Fairchild: Events Manager

Fairchild: Events Manager

Fairchild Live, the events arm of Fairchild Media Group under Penske Media Corporation (PMC), is looking for an Event Manager to join its high-energy, fast-growing team. Fairchild is home to iconic brands including Women’s Wear Daily (WWD), Footwear News (FN), and Beauty Inc., and sits at the center of the global fashion, beauty, and retail industries. WWD, often called the “fashion bible,” is where decision-makers go to understand where the industry is headed and why it matters.

In this role, you’ll help bring to life high-profile regional and international events attended by industry leaders, creatives, and executives. As the day-to-day project lead, the Event Manager will lead and execute events from start to finish while collaborating closely with editorial, sales, and marketing teams to deliver standout experiences that meet brand and business goals. This is an ideal opportunity for someone passionate about fashion and beauty, energized by live events, and excited by global travel.

As PMC values in-person collaboration and team cohesion, employees work onsite 4 days a week and 1 day remotely with a focus on maintaining a vibrant and inclusive culture.

Key Responsibilities

Event Execution & Project Management

• Serve as the day-to-day event lead on assigned programs, managing the full event lifecycle from initial planning through on-site execution and post-event wrap.
• Build and manage detailed event timelines, run-of-show documents, and production schedules to ensure seamless execution.
• Coordinate deliverables across creative, editorial, marketing, sales, and events teams to keep all stakeholders aligned.
• Lead on-site operations including load-in, live event execution, and breakdown.
• Manage speaker and talent logistics in partnership with editorial and programming teams, including green room management, on-site coordination, and travel planning when applicable.

Venue & Vendor Coordination

• Research, recommend, and secure venues/platforms that fit budget and audience needs.
• Own day-to-day vendor and venue communication, including sourcing, contract support, negotiations, and ongoing relationship management.
• Oversee venue and platform selection end-to-end, from research and recommendations through budget alignment and contract execution.

Creative & Branding Support

• Own the execution and interpretation of established brand guidelines across signage and event look and feel.
• Development of look-and-feel decks and activation presentations, translating approved branding into compelling, execution-ready event concepts.
• Oversee the full event design expression, including florals, staging, and sponsor activations, ensuring cohesive on-brand delivery across all environments and touchpoints.

Financial & Tracking

• Own event financial tracking, including vendor quotes, expenses, and invoicing.
• Lead event reconciliations and budget reporting, ensuring accuracy and clear visibility.

Post-Event

• Assist with event recaps, reporting, and team debriefs to capture learnings and improve future activations.
• Ensure events deliver against defined business, brand, and audience goals.

Required Experience

• 3–5 years of event management experience.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple events simultaneously.
• Hands-on experience with vendor coordination and client-facing roles.
• Strong understanding of event logistics and budget tracking.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams; exposure to sponsorship execution a plus

Skills & Competencies

• Comfortable with a roll-up-your-sleeves mindset. We move boxes, pack, and jump in with vendors to get the job done!
• Creative eye and attention to detail, with experience in designing event experiences.
• Calm, positive, and adaptable, in fast-paced, live event environments.
• Vendor-facing experience with a desire to grow negotiation and coordination skills.

Typical wage range: $80k - $90k. Factors that could be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, years of experience and comparison to current employees already in this role. If you have more or less experience than specified on this job posting, please apply and list your salary expectations.

If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors).

It’s all About You…

PMC's comprehensive benefits package is thoughtfully designed to support every aspect of your life, empowering you to thrive both personally and professionally. We offer PMC-Paid Healthcare with no employee paycheck contributions on medical, dental, and vision for you and your family. PMC also offers Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care & Commuter), an Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance, Short- & Long-Term Disability, Paid Parental Leave, and a 401(k) Retirement Plan with an Employer match. Employees are also eligible to take advantage of company discounts and perks including Pet Insurance, Home & Auto Insurance, Mortgage discounts, and a variety of other savings on wellness, lifestyle, and financial essentials. As part of PMC's dedication to consistently meeting employees’ needs, we are currently launching a new Flexible Vacation Policy.

At PMC, we believe working in a highly collaborative, office-first environment fosters real-time communication, spontaneous idea sharing, and stronger interpersonal relationships that drive innovation and team cohesion. PMC prioritizes in-person collaboration and does not offer remote-only roles.

About Fairchild Media Group: FMG, publisher of WWD, Beauty Inc. Footwear News, and Sourcing Journal is the leading business authority for the fashion, retail, footwear, and beauty industries. We provide a balance of timely, credible business news and key fashion trends to a dedicated readership of retailers, designers, manufacturers, marketers, financiers, Wall Street analysts, international moguls, media executives, ad agencies, tech leaders, consumers, and trend-makers.

About WWD:

WWD is the leading business authority for the fashion, retail, and beauty industries. WWD provides a balance of timely, credible business news and key fashion trends to a dedicated readership of retailers, designers, manufacturers, marketers, financiers, Wall Street analysts, international moguls, media executives, ad agencies, consumers, and trend-makers.

About Beauty Inc:

Beauty Inc is the insider’s guide to the global Beauty community. Offering six franchise printed issues per year, a weekly news-based digital publication, and expanded coverage on wwd.com, Beauty Inc is highly-regarded for comprehensive reporting on industry trends and marketplace developments and is considered the premier source for in-depth coverage on all aspects of the Beauty, Wellness and Retail communities.

About Footwear News:

Footwear News is the ultimate source for senior footwear and fashion executives, providing an insider’s perspective on top news, trends and strategies. FN keeps you and your business a step ahead on the retailing, manufacturing and financial aspects of the footwear industry. FN spotlights the hottest new designers, newsmakers, and business leaders, as well as reporting on the most groundbreaking fashion trends and more.

About Sourcing Journal Media:

Sourcing Journal Media, LLC is the largest, most comprehensive and authoritative B2B resource for executives working in the apparel, textile and footwear industries. We produce publications and events under the Sourcing Journal and Rivet brands, empowering industry leaders with essential news, expert commentary and in-depth analysis to navigate every aspect of their business.