Global Marketing Events Specialist

IMC Trading; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

IMC Trading is seeking a Marketing Events Specialist in Amsterdam to ensure flawless execution of conferences and events. This role involves managing timelines, coordinating logistics, and delivering performance reports.

The ideal candidate has 3-5 years of event management experience, strong organization skills, and fluency in English. Additional languages are a plus, and the position requires up to 40% international travel.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years in event management or marketing project management, with international experience.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail on multiple projects.
• Able to work independently and manage time effectively.

Responsibilities

• Own project plans and timelines for conferences.
• Coordinate logistics for multiple events and campaigns.
• Deliver post-event reports and performance metrics.

Skills

Event management

Project management

Communication

Attention to detail

Fluency in English

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Event Management, Business, or a related field

Tools

Project management tools

Job description

IMC is a research-driven trading firm with a growing portfolio of conferences and branded events, spanning conferences and bespoke competitions such as the IMC Chess Academy, run in partnership with Team Liquid. We need an experienced marketing events specialist to own execution across this program on a permanent basis. Strategy and senior stakeholder management sit with the Global Marketing Manager; your remit is flawless execution.

Core Responsibilities

Conferences

• Own project plans, timelines, and risk tracking for each conference.
• Coordinate content, comms, assets, merchandise, supplier logistics, travel arrangements, social events, and on-site execution.
• Support campaign activity in the lead-up to each event.
• Deliver post‑event reports with performance metrics and recommendations.

Chess Academy

• Own execution for the Sydney regional event and subsequent regional rounds.
• Manage project plans, qualifier logistics, comms, content scheduling, and prize fulfilment across all regions.
• Coordinate with regional marketing teams and Team Liquid.
• Contribute to 2027 global rollout planning, documenting processes and timelines for scale.

Cross‑Functional Coordination

• Keep agencies, suppliers, and internal teams aligned across time zones.
• Brief creative teams and review outputs against brief and brand standards.

Skills and Experience

• 3‑5 years in event management, conference execution, or marketing project management, with international events experience.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail across multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Clear communicator with internal teams and external partners.
• Comfortable with campaign execution including email and social scheduling.
• Able to work independently and build structure with minimal direction.
• Ability to travel internationally for conferences and events (40 %)
• Flexible with working hours to accommodate earlier calls with APAC and later calls with the US where applicable.
• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Event Management, Business, or a related field.
• Proficiency in project management tools.
• Fluency in English; additional languages a plus.
• Eligibility to work in the Netherlands.

Nice to Have

• Experience with recurring event portfolios or global competitions.
• Familiarity with academic or technology conferences.
• Background in financial services or technology.