Marketing Events Specialist (in New York)

About Staffbase

In a polarized world, we inspire people to achieve great things together. Our mission is to help organizations unlock the power of inspirational communication so they can thrive in the Narrative Age. Our award-winning communications channels – intranet, employee app and email – deliver experiences that drive engagement and inspire hearts and minds.

We’re headquartered in Chemnitz, Germany, with offices in many locations throughout the world, including New York, London, Berlin and Dresden. Our international team counts more than 750 employees from 45+ nationalities and we have a growing base of 2200+ customers that want to transform their employee experience. We are rapidly scaling, post-Series E ($115 million funding), have strong-growing revenue, and our customers love us.

Reporting to the VP, Marketing North America and joining a regional team in a high-growth market, and partnering very closely with the Sr. Events Marketing Manager, the Events Marketing Specialist will be responsible for assisting in the creation, execution, and management of owned and third party events. 

This role also sits within a larger global marketing organization and in addition to the North American team, will liaise with Brand, Product Marketing, Sales, Customer Success, Web, Performance Marketing, and Content Marketing.

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate ownership of both the strategic and execution sides of events, be an operational contributor for all “day-to-day” processes, and support the execution of tactics, activities, and other details.

This is an individual contributor role and is an excellent opportunity for an events marketer interested in gaining a lot of exposure to internal communicators in an exciting, and high-growth B2B SaaS company.

What you’ll be doing

  • Assisting in the sourcing of strategic in-person events and sponsorships
  • Maintaining a competitive events calendar for the industry
  • Assisting in vendor communications and negotiations, speaker acquisition and management, and agenda planning
  • Identifying appropriate channels for promotion of owned events (e.g. LinkedIn Groups, industry organizations, etc.)
  • In partnership with Sr. Events Manager, responsible for the strategy and delivery of major owned annual virtual event “VOICES by Staffbase” (2,700 + attendees)
  • Oversee the management and upkeep of event materials, including organizing storage, coordinating inventory and shipping logistics, and ensuring proper organization of items upon their return after each event.
  • Ensures flawless execution, quality of service, and timely delivery of all necessary components, properties, and materials for each event
  • Providing onsite support for in-person events, including setup, tear down, etc.
  • Contributing to annual budgeting planning, maintaining the budget, procurement, and invoice/expense tracking and reconciliation
  • Exploring and proposing new and creative event formats that serve the business
  • Maintaining a clear line of communication of events with customer-facing teams prior to, during, and post event to ensure high attendance and timely and effective follow-up
  • Ongoing monitoring and sharing of industry best practices to bring innovative ideas for digital and in-person events

What you come with

  • 2-3 years experience in events marketing within a B2B software company
  • Experience leading large-scale events (world-class conferences, live and virtual, with a focus on logistics, planning, and execution)
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high pressure environment
  • Proven ability to remain calm under pressure, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and foster positive relationships with others.
  • Incredibly detail-oriented, and excellence in participating in cross-team program management
  • Data-driven approach, an eye for, and an understanding of top-of-funnel metrics 
  • Proven ability to build relationships with other teams and across all levels 
  • Desire to learn an industry inside and out and support it with new and creative event formats
  • Ability to travel as required

What you'll get

  • Competitive Compensation - we offer attractive salary packages including an Employee Stock Option Plan. 
  • Flexibility - we offer flexible working time models and the option of hybrid work, and support this with a yearly flex work allowance of $1608. 
  • Growth Budget - all employees get a yearly budget for external training of $1100. 
  • Wellbeing - in addition to 30 days PTO and 10 wellness days, we’re running a 4-day-work week every year in August. 
  • Support - we’re offering a 401(k) plan and health plans, including dental & vision. Parents can get 12 weeks of paid parental leave. 
  • Snacks - The offices are equipped with fruits, drinks and snacks. 
  • Team Building - Regular team and office events including the yearly Staffbase Camp
  • Volunteer Day - you’ll get one day off per year for supporting a social project. We will donate a small amount for that project in addition.
  • Employee Referral Program - one of your friends is a fit to one of our full-time openings? Refer them and get a referral bonus paid.

 

In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles that will be performed in New York City. Actual salaries will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Staffbase's total compensation package for employees. Pay Range: $80,966 - $95,254 base salary per year. In addition, Staffbase provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, equity, paid parental leave, an employee growth budget, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, wellness days, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

New York
Marketing