About The Role

We are looking for someone who has significant conference, event and community build experience is entrepreneurial, passionate, energetic and go getting, committed to sustainability, and driving environmental action and with a strong background in the management and growth of impact platforms. You need strong conference management and organisation experience that is adept at developing community-led campaigns and comfortable setting strategy for a combination of digital and physical activities.

Desired Educational Background and Experience
 

• Proven conference management and organisation experience.

• 3-5 years of experience in conference sales

• Experience with building effective event or impact marketing campaigns.

• Experience in managing junior teams/interns.

• Computer literacy and familiarity with CRM systems

• Experience designing and implementing conference PR and communications campaigns.

• Responsibilities include but are not limited to.

General Management:
 

• Oversee the day-to-day operations and management of the Extreme Hangout

• Develop a strategy and set goals for growth of Extreme Hangout

• Source, liaise, and negotiate with vendors, sponsors, and partners.

• Oversee the recruitment of new employees and supervise Extreme Hangout staff.

• Meet with the staff regularly to discuss plans, goals, and strategies.

• Maintain budgets and optimize expenses.

• Present suggestions to enhance the event’s success.

• Oversee the production and delivery of the Hangout events

Sales and Marketing:
 

• Manage the production of marketing materials in support of Extreme Hangout development.

• Maintain current notes and CRM records in Pipedrive.

• Understand target audiences and assist teams to develop a strategy for growth that supports the set goals.

• Develop, plan, oversee, and lead all marketing initiatives for Extreme Hangout.

• Oversee the development content for dissemination via press releases, social media, websites, and other distribution channels.

• Develop and lead strategies to generate widespread brand awareness and event attendance.

• Coordinate sales efforts with marketing programs.

• Contribute to planning/strategy meetings with the senior management team.

• Create customized sponsorships and sales materials as needed.

 

Key Competencies to succeed:
 

• You must have significant conference event and community building experience

• A personal interest in the environmental sustainability and climate change.

• Have excellent event sponsorship sales.

• Effective communication skills (written and verbal).

• Impact/results driven.

• Collaboration Skills.

• Strong negotiation skills

• Be a positive and energetic collaborator – be someone we would want to go on a road trip with across Europe;

 

The foundations have been laid and all the pieces are in place to build the Extreme Hangout into something extraordinary with significant and long-lasting impact and effect and we are now looking for the right individual to drive and lead it.

Extreme Hangout
 

How to Apply

If you are interested and you meet the selection criteria, please respond apply with a short cover letter outlining why you are interested in joining the EXTREME team; what excites you about the opportunity; how you fit with the specific role; and your CV. Thank you and good luck.