Events Project Manager

4 Months ago • All levels

Job Summary

Job Description

We're looking for an experienced Events Project Manager to manage and deliver live, virtual, and hybrid internal events for our global King offices. You'll need excellent project management skills, knowledge of virtual event technology, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Experience with event logistics, budgeting, and vendor management is essential.
Must have:
  • Project Management
  • Virtual Event
  • Event Logistics
  • Vendor Management
Good to have:
  • Content Production
  • Copywriting
  • Google Tools
  • Microsoft Office
Perks:
  • Global King
  • Playful Culture

Job Details

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Events Project Manager, Global Events

Your role within our Kingdom

We are seeking a skilled Events Project Manager to be responsible for managing and delivering live and virtual/hybrid internal events for our global King offices. These events include webinars, team building, site celebrations, employee onboarding, team meetings and off sites, seminars, and conferences.

You will work closely with event partners to plan and deliver memorable, engaging and cost-effective experiences to our employees while ensuring that all event requirements, timelines, and budgets are on track.

Core responsibilities:

  • Project manage multiple hybrid/virtual and live events at all levels from end to end, involving internal and external audiences, as well as senior management teams.
  • Develop project plans and define project tasks, timelines, and resource requirements as needed. Handle day-to-day event logistics, collaborating closely with partners to ensure tasks are on schedule.
  • Provide direction and support to colleagues to improve cross-functional work, build event planning efficiencies, and act proactively to mitigate any risk and reduce setbacks.
  • Manage technical aspects of hybrid/virtual events such as webinars, video conferences, livestreams, online team buildings, and celebrations.
  • Handle event budgets, ensure cost control, and reconcile project invoices and event final cost reporting.
  • Source and manage suppliers - Review and negotiate contracts. Identify new preferred partners and cost-efficient opportunities. Actively manage our internal database and ensure vendor details and factsheets are filled and tracked within established timelines.
  • Provide expert direction throughout each project to meet event expectations and support partners with event content production and copywriting whenever requested.
  • Coordinate the set up and execution of assigned events, providing assistance on-site when required.
  • Encourage excellence, drive innovation, build, and foster a collaborative environment. You are encouraged to be an exemplar of our King values and to nurture them throughout our events.

Skills to create thrills:

We're looking for an enthusiastic hands-on professional who understands promotion and contract negotiation techniques, with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills. You should have significant experience working as an event project manager for live / virtual / hybrid events. In addition, you will have:

  • Excellent knowledge of project management principles and tools.
  • Good understanding of virtual event technology.
  • Capacity to manage high-stress situations and to handle various projects simultaneously.
  • Self-starter who enjoys working in an innovative, fast-paced environment.
  • Capacity to think creatively, adapt flexibly, and approach challenges in unexpected ways.
  • Ability to produce content for abstracts, presentations, and copywriting.
  • Ability to communicate clearly and concisely (written and verbal) – highly proficient in English.
  • Collaborative orientation with a strong regional cultural awareness, making you a great teammate.
  • Good knowledge of local event suppliers and strong negotiation skills.
  • Strong working knowledge of Google tools and Microsoft Office, in particular Excel, PPT, plus Photoshop/Illustrator.
  • Familiarity with travel requirements and travel registration tools.
  • Ability to assist physically in event set up and breakdown. Travel is required.
  • Flexibility is a must. Being adaptable to meet the changing needs of the business.

About King

At King, we're Making the World Playful. Heard of Candy Crush? We're the creators behind it. With game studios in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona and Berlin, and offices in Dublin, San Francisco, New York, and Malta, we have a 20-year history of delivering some of the world's most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry and are on a mission to level-up the little moments for our more than 200 million active monthly users. But we aren't just crushing it with candies, we're also behind Farm Heroes, Bubble Witch, Pet Rescue and loads of other sweet games. As a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world, King is part of Activision Blizzard, which was acquired by Microsoft.

A Great Saga Needs All Sorts of Heroes

King strives to be a place where everyone can be their most authentic self. We recognize that diversity, equity and inclusion is a vital and continuous conversation, and that change only happens when we all come together. It’s our mission to build a diverse and inclusive Kingdom for our people, players, and community.

Making the World Playful

Making the World Playful is our mission – it’s the thread that connects our people, our players, and our passion for our games. Let’s face it, who doesn’t love a bit of fun?

Kingsters are seriously playful: creative thinkers who balance art and science to bring moments of magic to millions daily. But our players aren’t the only ones that can level-up. We’re always looking for ways to champion each other and make what’s already great, even better.

So, if this feels like a fun way to spend your days, and you share our passion, our values, and our hunger to shape the future, join us in Making the World Playful.

Applications need to be in English.
Discover King at careers.king.com

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