Teams at Crain Communications

Leads partner sponsorship fulfillment and live event activations from contract through onsite execution. Coordinates with Events, Sales, and Sales Marketing to integrate deliverables, manage communications, budgets, timelines, branded experiences, VIP programs, and partner needs. Supports registration, speakers, attendee flow, logistics, renewals, account growth, debriefs, and continuous improvement while delivering high-touch event experiences.

Own the strategy, growth, and end-to-end execution of global awards programs and private executive gatherings. Manage roadmaps, judging operations, submission and RSVP platforms, vendors, sponsors, participant communications, event integration, and reporting. Partner cross-functionally with editorial, sales, marketing, research, events, and leadership to increase participation, revenue, and executive engagement. Build repeatable workflows and use AI and automation to improve efficiency and program quality.

The Manager, Total Rewards owns employee benefits, retirement, leave, compensation, vendor relationships, compliance, analytics, and annual HR processes. Responsibilities include resolving employee issues, managing plan administration and audits, conducting compensation benchmarking and modeling, developing recommendations, leading vendors and implementations, and preparing executive-ready analyses. The role also supports HRIS, payroll-related work, compliance, communications, and broader HR projects in a lean environment.