Global Director of Events

A24 is hiring a Global Director of Events based in Los Angeles to lead experiential strategy across the full scope of their film and television slate. This role sits within the Specialty Marketing department and is responsible for producing the high-profile event programming that surrounds A24’s theatrical releases, awards season campaigns, and major festival presences, from Sundance through Cannes. It suits a senior events producer with deep roots in entertainment marketing who has spent years building the kind of moments that actually move the needle for a film.

About the Role

Reporting to the Head of Specialty Marketing, the Global Director of Events oversees every touchpoint in the event production workflow, including concepting, budgeting, vendor management, and on-site execution. On any given week, this person might be finalizing logistics for a film premiere, aligning with Publicity and Distribution on a festival activation, or managing a brand partnership tied to an awards campaign. The role requires someone who can operate at the strategic level while still being hands-on when the moment calls for it.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead creative direction and full production for film premieres, awards season events, film festival activations at TIFF, Telluride, and Cannes, talent dinners, and brand partnerships.
• Manage all event logistics including permitting, venue contracting, union vendor coordination, credentialing, staffing, travel, and on-site execution.
• Serve as lead producer on large-scale events while coordinating across Marketing, Publicity, Brand, Distribution, and Business Affairs to maintain alignment.
• Build and maintain relationships with external brand sponsors, venue partners, talent representatives, and freelance production teams during high-volume campaign periods.
• Oversee event budgeting and recaps using organizational systems including Google Drive and Dropbox, while identifying process improvements across the events workflow.
• Mentor and manage events staff and freelance crews, maintaining A24’s creative standards across every production regardless of scale.

What You Bring

• 10 or more years of experience in experiential marketing, entertainment events, or publicity-driven event production within the film or television industry.
• A working knowledge of awards season campaign strategy and the specific demands of talent handling at major events.
• Hands-on experience with union vendors, event permitting processes, and festival credentialing systems.
• Proven track record producing complex, high-profile events from ideation through execution with tight budgets and no loss of quality.
• Flexibility to travel internationally and work outside standard hours during active campaigns and festival seasons.

Why This Role

A24 has built one of the most recognized brands in contemporary film and television, with a production and distribution slate that consistently performs across the awards circuit and at major international festivals. This role offers a senior events professional the opportunity to shape experiential work at a company where the creative bar is genuinely high and the projects are ones people in the industry actually care about. The scope here spans global film festival strategy, theatrical marketing events, and internal brand initiatives, making it one of the broader events leadership roles currently available in Los Angeles entertainment.

Apply now for the Global Director of Events position at A24 and bring your event production expertise to one of the most distinctive companies working in film and television today.