Events Manager

SoundCloud empowers artists and fans to connect and share through music. Founded in 2007, SoundCloud is an artist-first platform empowering artists to build and grow their careers by providing them with the most progressive tools, services, and resources. With over 375 million tracks from 40 million artists, the future of music is SoundCloud.

SoundCloud is the ultimate home for audio creators and listeners. We’re all about giving artists the tools and space to share, promote, and monetize their music. Our community is fueled by passion, creativity, and innovation. We’re on the lookout for a dynamic and creative Events Manager with 3 years of experience to help us throw unforgettable events that our audience will love.

As our Events Manager, you’ll be the key liaison coordinating with top event partners to bring exciting music showcases, brand activations, and industry conferences to life. You’ll work closely with our awesome teams to make sure our events are on point with our brand vision and goals. If you’re organized, creative, and proactive with a knack for pulling off amazing events, we want you on our team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Event Planning and Coordination
• Handle everything from A to Z for our events, including budgets, logistics, venues, vendors, and on-site magic
• Keep our event timelines, schedules, and project plans running like a well-oiled machine
• Team up with marketing, PR, product, and sales to make sure we hit our event targets
• Creative Development
• Dream up and execute innovative event ideas that scream SoundCloud
• Work with designers, content creators, and performers to create experiences that wow
• Vendor and Partner Management
• Find, negotiate, and manage relationships with external vendors and partners
• Make sure all contracts and agreements are sorted and followed
• Marketing and Promotion
• Collaborate with marketing to create buzzworthy promo strategies and materials
• Use social media, email marketing, and more to get the word out about our events
• On-Site Management
• Oversee event setup, execution, and teardown like a pro
• Lead event staff, volunteers, and contractors to ensure everything runs smoothly
• Tackle any issues or emergencies that pop up during events
• Post-Event Evaluation
• Hold post-event debriefs to figure out what rocked and what needs tweaking
• Dive into event metrics and feedback to measure success and plan for future awesomeness
• Incorporating Events Back to Stream
• Cook up strategies to bring event content onto SoundCloud, boosting engagement and streams
• Work with content and product teams to seamlessly integrate live recordings, performances, and exclusive content into the platform
• Use data and feedback to refine and perfect the process
• Identifying and Scaling Small Event Opportunities
• Scout out small events that fit SoundCloud’s vibe
• Develop scalable ways to get SoundCloud involved in these events without being on-site
• Build partnerships with local event organisers, venues, and influencers to expand our grassroots presence

Experience & Background:

• Bachelor's degree in Event Management, Marketing, Communications, or something similar
• At least 3 years of experience in event planning and management
• Proven track record of organizing killer events, especially in music or tech
• Top-notch organizational and project management skills
• Strong negotiation and vendor management chops
• Creative thinker with outside-the-box ideas
• Excellent communication and people skills
• Cool under pressure and able to juggle multiple projects
• Proficiency in event management software and tools
• Experience with bringing live or recorded event content to digital platforms is a plus
• Experience in identifying and scaling small event opportunities
• Ready to travel when needed

About us:

• We are a multinational company with offices in the US (New York and Los Angeles), Germany (Berlin), and the UK (London)
• We provide a flexible work culture that offers the opportunity to collaborate and connect in person at our offices, as well as accommodating work from home
• We are deeply committed to ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion at all levels of our organization and fostering a community where everyone’s voice, perspective, and experience is respected and heard
• We believe a strong team is made by investing in employees through mentorship, workshop, and enrichment opportunities

Benefits:

• Comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, and vision plans, as well as mental health resources
• Robust 401k program
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• Generous professional development allowance
• Interested in a gym membership, photography course, or book? We have a Creativity and Wellness benefit!
• Flexible vacation and public holiday policy where you can take up to 35 days of PTO annually
• 16 paid weeks for all parents (birthing and non-birthing), regardless of gender, to welcome newborns, adopted and foster children
• Various snacks, goodies, and 2 free lunches weekly when at the office

The salary range for this role is $80,000-$100,000 annually. The final salary offered will be determined based on relative experience, skills, internal equity, and location. We also offer a generous total rewards program - read more about additional benefits and perks below!

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at SoundCloud

SoundCloud is for everyone. Diversity and open expression are fundamental to our organization; they help us lead what’s next in music by understanding and empowering our creators and fans, no matter their identity. We acknowledge the challenges in the music industry, and strive to influence an inclusive culture where everyone can contribute respectfully and thrive, especially the historically marginalized communities that many of our creators, fans and SoundClouders identify with. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment at SoundCloud for everyone, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, migration background, national origin, age, disability status, or care-giver status.

At SoundCloud you can find your community or elevate your allyship by joining a Diversity Resource Group. Diversity Resource Groups are employee-organized groups focused on supporting and promoting the interests of a particular underrepresented community in order to build a more inclusive culture at SoundCloud. Anyone can join, whether you share the identity or strive to be an ally.