Account Manager

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Job Title: Temporary Account Manager – Brand Activations & Festival Partnerships

Location: Remote (must be available onsite in Los Angeles August 6–9, 2026)

Duration: Approximately 10–12 Weeks (June 2026 – August 2026)

Schedule: Full-Time, Monday–Friday

Compensation: Approximately $30/hour

About the Role

88rising is seeking a Temporary Account Manager to support brand activations and partner operations for Head In The Clouds Festival Los Angeles 2026. This role will support pre-event planning, cross-functional coordination, onsite festival execution, and post-event reporting for major brand partners and festival activations.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, proactive, detail-oriented, and thrives in fast-paced live event environments. This individual should be comfortable managing multiple stakeholders across brands, production, creative, talent, and social teams while helping ensure a seamless execution experience for partners onsite.

Key Responsibilities

Pre-Festival

• Manage day-to-day communications with brand partners and stakeholders
• Track deliverables, timelines, approvals, and project milestones across internal and external teams
• Coordinate logistics across creative, production, digital, and partner teams
• Support pre-event planning and execution for key accounts
• Assist with partner approvals, scheduling, activation planning, and operational coordination
• Support social posting coordination and branded content planning

Onsite Festival Support (Los Angeles: August 6–9, 2026)

• Oversee onsite execution of brand activations and partner experiences
• Serve as a liaison between event staff, vendors, talent teams, and social/content capture teams
• Help troubleshoot onsite operational needs in real time
• Ensure branded content and activation deliverables are properly documented and captured throughout the event

Post-Festival

• Organize and compile social content, metrics, and activation reporting
• Assist in preparing recap decks and performance summaries for brand partners
• Support final reporting, wrap-up deliverables, and project closeout

Qualifications

• 3 years relevant experience in project management, brand partnerships, or related field/role
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities
• Ability to multitask and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Comfortable working with artists, creators, executives, brands, agencies, and production teams
• Experience working in live events or experiential marketing environments required
• Music festival experience strongly preferred
• Experience supporting pre-production and post-production workflows preferred
• Familiarity with social media content coordination and branded partnerships is a plus

Additional Details

• Role will be primarily remote leading up to festival week
• Must be available to work onsite in Los Angeles August 6–9, 2026
• Some extended hours may be required during festival week and key production periods