Out Of Office

We’re building the operating system for experiential marketing.
Out of Office is an AI-powered platform that helps teams plan smarter, pitch faster, and scale without bloated overhead.

Our system combines automation with real human expertise—powered by a vetted global network of freelance strategists, creatives, and producers.

Agencies use Out of Office to develop proposals, find top-tier freelancers and vendors, and manage project execution.

Freelancers use Out of Office to showcase their work, access exclusive opportunities, and grow their business with the best tools in the industry.

We’re building more than a platform—we’re building the #1 membership for freelancers in experiential, with personalized portfolios, marketing tools, bidding features, and on-demand access to projects that match their skillset and goals.

Recent Experiential Collaborations:
Metamask | Hot Wheels | UNO | Google | Adidas | Live Nation | Barstool Sports | Don Julio | Mullen Automotive | Rockstar Energy | Xbox | Uber | ESPN | Mobil 1 | Insomniac | The Eagles | General Mills

Founder & Executive Producer

NVE: The Experience Agency

Senior Producer

NVE has grown to be a major player in the Experiential Marketing world. With that growth comes increased responsibility, larger budgets, crucial deadlines, high level logistics and extensive team management. As traditional marketing outlets fade, we have more clients approaching us to develop new brand stories, design/execute marketing experiences and ideate/operate promotional tours. I've managed to play a key role in every aspect of this growth and currently manage projects, logistics, production and strategy development for multiple Fortune 500 companies.

Associate Producer

We creatively produce marketing opportunities, grounded in events, for brands. The most effective marketing is an experience.

 - Experiential Marketing
 - Event Management
 - Production Advisor

Production Coordinator

Everyday California

- Focused on brand strategy and outreach, partnering with San Diego based companies and events
- B2B and B2C sales 
- Developed and managed the Street Team marketing effort
- Spent off days leading kayak and snorkel tours exploring the La Jolla cove

Marketing Associate

Live Nation

Advanced Production For: 
Jimmy Buffet | Counting Crows | OAR | U2 | One Direction | Phish | Avett Brothers | The Eagles | Jonas Brothers | Backstreet Boys | Jack Johnson | The Fray | Kaskade

- Produced shows at all of the major Chicago Venues (FirstMerit Bank Pavilion, First Midwest Bank Amphitheater, Alpine Valley, United Center, Navy Pier, Chicago Theater, Solider Field, Wrigley Field, Allstate Arena, etc.)
- Experience advancing major shows with Tour Managers
- Settlement between promoter, venue and the tour
- Developed extensive management skills; managing vendors, runners, unions, tours, artists, etc.
- Coordinate multiple vendors in the Chicago area in order to produce a show
- Schedule and organize Union workers and payroll
- Analyze and oversee the budget for the show and balance expenses 
- Understand ticket audits in order to determine gross sales and settlement deals

Assistant Production Manager

Scope Productions

Verum Magazine

- Verum is a magazine for students written by students focusing on: sports, politics, fashion, music and general interest
- Grew staff from two people to 10 full time editors and over 30 contributors 
- Distributed 4 issues to over 40 local businesses, greek houses and apartments
- Circulation of over 3,000 each issue
- Self sustaining from ad sales revenue under my supervision
- Established an office in downtown Iowa City
- Participated and won multiple business plan competitions
- Trained sales team
- Coordinated distribution outlets

COO | Co-Founder

- Executed marketing opportunities for all summer shows
- Developed promotional partnerships with Chicago businesses
- Delivered tickets to major radio stations (XRT, B96, The Mix, Kiss FM, The Loop, Etc.)
- Took tickets to 50+ hotel concierges a week
- Worked at First Midwest Amphitheater and Tinley Park
- Answered the phone for two national booking agents
- Filed and reviewed talent contracts
- Worked closely with the House of Blues marketing team
- Hung promotional material in venues
- Worked on and filed ticket tax spread sheets
- Escorted media and photographers at shows
- Involved with River's Edge Festival marketing team
- Became familiar with Ticketmaster system when working the box office at First Midwest Amphitheater

Marketing | Booking Intern

Sigma Pi Fraternity

- Elected position
- Market fraternity to gain interest and exposure to incoming freshman
- Plan creative events throughout the summer, fall and spring to attract new members
- Doubled and tripled our pledge class size in the fall and spring
- Develop relationships between new members and active members

