability, audience data and results
- Build strong relationships with venue GMs, tour marketers and the Programming team to align on goals and success metrics
- Manage relationships with media agencies and vendors
- Identify marketing opportunities with ticketing partners such as Stubhub
Managing the Team
- Lead, coach, and develop the one-night marketing team, including Senior Marketing Leads, Marketing Leads, and Marketing Coordinators.
- Set clear goals, priorities, and performance expectations for each team member, and hold regular check-ins and reviews.
- Divide shows across the team to ensure even workload, skill development, and clear ownership, and define a process for splitting tour marketing and local show coverage.
- Identify performance gaps and support improvement through coaching, resources, or escalation to the VP of Marketing when needed.
- Partner with the VP of Marketing on team structure, headcount planning, and long-term development.
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
- 8+ years of marketing experience in live events, with the majority in music, comedy or ticketing at a venue, promoter, agency or ticketing company
- 3+ years leading and developing marketing teams, including hiring, giving feedback, and holding career-progression conversations
- A track record of building show and tour marketing plans that apply audience insights and achieving ticket sales and occupancy targets
- Experience owning marketing budgets and show settlements
- A strong grasp of digital and paid media, marketing attribution and show-level performance metrics
- Confidence using AI tools in your own work and scaling them across a team
- Experience building processes, capability and culture in a team across multiple venues and markets
BENEFITS
- Hybrid work environment (blend of in-office and at-home days)
- Healthcare, vision, and dental plans with contributions from the company
- Life and disability insurance
- Paid Parental Leave
- 401(k) Matching
- Gyms, wellness and financial wellbeing reimbursement through Husk
- Employee Assistance Program
- Pre-Tax FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and Commuter Benefits
ATG Entertainment: Passion Behind Performance
Our expertise and capabilities enable producers and other creatives to bring their visions to life and create unforgettable performances for audiences, presented in our landmark venues and delivered with exceptional hospitality. ATG Entertainment is a world leader in live entertainment. Our portfolio of venues includes historic theatres, modern live music arenas, studio theatres, cinemas and conference spaces. ATG Entertainment own, operate or program 73 of the world’s most iconic venues across the UK, the US and Continental Europe entertaining over 18 million audience members each year.
Through our in-house Production companies and working closely with third-party top producers and promoters ATG presents over 15,000 live performances annually, including Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Moulin Rouge, The Lion King, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and Starlight Express as well as popular music and comedy shows.
ATG also operates a leading ticketing platform processing more than 18 million tickets each year for musicals, plays, concerts, comedy shows and a variety of other live events. ATGtickets.com attracts more than 55 million unique visitors annually. Headquartered in London and Woking, the company also has offices in New York and Cologne.
It is the passion of our teams, that cover every discipline across the live entertainment industry, that underpins our continuing strategic growth and success. Learn more about ATG Entertainment, visit www.atgentertainment.com/
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Who's Hiring
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in head of events jobs.
- Five or more years of end-to-end event management experience, including large-scale productions
- Demonstrated ability to manage six- or seven-figure event budgets and reconcile post-event financials
- Experience leading cross-functional teams including marketing, logistics, and third-party vendors
- Proficiency with event management software and project management platforms
- Strong stakeholder communication skills, including executive-level briefings and sponsor relations
- Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, hospitality, or a related field
Tips for Your Head of Events Job Search
Quantify scale on your resume
Head of events roles attract candidates who can show scope, so list attendee counts, number of concurrent events managed, and total budgets owned. Hiring managers want specifics, not general references to 'large-scale' work.
Tailor applications to event format
Corporate conference management and experiential consumer events require different muscle. Read each job listing carefully and lead your application with examples that match the format the employer actually runs, not your most impressive work overall.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists head of events openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Highlight vendor and venue relationships
Many head of events postings screen for existing relationships with AV vendors, caterers, and venues. If you have established contracts or preferred-vendor agreements, name them explicitly in your resume rather than burying them under generic 'vendor management' language.
Prepare a portfolio of event outcomes
Bring a one-page event portfolio to interviews showing before-and-after metrics: attendance growth, net promoter scores, cost-per-attendee improvements, or lead generation results. Interviewers for this role want proof of execution, not just planning ability.
Negotiate beyond base salary
Event budgets fluctuate, so push for a discretionary budget authority clause and clarity on approval thresholds during offer negotiations. Knowing what you can spend without escalating approval affects how effectively you can do the job.
Head of Events Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most head of eventss?
The companies hiring the most head of eventss right now include BairesDev, Cyera, and Sanofi, with the largest share of openings in New York, Florida, and California, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand tends to concentrate in sectors with high conference, trade show, or experiential marketing activity.
How many head of events jobs are remote?
About 82% of head of events openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with remote work most common in the strategic planning, vendor sourcing, and sponsorship management phases of the role. Positions requiring on-site production oversight are typically in-person or hybrid.
How do you become a head of events?
Start in event coordinator or event manager roles where you own logistics end to end, then move into positions with budget responsibility and team oversight. Build experience across multiple event formats, including conferences, trade shows, and experiential activations. Certifications such as the Certified Meeting Professional credential strengthen your candidacy for director-level and head-of-function titles.
How do you get hired as a head of events with limited experience?
Focus on roles with 'senior events manager' or 'events lead' in the title, which often share responsibilities with head of events positions at smaller organizations. Document every event you've owned from brief to debrief, emphasize budget accountability even at modest scales, and show you've managed external vendors and internal stakeholders simultaneously.
What does the head of events interview process look like?
The process typically starts with a recruiter screen, followed by a hiring manager interview focused on past event scope and team leadership. A second round often includes a case study or scenario exercise where you plan a hypothetical event under constraints. Final rounds usually involve senior leadership and may include a portfolio review or stakeholder presentation.
Where can I find and apply to head of events jobs?
You can find and apply to head of events jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the roles available, find the ones that match your experience and the event formats you specialize in, and apply directly to each listing that fits.
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