Activation & Experiential Manager

ACTIVATION & EXPERIENTIAL MANAGER

About Us
Fashion Nova is the world’s leading trend-to-market fashion and lifestyle brand with high-growth categories across its Women, Men, Kids and Beauty divisions. Renowned for delivering the most-wanted styles to millions worldwide, Fashion Nova earned the title of the Top 5 Most-Searched Fashion Brand on Google in 2022, alongside Louis Vuitton and Nike.

Founder & CEO Richard Saghian launched the brand in 2006, from a retail location in Los Angeles. After multiple store openings, Saghian launched the e-commerce website for Fashion Nova in 2013, pioneering a disruptive social commerce model of affordable, on-trend, size-inclusive clothing online– powered by an innovative, social media-first marketing strategy.

Today, Fashion Nova has amassed over 40 million social media followers, with annual sales of approximately $2 billion!

The brand’s name has been featured in chart-topping hit songs by Cardi B, Drake, Saweetie, Tyga and Offset and its styles have been worn by many celebrities, artists and athletes including Meg The Stallion, Ice Spice, Chris Brown, Kourtney Kardashian, and Kylie Jenner.

Role Overview
The Activation & Experiential Manager reports directly to the Director of Brand Partnerships and is responsible for developing and executing Fashion Nova’s events and brand activations from start to finish. This role requires someone who is both highly creative and highly operational, with the ability to turn a strong idea into flawlessly executed world-class experiential moments.

The Manager will lead everything from intimate 15-person VIP dinners to large-scale 1,000+ guest events with budgets of $1M+. They must have exceptional taste, strong production standards, and an established network of top-tier vendors and partners.

Working closely with executive leadership, talent, internal teams, and external agencies, the Manager will own the full activation process, including concept development, planning, budgeting, vendor management, production, execution, and post-event wrap-up.

Key Responsibilities

• Cross-Functional, Talent & Stakeholder Alignment
  ● Cross-Functional & Talent Synchronization: Act as the primary operational connector across Executive Leadership, Brand Partnerships, Creative, Talent Partnerships, PR, Social, and Legal teams to align launch dates, approvals, and contract deliverables, while overseeing operational workflows and on-site touchpoints involving high-profile celebrities, influencers, VIPs, and talent to ensure seamless, high-touch experiences.
  ● Executive Presence & Reporting: Work closely with C-suite and executive leadership to present concepts, align on strategy, deliver cultural trend reports, and present post-activation success/ROI metrics.
  ● Agency & Partner Network Coordination: Leverage an established network of production companies, fabricators, venue partners, and agencies to guarantee seamless communication and top-tier execution across all external parties.
  ● Internal Employee Programming: Collaborate with Brand Partnerships, Creative, and internal stakeholders to project manage company culture initiatives, celebrations, and internal programming from creative concept through execution.

• Creative, Production Budget Management
  ● Strategic & Creative Co-Conceptualization: Partner closely with the Director of Brand Partnerships, Creative Director, and executive leadership to invent and shape cutting-edge, on-brand activation concepts.
  ● Aesthetic Quality Control: Serve as the creative guardian for all live moments, enforcing uncompromisingly high production values across spatial design, lighting, fabrication, decor, and overall atmosphere.
  ● Spatial Design & Technical Oversight: Review and evaluate 3D renderings, floor plans, and spatial design layouts to ensure physical builds match approved creative concepts and spatial requirements.
  ● Varied Budget Oversight: Demonstrate proven financial management across varied budget tiers, including the ability to put on high-quality events on smaller budgets ($10K–$20K) as well as full financial oversight and tracking of large-scale $500K to $1M+ activation allocations.
  ● Contract & Financial Administration: Manage quote auditing, invoice processing, and contract routing across vendors, suppliers, and production partners.
  ● Product & Inventory Integration: Partner closely with buying and merchandising teams to pull and manage the necessary stock and inventory needed for all activations, events, and seamless product integration on-site.
  ● Asset Recycling System: Create and maintain an internal asset management system to inventory decor, props, and signage for reuse across rolling events to maximize budget efficiency.

BENEFITS

• • NEW state-of-the-art HQ upcoming in 2025!
  • Formalized career paths for continued professional growth
  • Comprehensive health insurance across Medical, Dental and Vision
  • 401k match, with immediate vesting upon eligibility
  • Weekly catered lunches fully-stock kitchen pantry!
  • Opportunities to travel for trade shows and vendor meetings
  • Summer Fridays Early Departure
  • Team bonding events and programs
  • Attractive employee discounts!

Fashion Nova, LLC, and subsidiaries thereof, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are steadfast in our commitment to equal employment opportunities and pledge that these objectives are reflected in all aspects of our daily operations. We will continue to recruit, hire, train, and advance in employment qualified individuals in all job titles without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, status as a protected veteran, criminal history, or status as an individual with a disability; and shall not discriminate against any individual, any such characteristic, nor any other classification protected by local, state and | or federal laws

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