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Events Manager

Guesty

Guesty

Administration
Israel
Posted on Jul 2, 2024

Events Manager

  • Marketing
  • Israel
  • Mid- Senior
  • Full-time

Description

Guesty is the all-in-one platform for hospitality businesses to automate and optimize every aspect of their operations. With purpose-built technology, industry-wide expertise, and an R&D team of 200+ engineers, Guesty ensures that hospitality businesses can streamline and achieve growth, while delivering the best value to guests. With a complete suite of features and 150+ industry partners, including major booking OTAs like Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, Tripadvisor, Expedia, Hopper, Google Travel, and many more, Guesty is transforming the hospitality industry with innovative solutions.

Today, Guesty has 15 offices and 700+ team members across the globe.

Guesty is seeking a creative and experienced Events Manager to join our dynamic Marketing team in Tel Aviv, for a temporary maternity leave cover for 7 months. Reporting to the Head of Field Marketing, this role will support our global marketing strategy by producing both in-person and virtual events, from conferences to meetups.

If you love the travel industry, have an entrepreneurial spirit, and possess excellent project management skills, this position is for you!

Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

  • Develop, plan, execute, and measure Guesty’s event initiatives globally, including trade shows, conferences, and meetups, both in-person and virtually - with a focus on measurable outcomes.
  • Oversee the planning and logistics for in-person and virtual events, including venue sourcing, merchandise, printed sales materials, booth design, and more.
  • Track key earned speaking opportunities as well as sponsorship opportunities.
  • Build relationships with industry influencers, trade show leaders, associations, Guesty’s Marketplace partners, and industry organizations, uncovering relevant opportunities for event participation.
  • Lead the creation of event communications and promotion to drive meaningful attendance and engagement with key prospects, partners, and customers.
  • Work with teams across the company – from Sales to Strategy to Product - to identify and evaluate new event opportunities that will position Guesty as a thought leader and bring the right leads into our pipeline.
  • Work with the wider Marketing team (Communications/Content & Performance) to promote each event in order to drive meaningful attendance and high engagement.
  • Generate in-depth reports with our performance team to showcase event ROI.

Requirements

Requirements:

  • 2+ years in event marketing/field marketing, working for or on behalf of B2B software companies (SaaS preferred)
  • Experience planning and managing logistics for company participation in conferences and trade shows - a plus
  • Near Native English speaker - a must
  • Proven ability and desire to work in a fast-paced environment, to meet tight deadlines and to align with marketing budgets
  • Excellent communicator, collaborator, and creative thinker, with the ability to use data to inform all decisions
  • Keen attention to detail and strong organizational skills
  • Flexible work schedule and the willingness to travel
  • Familiarity with Hubspot and Salesforce - a plus
  • A marketing/and or communications degree - a plus

Guesty is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants regardless of any characteristic protected by law.