Event Marketing Manager

This is Adyen

We took an unobvious approach to starting a payments company, building a platform from scratch. Today, we're the payments platform of choice for the world's brightest companies. Speed is the foundation of our company. We think fast. We work fast. We launch fast. We are honest, direct, and try to have some fun too. We’re creating our own path, with a global team driving sustainable growth. To maintain our momentum, we need people to join us in finding new ways of solving our unique challenges - people like you.

Event Marketing Manager, North America

At Adyen, we want a person who can keep a steady aim and sense of humor while juggling numerous projects. In this role, you’ll test your boldest ideas and build event programs that push the needle, while also being our first marketing hire in the New York City office. You’ll use strategy and out-of-the-box thinking to connect Adyen with the right prospects and customers in meaningful ways, specifically focusing on our retail vertical. We expect you to go wide when (re)imagining amazing event experiences that bring our brand to life — all while keeping an eye on shifting details, and another eye on the big picture.

What you’ll do:

• Manage all aspects of select event marketing programs, including content and program development, experience and visual design, vendors, communications, promotions, and production. 
• Lead producer for all events within assigned verticals, acting as main point of contact and key decision maker.
• Assist significant pieces of Adyen’s tentpole owned events with the goal of eventually owning and producing select ones yourself.
• Evaluate and report on event ROI, including lead tracking, surveys, post-event tracking, wrap reports, and recommendations for future events.
• Work cross-departmentally to evaluate and recommend prospective events that align with event marketing goals.
• Collaborate with marketing (PR, content, design, partner ) to ensure events integrate with larger campaigns to maximize impact of events.
• Act as the on the ground resource for any events in the New York City area, while also fostering stronger relationships with the commercial teams within the San Francisco office.  
• Explore latest event design, including new technology and branding ideas. 
• Travel to manage events on-site when necessary.
• This role is based out of our New York City office
• This is a full-time position with the ability to work a minimum of 40 hours/week

Who you are:

• 3+ years of event marketing experience, B2B tech experience and/or virtual events experience preferred
• Proactive project management expertise involving multiple moving details and cross-departmental contributors 
• Scrappy, resourceful, collaborative, and unflappable in the face of the unexpected
• Creative and passionate about developing traffic-stopping event experiences
• Salesforce and Marketo experience, with a mind for metrics
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• A sense of humor
• Ability to travel up to 20%

Who we are:

Adyen is the payments platform of choice for many of the world’s leading companies, providing a modern end-to-end infrastructure connecting directly to Visa, Mastercard, and consumers' globally preferred payment methods. Adyen delivers frictionless payments across online, mobile, and in-store channels. With offices across the world, Adyen serves customers including Facebook, Uber, Microsoft, Spotify, Adidas, Bonobos and L'Oreal.

Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitments:

Our unobvious approach is a product of our diverse perspectives. This diversity of backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives is essential in helping us maintain our momentum. Our business and technical challenges are unique; we need as many different voices as possible to join us in solving them - voices like yours. So no matter where you’re from, who you love, or what you believe in, we welcome you to be your true self at Adyen. 

Studies show that women and members of underrepresented communities apply for jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Does it sound like you? If so, Adyen encourages you to reconsider and apply. We look forward to your application.

Adyen is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records