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Activation & Experiential Manager

Fashion Nova · Beverly Hills, CA, United States

Posted 2026-08-28 · Verified live 2026-09-17

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<p><strong>ACTIVATION &amp; EXPERIENTIAL MANAGER</strong></p>

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

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

<p><br>Today, Fashion Nova has amassed over 40 million social media followers, with annual sales of&nbsp;approximately $2 billion!</p>

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

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

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

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

<p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p>

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

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

<li><strong>Rolling Timelines &amp; On-Site Execution</strong><br>● <strong>Multi-Scale Project Management:</strong> Build detailed master project plans, production timelines, and&nbsp;deliverable schedules across rolling, simultaneous activation pipelines.<br>● <strong>On-Site Crisis Management &amp; Composure:</strong> Serve as the primary lead on-site for setup, live&nbsp;execution, and teardown. Maintain exceptional composure, adaptability, and real-time&nbsp;problem-solving skills when unpredicted challenges arise on-site.&nbsp;<br><br></li>

<li><strong>Global &amp; Domestic Execution</strong><br>● <strong>Domestic &amp; International Logistics</strong>: Lead on-site execution, setups, and teardowns locally,&nbsp;domestically, and internationally for key seasonal and cultural moments for the brand.<br><br></li>

<li><strong>Cultural Leadership &amp; Brand Elevation</strong><br>● <strong>Cultural &amp; Trend Leadership:</strong> Stay deeply plugged into global experiential culture, art, fashion,&nbsp;luxury hospitality, and emerging lifestyle trends to ensure brand activations remain ahead of the&nbsp;curve to elevate the brand's footprint into a cultural force.<br><strong><br>Role Requirements</strong><br>● Minimum of 6–8+ years of progressive experience in experiential marketing, event production, or&nbsp;brand activations within fashion, retail, luxury hospitality, or entertainment.<br>● Portfolio Required: Applicants must submit a portfolio or detailed case studies showcasing&nbsp;personally led activations, highlighting creative concepts, event scale, and budget tiers managed.<br>● Dual skillset: Equal parts creative ideator with high taste standards and hyper-organized&nbsp;operational manager.<br>● Proven track record managing activation budgets across all scales—from putting on high-quality&nbsp;events on smaller budgets ($10K–$20K) to personally managing large-scale budgets ranging from&nbsp;$500K to $1M+.<br>● Proven experience managing events across all guest scales, from intimate 15-person VIP&nbsp;gatherings to 1,000+ attendee activations.<br>● Direct experience working with celebrities, influencers, high-net-worth VIPs, and talent&nbsp;management teams.<br>● An existing, robust network of top-tier production agencies, fabricators, venue contacts, and&nbsp;industry vendors.<br>● Proven history of working directly alongside executive and C-suite leadership.<br>● Exceptional composure under pressure with a demonstrated ability to solve complex, real-time&nbsp;operational issues on-site.<br>● Ability to review spatial layouts and 3D renderings to guide physical production.<br>● Flexibility to work non-standard hours, including nights, weekends, and domestic/international&nbsp;travel as needed.<br>● Bachelor’s degree in Event Management, Marketing, Business Administration, or a related field.</li>

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<p><strong>BENEFITS</strong></p>

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<li><em>NEW state-of-the-art HQ upcoming in 2025!</em></li>

<li>Formalized career paths for continued professional growth</li>

<li>Comprehensive health insurance across Medical, Dental and Vision</li>

<li>401k match, with immediate vesting upon eligibility</li>

<li>Weekly catered lunches fully-stock kitchen pantry!</li>

<li>Opportunities to travel for trade shows and vendor meetings</li>

<li>Summer Fridays Early Departure</li>

<li>Team bonding events and programs</li>

<li>Attractive employee discounts!</li>

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<p><br>Fashion Nova, LLC, and subsidiaries thereof, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are steadfast in our commitment to&nbsp;equal employment opportunities and pledge that these objectives are reflected in all aspects of our daily operations. We&nbsp;will continue to recruit, hire, train, and advance in employment qualified individuals in all job titles without regard to race,&nbsp;color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, status as a protected veteran, criminal&nbsp;history, or status as an individual with a disability; and shall not discriminate against any individual, any such characteristic,&nbsp;nor any other classification protected by local, state and | or federal laws</p><p><a href="https://fn-talent-acquistion.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/FN%20NOTICE%20AT%20COLLECTION.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>NOTICE AT COLLECTION&nbsp;</strong></a></p>

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