Event Manager (Remote) - Spain

The Event Manager will be responsible for planning, organizing, and executing high-impact events, trade shows, and conferences with consideration for event requirements, target audience, and objectives. The Event Manager will lead these efforts and ensure gatherings are effective, cost-efficient, and most importantly, memorable. 

Location: EU (Spain, Portugal) 

What You Will Do:

• Conceptualize, plan, and execute events, conferences, and tradeshows from start to finish according to requirements, target audience, and objectives
• Create innovative event concepts to enhance the ROI of events
• Prepare Budgets, obtain approvals, and ensure adherence
• Track and report back the ROI of all events
• Ensure a strong end-to-end lead process is in place and adhered to for various events
• Source and negotiate with vendors and suppliers 
• Execute promotional activities around the event including Social Media and contribute to the creation of event-related content
• Manage event inventory including swag, booth displays, and marketing collateral for global events. Coordinate shipping of event materials for all events globally
• Coordinate travel and lodging for participants as needed
• Actively arrange Cloudbeds speaking engagements and sponsorship opportunities related to industry events and industry associations
• Research new opportunities and competitors' engagement concerning conferences, exhibits, associations, and events and make recommendations to improve Cloudbeds' engagement.

You'll Succeed With:

• Strong Communication and Marketing skills
• Excellent Project Management track record 
• Strong Leadership skills
• Highly Organized & Multi-tasker and keen to keep learning new technologies
• A customer-service mindset. You care about creating meaningful experiences for stakeholders
• A positive and outgoing attitude
• Clear verbal and written communication skills
• A drive for results, clearly focused on strategy execution
• Being a collaborative team player
• Business-level Spanish and English fluency required
• Ability to successfully exhibit Cloudbeds’ core values (Grit, Kaizen, Discovery, Stronger together, Welcoming, Presence, Mop bucket attitude, Positive intent) 

Education & Experience:

• 3+ years of experience in organizing trade shows,  conferences, and events is required.
• University Degree in Events, Public Relations, Communication, Hospitality or a similar area of study preferred. 
• You will primarily work remotely from a home office.
• The requirement to travel is 10% of the time

Physical demands of the job include: remaining in a stationary position for extended periods of time; constantly operating a computer; occasionally operating other office equipment (printer, phone, calculator); constantly detecting, discerning, and utilizing programs and tools on a computer; constantly communicate and converse with others through computer programs and tools; constantly distinguish speech or other sounds over Zoom, telephone, etc.