EMEA Marketing Events Manager

November 8

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VoIP business phone service • hosted VoIP • Small business phone systems • web conferencing • virtual contact center

1001 - 5000

Description

• Close collaboration with management, marketing and sales to bring together best-in-class execution of proprietary and industry events for the company. • Develop and execute an integrated plan for attendance at each event which includes internal and partner orchestration, booth design and overall onsite experience, pre- and post-event interactions. • Vendor sourcing and management as well as facilities management, audio-visual, room layouts and design. • Contracting, negotiations, and compliance, ensuring we map to event budgets and financials. • Collaborate on and contribute to developing the overall event experience as a reflection of the 8x8 brand. • Understand 8x8’s brand and product positioning with the ability to ensure consistent, on-brand messaging at events. • Effectively manage external relationships (agencies, vendors) and internal teams to support flawless execution of events. • Partner and collaborate with the demand generation, branding, and social marketing teams around event promotion. • Organise and manage the marketing events calendar. • Gather and track ROI, engagement analytics and feedback to consistently assess opportunities for improvement. • Effectively manage large budgets and be a good negotiator. • Bring energy, creativity, and new ideas to build a successful event experience. • Willingness and excitement to travel approximately 15-20%.

Requirements

• Ability to think strategically as it pertains to events program development and execution but can also perform tactical duties as required. • Solid understanding of event marketing, management and logistics. • Commercially-savvy. • Understands ROI. • 3+ years of event management and planning experience, including experience working in a SaaS or B2B technology company. • Effective communicator - both verbal and written - with strong interpersonal skills. • Experience managing and delivering against multiple projects simultaneously in a very fast-moving environment. • Creative and innovative with an ‘out of the box’ mindset. • Self-motivated, proactive contributor. • Extremely organised with great attention to detail. • Flexibility – the ability to think on your feet. • Appreciation for how event tech can aid more productive event management.