Junior Events Specialist

Joinrs; Town of Italy (NY); Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote working environment

Personal learning and development budget of 2,000 USD per annum

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Annual holiday leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Opportunity to travel to new locations for meetings

Travel upgrades for company events

Job summary

A pioneering tech firm is seeking a B2B event specialist to develop and execute an event strategy across the EMEA and Americas. The successful candidate will have a hands-on mindset, experience in B2B events, and a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or related fields. This role emphasizes collaboration, communication, and problem-solving. The company offers a fully remote working environment and provides various benefits including a personal learning budget and annual compensation reviews.

Qualifications

• Experience in B2B events organisation (trade shows, customer events, webinars).
• Proven ability to meet deadlines without sacrificing quality.
• Growth mindset with enthusiasm for challenges.
• Growth mindset and a can-do attitude.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute event strategy across EMEA and Americas.
• Maintain a list of events and set KPIs for effectiveness.
• Provide logistical support to events globally.
• Source best possible deals to maximize visibility and minimise costs.
• Provide full logistic support to events globally with occasional travel.
• Manage event budgets and continuously improve event effectiveness.

Skills

B2B events organisation

Hands-on mindset

Excellent communication

Ability to prioritise

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven optimization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or STEM

Job description

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Canonical is looking for B2B event specialists who will be responsible for developing a long-term event strategy and executing various events across EMEA and Americas. This is a hands-on, multi-disciplinary and dynamic position, requiring close collaboration with the regional Sales Teams, the Partner & Alliances Teams, Product Marketing Teams, Design Teams and other Marketing functions.

The ideal candidate is passionate about technology, technology marketing and the use of technology in marketing. They prefer to work in an environment that emphasises ownership of campaigns, collaboration, learning, curiosity and a drive to continually improve oneself / the team / the organisation. They love to problem solve, get hands-on, experiment, measure and use automation to make daily life easier.

This role reports to the VP of Marketing.

Location: This role will be based remotely in the EMEA region.

What your day will look like

• Maintain list of events Canonical should participate in based on primary research and input from team members.
• Set relevant KPIs to measure individual event effectiveness and justify spend
• Source best possible deals to maximise visiblity and minimise costs
• Provide full logistic support to all events globally with occasional travel to major events
• Be responsible for the event budget planning and execution constantly monitoring and adjusting it accordingly
• Create systems to measurably improve events effectiveness over time

We expect members of the Canonical marketing team to be excellent communicators who are at ease working with a complex mix of engineers, product managers, sales representatives and executives.

What we are looking for in you

• Experience in B2B events organisation (trade show, customer events, webinar...)
• Excellent academic results, with Bachelor’s or equivalent in Business, Marketing, or STEM
• Hands-on mindset and a passion for experimentation
• Growth mindset - enthusiasm for challenges and work ethic with a ‘can do’ attitude
• Objectivity and openness to others' views while continuously building a positive team spirit
• Proven ability to prioritise and meet deadlines without sacrificing quality

What we offer you

Your base pay will depend on various factors including your geographical location, level of experience, knowledge and skills. In addition to the benefits above, certain roles are also eligible for additional benefits and rewards including annual bonuses and sales incentives based on revenue or utilisation. Our compensation philosophy is to ensure equity right across our global workforce.

In addition to a competitive base pay, we provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. Please note that additional benefits may apply depending on the work location and, for more information on these, please ask your Talent Partner.

• Fully remote working environment - we’ve been working remotely since 2004!
• Personal learning and development budget of 2,000USD per annum
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at ‘sprints’
• Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm that is at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world on a daily basis. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence - in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do.

Canonical has been a remote-first company since its inception in 2004. Work at Canonical is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game. Canonical provides a unique window into the world of 21st-century digital business.