VP, Corporate Relations & Events
Warner Bros. Discovery
full-time
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Location: New York • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $209,300 - $388,700 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Set the strategic vision for corporate relations and events aligned with Discovery’s brand, business goals, and cultural initiatives
- Serve as a strategic advisor to senior leadership on stakeholder engagement, event positioning, and audience experience
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholdersinternally and externally, including industry partners, government entities, and internal leadership
- Lead initiatives that enhance Discovery’s corporate reputation and influence, including thought leadership forums, strategic partnerships, and executive engagements
- Oversee the full lifecycle of global corporate events — from ideation and planning to execution and post-event analysis
- Ensure brand consistency and excellence across all events, including leadership summits, shareholder meetings, employee engagements, and industry showcases
- Manage budgets and vendor relationships to ensure cost-effective planning and delivery of high-quality experiences
- Negotiate contracts and partnerships that support strategic objectives and operational excellence
- Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary team across corporate relations and events, fostering innovation, collaboration, and accountability
- Build organizational capability in experiential strategy, stakeholder engagement, and event production
- Establish KPIs and feedback mechanisms to measure success and continuously improve strategy and execution
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in corporate relations, event strategy, and stakeholder engagement within a global organization
- Proven track record overseeing large-scale, high-profile corporate events with C-suite and senior stakeholder involvement
- Strong creative vision with operational discipline and attention to detail
- Demonstrated ability to manage multimillion-dollar budgets and deliver measurable ROI
- Skilled in vendor negotiation and relationship management, with deep networks in event design, production, and experiential marketing
- Exceptional leadership skills with experience building, managing, and inspiring high-performing teams
- Strong business acumen, with the ability to align event strategy to organizational goals
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with executive presence and the ability to influence at the highest levels
- Deep understanding of emerging trends in corporate engagement and experiential design
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment and pivot quickly when business needs change
- Willingness to travel globally and work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, as required
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, Event Management, or a related field required
- Advanced degree or professional certifications in Corporate Communications, Event Management, or Experiential Marketing preferred