Executive, Events & Activations - A&F

Company Description

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is a global, digitally led omnichannel specialty retailer of apparel and accessories catering to kids through millennials with assortments curated for their specific lifestyle needs. The company operates a family of brands, including Abercrombie & Fitch, YPB, abercrombie kids, Hollister and Gilly Hicks, each sharing a commitment to offer products of enduring quality and exceptional comfort that support global customers on their journey to being and becoming who they are. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. operates over 750 stores under these brands across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, as well as the e-commerce sites abercrombie.com, abercrombiekids.com, and hollisterco.com. At Abercrombie & Fitch Co., we lead with purpose and always put our people first. We’re proud to offer equitable compensation and benefits, including flexibility and competitive Paid Time Off, as well as education and engagement events, including various Associate Resource Groups, volunteer opportunities and additional time off to give back to our global communities.

Job Description

The EMEA Events Associate is responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing all Abercrombie & Fitch events that elevate our brand, engage our audience, and support our overall marketing and business objectives across the EMEA region. This role is highly collaborative with internal cross-functional teams and external partners and agencies to make activations come to life. This job is located at our EMEA Home Office London, England.

What Will You Be Doing?

• Plan, coordinate, and execute all Abercrombie & Fitch events to drive customer engagement and brand awareness
• Collaborate with internal Talent, PR, Social, Creative, Product, Visual, Stores, Asset Protection, Legal teams – to ensure seamless integration of events and activations
• Collaborate with internal marketing channel leads to ensure events are properly promoted and/or extended beyond the life of the event
• Collaborate with internal Brand Strategy team to ensure events reflect the overarching Brand expression
• Collaborate with external agency partners in strategy and execution of campaigns and events.
• Pattern other brand’s events & IRL activations and bring relevant learnings back to the team
• Collaborate with Creative agency to manage external vendor relationships, venue sourcing, contracts, and logistics for both in-person and virtual events and develop creative needs.
• Develop comprehensive project timelines, event briefs, and post-event recaps
• Build event planning documents (ROS, Call sheets, etc.)
• Track KPIs and event performance metrics to evaluate success
• Actively incorporate learnings and performance insights into the next event.
• Maintain continuous feedback loop with agency and partners.
• Build and manage event budget in partnership with Brand Marketing teams, ensuring events are delivered within scope
• Stay current with retail and experiential marketing trends and consumer expectations

What Do You Need To Bring?

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or related field, or related experience
• 4+ years of experience in Marketing and Events
• Proven success managing events from concept to execution
• Strong project management skills with the ability to juggle multiple high-profile campaigns simultaneously
• Strong inter-departmental coordination skills
• High attention to detail, organization, and time management
• Experience in a fast paced, multi-channel retail environment is preferred
• Highly motivated, with the ability to thrive in a fluid and demanding environment

Benefits & Perks

As an Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F Co.) associate, you’ll be eligible to participate in a variety of benefit programs designed to fit you and your lifestyle. A&F Co. is committed to providing competitive and comprehensive benefits that align with our company’s culture and values, but most importantly – with you! We also provide competitive incentives to reward the commitment our associates have for moving our global business forward:

• Incentive bonus program
• Annual companywide review process
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• Associate assistance program
• Paid parental and adoption leave
• Access to fertility and adoption benefits through Carrot
• Access to mental health and wellness app, Headspace
• Paid time off and one paid volunteer day per year, allowing you to give back to your community
• Work from anywhere (Mondays and Fridays are “work from anywhere” days for most roles and six work from anywhere weeks per year)
• Seven associate wellness half days per year
• Merchandise discount on all of our brands
• Opportunities for career advancement, we believe in promoting from within
• Access to multiple Associate Resource Groups
• Global team of people who will celebrate you for being YOU!

Additional Information

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER