Events Manager (FTC)

Our GTM organization drives RWS’s growth engine. We position RWS as the tech-first leader in language, content, and AI solutions, creating market visibility and generating demand across global buyer journeys.

We empower our sales teams with the processes, insights, pricing models and operational excellence they need to move fast, win deals, and grow accounts. From high-velocity mid-market motions to enterprise pursuits and strategic partnerships, we build and activate the pipeline that fuels revenue.

We ensure every part of our commercial ecosystem marketing, pricing, sales operations, inside sales, partnerships works in sync to accelerate performance, strengthen customer relationships, and scale our impact.

For candidates, this is a place to shape the future of how RWS goes to market: fast-moving, data-driven, collaborative and focused on winning with intelligence, agility and innovation.

This is an exciting role within a fast-paced environment, offering a unique opportunity to develop event project management skills and digital marketing expertise in a global setting. The position is offered as a fixed-term 12-month contract.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and drive the whole process of the event, from planning through to post-event activity.
• Produce and manage the event brief, which at a minimum, should include:
  o Key event details
  o Event objectives, goals, aims
  o Event RACI
  o Budget o ROI / reporting plan
• Create and manage the marketing plan, assigning work to project stakeholders as necessary (example tasks include creating webpage listings, social media posts, content for BU newsletters, creating and sending marketing emails, and liaising with sales to promote the event).
• Secure and coordinate speaking opportunities where applicable.
• Manage and coordinate all event logistics, including organizers, suppliers and contractors. Negotiate contracts and ensure budgets and deadlines are achieved.
• Manage the event budget and ensure there are no unauthorized overages.
• Internal stakeholder management – Instigated regular meetings, assign tasks, handle queries and troubleshoot where needed.
• Manage internal event attendees, giving full briefings before the event (incl. details/responsibility of stand build and break down at the event).
• Research and implement creative lead generation activities and event themes.
• Ensure GDPR or equivalent local obligations are followed.
• Coordinate shipping and storage (promo items, stands etc.).
• Collate post-event feedback from team.
• Event Salesforce management - including updating the event SF campaign with all contacts collected at the event – communicate this to stakeholders.
• Present ROI report.

Skills & Experience

• Enthusiastic, hands-on and can work in a fast-paced environment.
• Be an enthusiastic and passionate leader and team player.
• Demonstrate that you can take the event to the next level (go above and beyond standard event delivery responsibilities, i.e. creative promotional ideas, creative marketing activity).
• Have a keen eye for detail and exhibit exceptional organisation skills.
• Efficiency and attention to detail on all tasks are essential.
• Fantastic communication skills (both written and verbal) and professional, friendly demeanour.

Our purpose is to unlock global understanding. This means our work fundamentally recognizes the value of every language and culture. So, we celebrate difference, we are inclusive and believe that diversity makes us strong. We want every employee to grow as an individual and excel in their career. 

In return, we expect all our people to live by the values that unite us: to partner, putting clients fist and winning together, to pioneer, innovating fearlessly and leading with vision and courage, to progress, aiming high and growing through actions and to deliver, owning the outcome and building trust with our colleagues and clients.

RWS embraces DEI and promotes equal opportunity, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. RWS is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at RWS are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sex, age, disability, or sexual orientation. RWS will not tolerate discrimination based on any of these characteristics. 

RWS Values 

Get the 3Ps right – Partner, Pioneer, Progress – and we´ll Deliver together as RWS.

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