Junior Event Manager

About the role

This role involves supporting a diverse range of events for Emerging Travel Group, from large international fairs to smaller business gatherings and online conferences. The Junior Event Manager will handle practical aspects like budget maintenance, contract signing, and invoice processing. This position requires coordinating with internal teams to gather event requirements and communicating with project teams to ensure smooth organization.

A key part of the work includes identifying and engaging contractors globally for both online and offline events, managing communications with exhibition organizers, and liaising with venues. The role also contributes to event content creation, including developing scripts and participating in creative briefings. Successful event completion involves resolving on-site issues and ensuring all elements run smoothly.

Success in this position means not only executing events effectively but also analyzing their outcomes. The Junior Event Manager will be responsible for preparing analytical reports to assess event success, using collected data to inform and enhance future event delivery. This continuous improvement cycle is central to making a lasting impact within the dynamic environment of a global travel-tech company.

The annual salary for this position ranges from $57,500 to $97,750.

Skills that matter here

• event management: This role requires 1-3 years of experience in managing various types of events, both online and offline.
• budget tracking: The position involves maintaining event budgets, processing invoices, and preparing financial reports.
• contractors: The role requires experience in searching for, briefing, and communicating with worldwide contractors for events.
• English: Strong written and spoken English is necessary for communication with international teams and contractors.
• Excel: Proficiency in tools like Excel or Google Sheets is needed for budget tracking and data analysis.
• Trello: Experience with task managers such as Trello or Asana is required for organizing and managing event tasks.

Who this role suits

• Someone who is highly organized and capable of managing multiple event projects simultaneously.
• An individual who is proactive, self-motivated, and comfortable working independently while also collaborating with a team.
• A person with strong communication skills, able to effectively coordinate with internal teams and external contractors globally.
• A detail-oriented professional who can manage budgets, contracts, and analyze event performance for continuous improvement.

From the employer

• Support different types of ETG events (big international fairs, business breakfasts and dinners, networking events, online conferences, webinars, workshops);
• Maintaining budgets, signing contracts, paying invoices, preparing reporting documents;
• Collecting needs from internal teams, creating event timelines, communicating with project teams to organize the event;
• Planning & conducting weekly project team calls;
• Searching for contractors (worldwide) for online and offline events, conducting briefings, leading communication with exhibition organizers and different events venues;
• Working with the design team;
• Leading or assisting in event content, creating event scripts, participating in creative briefings;
• Ensuring a smooth completion of the event and resolving any problems that may arise on site during the events;
• Analyzing the success of the event and preparing analytical reports, using the data to continually improve future event delivery.

• 1–3 years of experience in event management or related roles;
• Experience working with contractors and organizing both offline and online events;
• Strong written and spoken English;
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time effectively;
• Experience in budget tracking (Excel, Google Sheets, Trello, etc.) and task managers (Trello, Asana, etc);
• Proactive, self-motivated, able to work both independently and as part of a team.

• Temporary contract for 1 year;
• Flexible schedules and opportunity to work remotely;
• Ambitious and supportive team who love what they do, appreciate each other, and grow together;
• Internal programs for adaptation and training, development of soft skills, and leadership abilities;
• Partial compensation for participating in external training and conferences;
• Corporate English school: Group and individual lessons, speaking clubs with colleagues from all over the world;
• Corporate prices on hotels and travel services;
• MyTime Day Off - an extra non-working day without loss of compensation.