Director Of Experiential Marketing
Current- Plan, direct and execute the Traeger marketing events program, including all consumer-facing activations, trade shows, sales meetings, partnership activations, media events, and internal employee experiences. - Manage event logistics & culinary execution to deliver over 1500 food experiences for groups as small as 2 up to 1000+ at festivals & events across the country.- Launched Shop Class, a live cooking class program, in 2016 and continue to oversee team that grows & executes program in-person at HQ & on a nationwide road tour. Implemented template to scale across international and domestic teams.- Launched two separate virtual livestream programs starting in 2020, Shop Class: Private Table and Traeger Kitchen Live, successfully engaging with consumers during covid. - Constant problem solving and creative thinking, diving into problems to get them resolved with short-term and long-term solutions.- Continuously measure, analyze, and optimize marketing programs to drive efficiency, recommending tools and processes to achieve goals effectively.