Events Manager

Joby Aviation•Washington, DC

8d•$93,600 - $128,700

About The Position

As an Event Manager in Joby’s fast-paced environment, you will be responsible for providing event, logistics, and project management as part of our Marketing & Communications team. Reporting to the Events Lead, this role will manage assigned events from initial planning through onsite execution and final closeout. Through world-class events and experiences, you will play a key role in bringing Joby’s technology to communities around the world, creating memorable moments that inform, inspire, and engage potential customers, partners, policymakers, and other key stakeholders. The ideal candidate is extremely detail-oriented, proactive, collaborative across multiple teams, a strong communicator, a team player, and highly organized. The key to success in this role is the ability to adapt to ever-changing conditions and roll up your sleeves to solve problems when needed.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
Minimum 5+ years of event management experience
Ability to manage and coordinate multiple projects independently
Excellent communication skills with the ability to build strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
Ability to travel globally up to 50% of the time
Possession of a current passport and ability to support international travel
Strong organizational skills with a strong attention to detail
Positive attitude and willingness and ability to work well with others
Proven ability to work in a fast paced, often changing environment with efficiency and accuracy
Ability to take initiative and ownership over sometimes ambiguous tasks and situations with little oversight
Experience independently managing assigned events from planning through onsite execution and closeout
Strong vendor management experience, budgeting, negotiating and project management skills

Nice To Haves

Experience planning both domestic and international events
Experience with trade shows, product launches, aviation events or large scale public activations
Experience with consumer facing events or customer experience

Responsibilities

Plan and execute assigned marketing events including trade shows, live demonstrations, corporate and partner events
Coordinate logistics, including shipping, registration, attendee tracking, marketing assets, credentials, signage, catering, transportation, security and AV
Procure and manage vendor services, including contract negotiations, vendor onboarding, purchase orders, invoice tracking and final payment
Provide hands-on onsite management for assigned domestic and international events
Collaborate with teams to ensure internal and external participants at each event are prepared
Assist the team as necessary with hotel and travel arrangements, including negotiating group hotel rates
Assist executive assistants with meeting planning during events as necessary
Serve as the day to day point of contact for assigned events, keeping internal teams, vendors and partners informed of deadlines, decisions and responsibilities
Manage schedules, budgets, and event assets for assigned consumer and stakeholder events
Maintain active event information within the global events calendar, trackers and shared planning tools
Work with the wider creative team to deliver world-class activations, concepts and experiences that effectively represent the Joby brand
Develop and maintain event timelines, run of shows, staffing plans, contact sheets and planning documents
Conduct site visits and document venue, infrastructure, logistics and guest experience requirements
Track event expenses and support final budget reconciliation and event closeout
Coordinate domestic and international shipping, freight, event assets and onsite deliveries
Drive continuous improvement in our events, ensuring the most efficient use of resources and capturing best practices thorough post event Lessons Learned