Events Manager - 100% remote - Europe

NOTE: This is a FULLY remote role, but the candidate must be within Europe to collaborate with their team, peers, and internal customers. You do not have to be in the specific city shown in this listing, but please only apply if you are physically based within Europe.

Hostaway is a SaaS startup that is transforming the vacation rental industry. With innovative solutions and partnerships with giants like Airbnb, VRBO, and Booking, we're taking on the competition and winning. Leveraging our customer-centric core values, we consistently deliver results that encourage growth, learning, and innovation for our team, our customers, and the industry. As a profitable and growing company, this role is necessitated by our continued growth.

As a profitable and growing company, this role is necessitated by our continued growth. Check out more about our recent funding round of $365 million here.

We are seeking a Senior Events Manager to help accomplish mission-critical growth goals in the European market. This is a great opportunity to join a fun and dedicated team and make a meaningful contribution in a collaborative work environment and will report directly into the VP of Marketing.

About the role

• Work with our Sales and Marketing teams to research which events such as trade-shows, conferences and summits Hostaway will sponsor, attend, or speak at as well as build relationships with event owners.

• Nurturing the leads that we received from events and developing valuable content for them to build and strengthen a community of prospects.

• Pre-event promotion via social media, email marketing, CRM database marketing, etc.

• Negotiate terms and conditions and sponsorship deals for events.

• Book venues, lodging and tickets.

• Build and manage multiple project timelines.

• Act as a liaison between marketing and sales for lead generation at events by strategizing with sales around prospecting efforts before during and after events.

• Travel to events to manage all logistics on-site.

• Organize side events that happen in parallel to main sponsored events.

• Manage logistics for booth, gear, and swag to and from events.

• Post-event responsibilities will consist of building an online community to nurture the leads from events, push marketing resources, and remain top-of-mind for community members.

• Collect and report post-event data and analytics.

• Coordinate, plan, and execute online events and webinars featuring Hostaway team members and external guests.

• 3-5 years of extensive experience in creating, project managing, and delivering a range of large-scale events.

• Native level proficiency in French or Spanish with fluency in English

• Can build and maintain strong working relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

• Love to juggle! This role involves managing multiple events all at the same time with competing priorities.

• Ability to negotiate and work with multiple external vendors.

• Proficiency in email and social media marketing and CRM basics.

What we offer

• Competitive Compensation: We offer competitive pay based on market rates in the country of the applicant.

• 100% Remote: Enjoy the freedom to work from anywhere within your country of residence—be it a co-working space, your home office, or even your dining room table. The choice is yours. Just don’t ask to work in our office (we don’t have one).

• Equity: Every role in our company comes with valuable stock options in a fast-growing and profitable company. This ensures we all share in the company’s success.

• Values-Driven Leadership: Our Core Values are not just words we’ve written to make us feel good. We leverage them daily when making strategic and tactical decisions.

• Professional Growth: Our rapid growth offers unparalleled learning and development opportunities, along with a multitude of career advancement opportunities.

• Annual Paid Leave: The specific amounts vary by country and are aligned with country and/or contract-specific norms.

• Geographic Specific Benefits: As an international employer, we offer different country-specific benefits such as Health Insurance and Pensions in countries where these perks are customary. The specifics depend on the country of the applicant.

• Dynamic Team Culture: As a global company with team members in over 40 countries, our diverse and international culture fuels our innovation and creativity, providing a key pillar to our success (and making it a lot of fun to work here).

If you apply for this role, you will receive an email from our Talent Acquisition team after your application has been reviewed alongside the qualifications for this role and the qualifications of others who have applied.