Phillips 66

  • Houston, Texas
Assistant Dir, Experiential Marketing
Skills :     Event Assistant HR Assistant Personal Assistant
Job Description:

Phillips 66 & YOU - Together we can fuel the future

Phillips 66 has more than 140 years of experience in providing the energy that enables people to dream bigger and go farther, faster. We are committed to improving lives, and that is our promise to our employees and our communities. We are sustained by the backgrounds and experiences of our diverse teams, which reflect who we are, the environment we create, and how we work together. Our company is built on values of safety, honor, and commitment. We call our cultural mindset Our Energy in Action, which we define through four simple, intuitive behaviors: We work for the greater good, create an environment of trust, seek different perspectives, and achieve excellence. Phillips 66 was recognized by Forbes as one of “America’s Best Employers” in 2021.

Learn more about Phillips 66 and how we are working to meet the world's energy needs today and tomorrow by visiting phillips66.com.

The Assistant Director, of Experiential Marketing is responsible for supporting marketing efforts across multiple brands and channels and for managing business activities and customer engagement events for US Marketing, ensuring excellent execution in a cost-effective manner. This includes delivering extraordinary results in terms of project and cost management, driving to exceed management and key customer expectations in support of building legacy relationships between customers and Phillips 66.

Responsibilities May Include:

  • Taking charge of brand interactions with consumers and customers at events such as trade shows, conferences, and major sporting events, ensuring efficient execution aligned with each event's intended purpose and supporting the Brand Marketing overarching strategy

  • Liaison with Corporate Event Services for sourcing and event destination recommendations to Sales Management for customer trips, events and tradeshows, coordinating all advance and onsite logistics, serving as trip host

  • Leading activities around conferences and trade shows, often planning over one year in advance for site and committee selection and logistics. Coordinates all key decisions with management for the site, entertainment, production, awards videos, sponsorships, website, attendee promotion, and sales and internal/external communications surrounding the event

  • Building and executing a strategy for industry associations and sponsorships with Sales Management and in support of the Brand Marketing COE’s vision

  • Provide pre-planning onsite support for industry functions such as SIGMA, EMAA, NACS, WPMA, PFCS

  • Leveraging sponsorships by facilitating unique customer engagement opportunities – such as Big 12 basketball championship, college football, MLB, or other regional events

  • Providing logistical support for National Customer Council activities, Road Shows, and other ad hoc customer meetings

  • Supporting Branded and Unbranded Sales in planning for state association meetings

  • Collaborating with the agency/internal creative team on deliverables aligning brand image for advertisements, signage, invitations or collateral to support meeting and events

  • Creating a high level of satisfaction with internal and external customers utilizing and developing tools for measurements to include trip surveys and conference feedback measures

  • Generating ideas for unique brand presence at marketing events

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Legally authorized to work in the job posting country

  • Bachelor's degree with 5 years experience in Brand Marketing or Communications

  • Ability to travel and overnight travel (25-30%)

  • Participation in leading projects or initiatives where it was required to perform multiple tasks and activities simultaneously, giving strong attention to detail and accuracy

​PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • 3 or more years of direct experience coordinating and planning tradeshows/customer events

  • Strategic alignment: a solid understanding of business strategy and how customer entertainment and delivering customer engagement events supports the strategy

  • 4 or more years of experience demonstrating strong communication and presentation skills (verbal and written); ability to support executive levels of management in a confident and professional manner

  • Disciplined budget and cost management experience demonstrating strong negotiating skills to achieve excellent results in a cost-effective manner

  • Ability to change course quickly, maintaining equilibrium in a changing environment

  • Ability to understand and communicate with diverse customer base, ability to manage delicate customer situations

  • Demonstrated success working in team environments to achieve exceptional results

  • Planning and Organizational Skills: ability to prioritize multiple projects while meeting deadlines

  • Proficient with PC applications, including Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; able to gather and interpret data from different systems

  • CVENT experience is a plus

Total Rewards

At Phillips 66, providing access to high-quality programs and care for you and your family is important to us. Maintaining a culture of well-being — physical, emotional, social, and financial — is essential for a high-performing organization. When we are at our best, we are poised to deliver exceptional results — personally and professionally. Benefits for certain eligible, full-time employees include:

  • Annual Variable Cash Incentive Program (VCIP) bonus

  • 8% 401k company match, with an additional 0-4% Company 401k contribution based on the Company’s financial performance

  • Cash Balance Account pension

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits with an annual company contribution to a Health Savings Account for employees on HDHP

  • Total well-being programs and incentives, including Employee Assistance Plan, well-being reimbursement, and backup family care services