THE JOB / TOUR MANAGER, COLLEGE GAMEDAY (HOME IMPROVEMENT CLIENT)

EXPERIENCES / Responsible for planning and executing event and experiential marketing programs.
The Tour Manager will assist the Experiential, Home Depot team in the execution of a nationwide College GameDay program. This program will run from August 2025 through December 2025.
The tour will travel to major cities across the country and facilitate an on-site activation program built around College GameDay - built by The Home Depot. The Tour Manager will serve as the on-site lead for vendor operations, asset management, tour logistics, team leadership and oversee the general consumer experience. The Tour Manager will work closely with the core Octagon team and temporary Field Staff/Student Volunteers.
Events will take place from Thursday-Saturday from August 2025 through December 2025; with travel days and off days built into the schedule. Exact tour route and dates are not yet finalized and will be on a TBD basis week-to-week.
The Tour Manager will be specifically responsible for leading and overseeing all aspects of asset installation/tear down, event logistics, on-site venue communication and execution of daily events. The Tour Manager will also be responsible for daily communication with the Octagon Team as well as advanced communications with each venue and will assist in event execution on-site.

• Oversee and assist in executing all on-site activities
• Ensure on-site staff meet event execution expectations
• Communicate in advance with hosts of upcoming events
• Serve as a direct liaison between management staff and tour team members
• Responsible for maintenance and security of all tour equipment
• Set daily schedules and assignments
• Engage with consumers, directing any concerns or issues to proper authorities
• Be a diplomatic problem solver
• Ensure that event attendees have a positive and engaging experience while on-site
• Other related duties as reasonably assigned