Event Manager

About us:
In the words of Inc. Magazine, “Web Summit is the largest technology conference in the world”. Forbes says Web Summit is “the best tech conference on the planet”, Bloomberg calls it “Davos for geeks”, Politico “the Olympics of tech”, and the Guardian “Glastonbury for geeks”.

Whatever Web Summit is, it wouldn’t be possible without an incredible team of more than 240 employees, including world-class engineers, data scientists, designers, producers, marketers, salespeople and more.

We’ve disrupted an old industry by building incredible software and designing mind-blowing events. We’ve revolutionised how people come together in our world. We started with one event: Web Summit. But now we’re creating category-defining events all over the world, from Asia to North America.

We’re just getting started.

About the team:
We’re looking for an event manager to join event operations in Web Summit.

Event operations is central to creating world-class attendee experience on a global scale. Designers, event coordinators, producers, stage managers and many others work hand-in-hand to produce all elements, from stages and exhibitions to live operations and attendee experience for Web Summit, f.ounders, RISE and Collision.

What you'll achieve at Web Summit:

• You’ll work closely with our team of event producers in the planning and delivery of our global events.
• You’ll help create and produce a wide variety of activities at our events, including conferences, VIP events, partner activations and Night Summit events.
• You’ll work with venues, suppliers and contractors, negotiating rates and contracts.
• You’ll research and find new opportunities for events in our global event cities.
• You’ll work with our engineering and data science teams to build operational excellence and processes.
• You’ll manage databases, operational systems and processes, budgets, scheduling, and reporting.
• You’ll find and present creative solutions to event requirements.
• You'll work on planning multiple events across multiple countries simultaneously.

Who you are:

• You know that details matter, and your attention to detail is exceptional.
• You appreciate the importance of quality administrative support to the team before and after the event.You like to self-motivate, and you certainly don’t lack enthusiasm.
• You’re a calm person, you stay level-headed under pressure, and you love a good challenge.
• You’re a problem-solver with the ability to think on your feet, react rapidly to situations, prioritise your workload, and implement measures to improve procedures and workflows.
• You’re flexible and have the ability to thrive in a fast-paced and pressurised environment, building and maintaining long-lasting relationships.
• You have a lot of love for startups, tech and events, and have the willingness to work within an amazingly dedicated team.
• Finally, you’re a confident and friendly person who cares about the experience of attendees.

Skills and abilities we're looking for:

• 2-3 years’ experience in event planning, event production or event project management.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in any field with strong performance.
• Demonstrable ability to communicate, present and influence credibly and effectively.
• Strong administrative skills and an ability to meet deadlines.
• Budget management and scheduling skills.
• Ability to work on your own initiative and accomplish tasks as part of a team.
• Proficiency in G Suite is essential.

Perks and benefits:

• Hybrid working model benefit open to all employees.
• Fully subsidised healthcare, dental, employee assistance programme(EAP) and more.
• A dedicated in house L&D department, with access to workshops, online learning and resources to help you excel in your career development.
• Company laptop, generous annual leave and flexible working arrangements.
• Our very own “Tramway team” who drive community and morale boosting events for employees to participate in.
• Annual company get togethers, company charity days and monthly wellbeing talks.

**At Web Summit, we embrace diversity and inclusion. We want talent from all walks of life to help us on our journey to digitise the conference sector. Hiring decisions are made purely on experience, skills and the needs of the business.