About Bedrock

Bedrock is a full-service real estate firm specializing in innovative city-building strategies, reaching far beyond the boundaries of bricks and mortar. Since its founding in 2011, Bedrock and its affiliates have invested and committed more than $6 billion to acquiring and developing more than 100 properties in Detroit and Cleveland, including landmark developments at the Hudson’s Site, Book Tower, City Modern and the May Company Building.

Bedrock’s portfolio totals more than 19 million square feet of office, retail, residential, industrial and hospitality space within new construction and adaptive reuse projects.

For more information on Bedrock’s projects, visit bedrockdetroit.com or engage with us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn. 

Job Summary 

Under the direction of the Team Leader of Activations, the Activations Associate, will contribute to the development of the strategies, communications, coordination, and organization of activations in the form of pop-ups, art installations, décor, and activity-driven experiences.  An activation is defined as the planning, design, and management of public-facing initiatives in Bedrock properties across Downtown Detroit & Downtown Cleveland that enhance the experience for residents, tenants, and visitors. In addition, the Activations Associate will buildout, support, and maintain project budgets all while enhancing & optimizing the Activations Team processes. 

Bedrock Experience Team

As Bedrock’s Experience Team, we are dedicated to supporting local Detroit and Cleveland businesses and enhancing the greater community. Our primary focus is to provide tenants and business partners with the necessary tools and resources to be successful, in addition to creating both public and private activations. There are 3 main teams within Bedrock Experience which are Events, Activations & Programming, and Tenant Experience.  The Experience Team curates Bedrock events and initiatives for internal teams, as well as Bedrock tenants and business partners. The team acts as an in-house concierge to ensure anyone who lives, works, or visits a Bedrock space has an amazing and unique experience! 

Responsibilities 

• Support the development and delivery of innovative and community-focused activations in Detroit and Cleveland

• Support the planning and execution of activation logistics and site operations

• Contribute to the build out of yearly activation strategy and ensure project goals are achieved

• Work with appropriate team members to develop scope, budget and timelines for projects

• Coordinate meetings and working groups to ensure stakeholders are consistently communicated to and are meeting deadlines

• Manage, track and report on project timelines and progression to ensure project goals are achieved

• Oversee project budgets and executes on contracts and billing

• Execute on project permitting 

• Coordinate project close out process and ensures all documents are recorded and saved

• Manage internal and external relationships and partnerships

• Provide support to the overall Experience Team, and Bedrock team members/tenants as needed 

• Other duties as assigned 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree is preferred preferably in  Event Management, Project Management, Hospitality, Communications, Business, Parks & Recreation, public relations, or related programs.

• 3 years of experience in Project Management, Event Logistics, Events Management, Experiential Marketing, Placemaking, or related field

• Great attention to detail and high-level of organization to establish priorities and achieve results while working under pressure on multiple high-impact projects at once

• Excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills to communicate project details to stakeholders

• Ability to think creatively to introduce innovative ideas or concepts when planning activations

• Skilled problem-solver: ability to foresee and alleviate risks that may arise during project planning process 

• Flexibility with working hours and ability to travel to Cleveland as needed