Senior Specialist - Events
Location
Bangalore | India
Job description
The Role:
PhonePe is looking to hire an events specialist to help in organizing and executing external events as well as internal engagements. The ideal candidate will be an energetic, go-getter with experience in various aspects of event management from design to effective project implementation.
Responsibilities:
External Events
- Support in planning & execution of media facing and corporate events, ensuring outstanding execution.
- Coordination in various aspects of project management for the events, such as venue selection, design & agency finalization, production & technical planning, collaterals and giveaways.
- Research external conferences, industry events, and exhibitions in which the brand can participate, and plan the participation and execution accordingly.
- Manage the video shoot and live streaming requirements from various teams. These may include leadership bytes, corporate videos, merchant/partner videos, event summary videos, etc.
- Coordinate with vendors and internal teams for budgeting, purchase requests/orders creation, vendor payouts etc.
- Maintain a network of agencies and vendors to ensure quality pitch and outputs for the brand events, internal requirements within overall budgets.
Internal Engagement
- Employee Events - Help in planning and managing the internal events such as Hackathon, Sports Fest, Town Halls, Internal Celebrations, Offsites, etc.
- Merchandising - Plan and manage the merchandise requirements from various teams. Also handle and grow the internal brand merchandise store.
Ideal Candidate:
- 8+ years of experience in event management & experiential marketing
- Bachelors/ Masters degree in marketing, communication or events
- Experience of working with event agencies + corporate is a plus
- Interest & basic knowledge of FinTech, tech industry and startups
Required Skills:
- Excellent problem solving, communication and networking skills
- Strength in meeting or exceeding project milestones and deliverables, while multitasking and prioritizing
- Creatively inclined and ability to come up with innovative concepts and turn them around quickly
- Ability to switch seamlessly between thinker and operator
- Negotiation Skills
Event Production and Technical Knowledge - Industry Knowledge & Vendor / Partner Relations
- Understanding of the FinTech industry is a plus
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