Events Manager
Description
As our Events Manager, you’ll be the key liaison coordinating with top event partners to bring exciting music showcases, brand activations, and industry conferences to life. You’ll work closely with our awesome teams to make sure our events are on point with our brand vision and goals. If you’re organized, creative, and proactive with a knack for pulling off amazing events, we want you on our team.
Key Responsibilities
Event Planning and Coordination
- Handle everything from A to Z for our events, including budgets, logistics, venues, vendors, and on-site magic
- Keep our event timelines, schedules, and project plans running like a well-oiled machine
- Team up with marketing, PR, product, and sales to make sure we hit our event targets
Creative Development
- Dream up and execute innovative event ideas that scream SoundCloud
- Work with designers, content creators, and performers to create experiences that wow
Vendor and Partner Management
- Find, negotiate, and manage relationships with external vendors and partners
- Make sure all contracts and agreements are sorted and followed
Marketing and Promotion
- Collaborate with marketing to create buzzworthy promo strategies and materials
- Use social media, email marketing, and more to get the word out about our events
On-Site Management
- Oversee event setup, execution, and teardown like a pro
- Lead event staff, volunteers, and contractors to ensure everything runs smoothly
- Tackle any issues or emergencies that pop up during events
Post-Event Evaluation
- Hold post-event debriefs to figure out what rocked and what needs tweaking
- Dive into event metrics and feedback to measure success and plan for future awesomeness
Incorporating Events Back to Stream
- Cook up strategies to bring event content onto SoundCloud, boosting engagement and streams
- Work with content and product teams to seamlessly integrate live recordings, performances, and exclusive content into the platform
- Use data and feedback to refine and perfect the process
Identifying and Scaling Small Event Opportunities
- Scout out small events that fit SoundCloud’s vibe
- Develop scalable ways to get SoundCloud involved in these events without being on-site
- Build partnerships with local event organisers, venues, and influencers to expand our grassroots presence
Requirements
Experience & Background
- Bachelor's degree in Event Management, Marketing, Communications, or something similar
- At least 3 years of experience in event planning and management
- Proven track record of organizing killer events, especially in music or tech
- Top-notch organizational and project management skills
- Strong negotiation and vendor management chops
- Creative thinker with outside-the-box ideas
- Excellent communication and people skills
- Cool under pressure and able to juggle multiple projects
- Proficiency in event management software and tools
- Experience with bringing live or recorded event content to digital platforms is a plus
- Experience in identifying and scaling small event opportunities
- Ready to travel when needed
Benefits & Perks
Benefits:
- Comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, and vision plans, as well as mental health resources
- Robust 401k program
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan
- Generous professional development allowance
- Interested in a gym membership, photography course, or book? We have a Creativity and Wellness benefit!
- Flexible vacation and public holiday policy where you can take up to 35 days of PTO annually
- 16 paid weeks for all parents (birthing and non-birthing), regardless of gender, to welcome newborns, adopted and foster children
- Various snacks, goodies, and 2 free lunches weekly when at the office
The salary range for this role is $80,000-$100,000 annually. The final salary offered will be determined based on relative experience, skills, internal equity, and location. We also offer a generous total rewards program - read more about additional benefits and perks below!
How to apply
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SoundCloud is the world’s largest open audio platform, powered by a connected community of creators, listeners, and curators on the pulse of what's new, now and next in culture. Founded in 2007, SoundCloud empowers the world’s audio creators with the best tools, services, and resources to build and grow their careers. With over 200 million tracks from 20 million creators heard in 190 countries, what’s next in music is first on SoundCloud.