DEI & Belonging Partner - Cultural Experience & Employee Impact

About the role

Horizon Media, a marketing and advertising firm founded in 1989 and headquartered in New York City with offices in Los Angeles and Toronto, is hiring a DEI & Belonging Partner for Cultural Experience & Employee Impact. Reporting to and working closely with the Director of DEI & Belonging, the role focuses on internal employee community engagement, cultural experiences, employee impact group management and cross-office belonging initiatives. It autonomously manages assigned Employee Impact Groups (EIGs) and drives cultural programs, heritage months, holidays and celebrations from concept to completion.

Key responsibilities

• Cultural program ownership: plan, execute and manage heritage month celebrations, cultural programs, holidays and agency-wide celebrations, coordinating with the Director of Cultural Experience & Employee Impact
• Internal coordination with Events, Facilities and Communications teams, and autonomous writing of event communications across internal channels
• External partnerships: manage relationships and logistics with vendors, sponsors and community partners
• Cross-office management of cultural programming across New York, Los Angeles and Toronto
• Budgeting and tracking of spending and expenses for events and partnerships
• EIG management: act as the main point of contact for assigned Employee Impact Groups, support EIG leaders with programming and budgets, mentor them and build trust and advocacy for their communities
• Ensure consistency of messaging and branding across groups, and identify engagement opportunities such as learning and development and conferences
• Work with DEI Directors on agency-wide programs such as sponsorship, mentorship and networking, and contribute to strategic planning
• Track engagement, survey and participation data and turn it into insights for program improvement
• Stay up to date on DEIB and advertising/media best practices, share learnings in team meetings and recommend improvements

Required profile

• Self-motivated and deeply passionate about DEI & Belonging
• Exceptional written and verbal communication, project management and organizational skills
• Comfortable educating, advising and collaborating with employees at all levels, departmental leaders and external partners
• Able to navigate ambiguity and resolve operational issues proactively
• High degree of business maturity and emotional intelligence, able to handle complex organizational dynamics and sensitive employee conversations