Recruitment Director

- Plan, organize and execute new creative events every week with a different sorority
- Maintain positive image of our fraternity on campus
- Oversee risk management and safety
- Work with the finance chair to develop a budget

Social Chair

React Presents

David Guetta | Pretty Lights | Avicii | Rusko | Skrillex | Tiga | Zeds Dead

- In charge of social media marketing 
- Posted on over 100 blogs weekly
- Created Facebook events for all concerts
- Updated and regulated Twitter competitions
- Hung promotional material in Venues
- Experience with Ticketfly in box office at Congress Theater

Social Media | Marketing Intern

Durty Nellie's

- Learned skills of organizing events at a 1,200 person venue
- Booked local/national talent 
- Worked lighting during shows
- Prepped the green room and helped bands with production
- Worked with beverage reps to plan events and specials
- Sat in on marketing meetings
- Local promotion around town and online
- Worked on their website and Facebook

Production | Promotion/Booking Intern

I'm the founder of Out of Office, the first AI-powered platform built specifically for experiential marketing teams. After over a decade producing high-stakes events for brands like adidas, Uber, Google, Apple, Amazon, Mattel and more, I saw how inefficient, manual, and bloated our industry workflows had become—so I built a better way.

Out of Office is your end-to-end system for planning and executing experiential campaigns:

> Pitch faster with AI-generated concepts, decks, and strategy.

> Scale smarter by matching with the right freelancers and vendors instantly.

> Run leaner with tools that eliminate admin and free your team to focus on big ideas.

But this platform is powered by more than just tech—it’s powered by people.
We’ve built a private network of top-tier freelancers across strategy, creative, production, and operations.

Members not only land work, they shape the future of the tools agencies use every day.

This is not a marketplace—it’s the operating system for the future of experiential work.
Launching May 2025.

Brad Jackson

Is experiential about to have it's "Napster moment"? The data says so. 

For the last decade, experiential marketing has quietly been running the same playbook - big holding companies scooping up cool agencies, bloated staff with big overhead and old/slow processes that crush creativity.

Meanwhile, the data doesn't lie...

> 53% of senior talent has gone freelance since 2020
> Boutique agencies now win an estimated 40% of mid-market RFPs
> The average cost to pitch has ballooned 3-5x
> Brands are hiring smaller/faster teams and building internal capabilities

I'm sorry to all the old school Don Draper ad industry people but the shift is here.

The same shift that music went through -when gatekeepers slowed down and independents blew right past them - it's happening here right now.

I just listened to Alex Pall and Drew Taggart on Invest Like The Best talk about how the internet handed power back to creators and how their firm Mantis Venture Capital looks for founders building into these cultural shifts.

Indpendent producers, boutique studios and rogue designers - these are the ones shaping culture. 

They've just been missing the tools, the data and the momentum to fully compete. 

Until now.

We're building the accelerant. The next era belongs to the creatives who actually give a damn and our mission is to support them. 

#experientialmarketing #events #culture #startup

Founder, Out Of Office | Building the system powering the next era of experiential marketing. Follow for industry insights, freelancer tips and growth hacks.

Calling Freelancers - two open roles I'm looking to help agency friends with...

IF INTERESTED - Please follow link below and write in the ROLE TITLE for the one that you are interested in. Do not DM.

SUBMIT BY NOV 14

Role: Project Manager (Retail)
Location: MUST BE SAN FRANCISCO BASED
Details: Looking for a PM with extensive experience managing retail design builds. Must be able to collaborate with architects and manage vendors. Ideal candidate will understand materials, finishes, instals and general fabrication. 
Commitment: 20hrs/wk from now until the end of the year

Role: Creative Producer (Theatrical) 
Location: Remote (US, UK or AUS)
Details: The ideal candidate has deep roots in theme parks, immersive theatre and live experiential production with talent and human performance. If you've ever built a character bible, cast a street performer or produced a dramatic pop-up show, this is for you. You'll need to develop entertainment concepts, character personas, storylines, costume notes and collaborate with performer groups to bring the concept to life with an executive production team. 
Commitment: Now until April

Pre-Apply Form:
https://lnkd.in/dmpR4CRk

What to expect:
1. Fill out form
2. We take a pass on the list to remove anyone who is clearly not a good fit
3. Names are passed to the client
4. They will reach out to you directly if interested
5. We try and keep you as updated as possible but we are not a staffing company or a recruiter

**OOO Commitment - 
All of our agency partners, who have this kind of access and can use this channel for support are vetted, awesome, paying members on our platform with a great track record in the industry. I stand by them and the work they produce - we will not refer and put top-notch freelancers in contact with shit agencies. 

Thank you and please tag or share with people you think might be good fit.

#freelance #jobposting #gigs #eventproduction #retail #theater

Open article: Freelancer Roles by g2d2diph10t.typeform.com

I have a cry out to the designers of experiences….

Culture is getting flattened and compressed into a vertical screen at a more rapid pace everyday. So what does the future look like?

Social media (controlled by advertisement revenue) begs for more of the same. 

Slop that is optimized for performance that can appeal to the broadest audience.

Dollar in = a dollar out. The idea of art has been squashed. 

AI is incredible but this has only added fuel to the fire.

I think that us as event producers, experience designers, immersive artists need to (have to) be the ones to push the boundaries of culture.

We are some of the few creatives left that operate in a physical world - where people actually come together and laugh, smile, cry or meet new people.

Culture thrives where spontaneous interactions occur.

It’s our responsibility to squeeze in special and unique moments wherever and as often as we can.

The holding companies hands are tied, do not turn to them. It’s up to us as independent freelancers and agencies to take this baton and press on.

Infuse new ideas today. I’m cheering for you.

#culture #events #advertising #future

Freelancers are pitching ideas and concepts themselves and winning. This is historical.  What is the equation? 

Great data + expert knowledge + solid network 

Trust and expertise seems to be attracting brands to venture into new territory.

It's not for all brands but those mid-sized ones that can push the boundaries and explore are taking risk to work with talent directly.

As a big agency, if your main advantage is that you have a massive insurance policy and can bank-roll the cash for the event...you might want to rethink your 2026 strategy...

Freelancers and independent studios:
We are here for it. Our tools will let you ideate and create full-event roadmaps in minutes.

1. Competitor analysis
2. Strategy
3. Concepts (with renderings)
4. The team you need (vendors/freelancers)
5. A workback schedule
6. Budget estimate

Done for you. Trained on how you work. Getting you out of the weeds and thinking big.

Those with the best ideas should win - it's a movement for the next era.

Compress the "old-school" advantages + level the playing field. 

Let's shake shit up. 

If you're a freelancer, what holds you back from going for new business directly? We want to hear from you so we can build and support you.

#experientialmarketing #eventmarketing #eventproduction #freelance

We've had 1,000+ people sign up for our OOO 2.0 waitlist and here are the top 2 pain points from the first 500 people on the list...

Number one pain point across the group - PITCHING

As we knew from our interviews, the pitch process seems to be slowly killing everyone in the industry.

> Brands spend way too much time strategizing just to get budget approval
> Agencies spend an average of $45k to respond to an RFP
> Freelancers apply for positions and get ghosted at a shocking rate
> Vendors aren't contacted until it's too late and then scramble

Next biggest pain point? Scaling without adding headcount.

Working with freelancers isn't just an option anymore its a necessary strategy in order to survive. 

Does that resonate with what you're seeing in the industry?

We already have paying teams in the system beta-testing and piloting and the results have been amazing.  

At the beginning of the year, we'll flip this light switch on, open up this waitlist and start to revolutionize the industry.

I can't wait! 

#experientialmarketing #eventmarketing #agencygrowth

We’ve all been keeping an eye on it but now it’s really here. By revenue - Omnicom will become the largest advertising holding company in the world.

The CEO was quoted in Adweek saying “we will have have gathered together the largest group of the best creative talent ever in the industry.”

From my perspective - I just don’t believe that.

The best talent in the world is independent.

The best talent in the world believes in building their own dreams not someone else’s.

The best talent in world does not want to be another number in the system.

The best talent in the world is attracted to the fast nimble speed boat, not the massive cruise ship putting out a bland all you can eat buffet…

It’ll be so interesting to see how this rolls out and how it ultimately performs.

I think, now more than ever, you should be asking yourself…is my career dependent on someone higher up who just doesn’t give a shit? 

And if so, maybe it’s time to bet on yourself….

#advertising #liveoutofoffice #marketing #solopreneurer

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Perfectly Good LLC

I help Brand Marketers and agency teams showcase their products in ways that feel thoughtful, genuine, and relevant.

I do this through tangible skills like: 
-Event Production
-Creative Strategy
-Photography

Plus intuitive skills like: 
-Prioritizing tasks 
-Hiring the best-fit vendors using my trusted network
-Asking the right questions 
-Delivering a plan that is aligned with the Brand vision.

When we work together, you can count on me for the below. Take what capabilities you need, leave the rest: 

Event Photography - I provide interactive, candid photos combined with polished product photos to create visual brand stories with multiple end uses such as sales decks, pitches, social, editorial, and advertising.

End to End Event Management - from ideation to execution, we’ll build a concept based on short-term/long-term goals and construct a detailed path to the finish line. 

Budgeting & Logistics - I’ll help cut prep time by understanding the real market costs of materials, services, and labor. Knowing where to look and who to ask is a big part of the battle.

Onsite Staff Training - If you are hiring brand contractors for your event, I’ll help facilitate day-of staff education, ensuring everyone onsite can answer questions about the brand intelligently and thoughtfully, promoting a well-rounded and memorable consumer experience. 

Expertise:

Beverage/CPG Activations 
Experiential Photography
Branded Experiences/Entertainment

Experiential Photographer / Producer

Danny Wimmer Presents

Brand Manager

Senior Account Manager

JuneShine

- Refresh existing systems by adding in more efficiency, collaboration, and strategy
- Ignite brand loyalty and maintain connection with supporters by remaining curious and open to creative collaborations
- Design concepts and execute build-outs/production/staffing for large-scale events in the alcohol space
- Source and secure partnerships in alignment with sponsorship strategy
- Recruit, hire, train, and lead a team of brand builders in the highest-volume market in the country
- Partner with marketing and sales teams on development and implementation of sponsorship assets across live events, social/digital promotions and retail tastings 
- Track all incoming sponsorship inquires weekly, discern which sponsorships align with brand goals
- Facilitate product seeding across a wide variety of influential businesses, partners, consumers, and ambassadors

Brand Manager / Event Producer

Salt Studios, NYC

- Build community with target audience through art, stories, trial, and brand education 
- Institute internal LinkedIn Learning tutorials to drive organic engagement between reps and prospects 
- Optimize sales-enablement and sales-marketing alignment strategy consistently week over week
- Spearhead development and execution of website re-build w/teams across 3 continents, increased web traffic by 80%
- Ideate, plan, and execute virtual and live events to generate awareness and leads

Director of Marketing

Instructrr Fitness

- Developed an email campaign plan that increased conversions by over 50% 
- Collaborated with design and community team to create & execute social media campaigns
- Ideated a process to demo our app to fitness creators/thought leaders that increased registrations 
   significantly and built brand equity over a very short time
- Assisted with lifestyle/fitness shoots to promote Instructrr

Marketing Manager

Oshi Health

- Responsible for crafting brand voice, feel, and creative on all major digital channels including FB, TW, IG, and LinkedIn.
- Develop messaging and growth plan for 9 Oshi Health ambassadors. 
- Execute creative strategy concerning new feature launches, B2B events, and all digital ads across FB, TW, and LinkedIn.
- Build reputable list of reliable vendors to utilize for large-scale activations and trade shows

Marketing Manager, Events Lead

Momentum Worldwide

- Drive awareness for globally-loved brands such as Hendrick’s Gin, Balvenie Single-Malt Scotch and Milagro Tequila.
- Plan, organize and execute 50+ events per year in Las Vegas and Colorado on behalf of both consumers and members of the trade.
- Host and connect William Grant & Sons executives and ambassadors to industry thought leaders.
- Optimize use of discretionary budget exceeding 100k annually for innovation launches, samplings, creative bar programming, and key account support.

Field Marketing Manager (Spirits) - William Grant & Sons

William Grant & Sons

Brand Ambassador

MKTG

Brand Ambassador/Photographer

Wynn Las Vegas

Resort Host

I’m fiercely passionate about building magic and wonder into the human experience.

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