Senior Events Specialist

About the job
Who we are

Bybit is on a mission to bring Next Level Reliability to Web3 and crypto.

We are a global crypto currency exchange headquartered in Dubai with 15M users and growing.

And we are looking to expand our tribe of entrepreneurial problem solvers and builders.

Who we are looking for

As a Senior Events Specialist, reporting into the Brand Ops division, you will be responsible for supporting a high-performing team charting the vision and roadmap for the Bybit brand and marcomms quarter on quarter.
You’ll apply your experience in brand activations, partnerships and events, events planning and execution, and strong cross-functional relationship skills to drive decisions to bring the events strategy to life.
Plan, brief and oversee the delivery work by internal teams and external agencies, such as event management, PR/comms, social, channel planning partners, to deliver an integrated campaign plan and activities for events. Maintain regular measurement of the ROI of events.

Duties & Responsibilities

Event Strategy and Planning: Develop event strategies aligned with the company’s goals and objectives. Identify target audiences, define event themes, and create comprehensive event plans that include objectives, timelines, budgets, and logistics. Engage continuously the different global and regional stakeholders on their plans and requests
Event Coordination: Coordinate all aspects of event logistics, including venue selection, vendor management, audio-visual requirements, catering, transportation, and accommodation. Ensure smooth event operations by coordinating with internal teams and external stakeholders.
Sponsorship and Partnership Management: Identify potential sponsors and partners for events, negotiate contracts, and manage relationships. Collaborate with sponsors to create mutually beneficial activations and ensure their branding and messaging aligns with the company’s objectives.
Event & Brand Marketing: Work closely with our internal brand and marketing teams, content creators and KOLs to build all-rounded, co-branded campaigns, create event materials, and amplify efforts across all of Bybit’s and our partners’ marketing channels Collaborate with the marketing team to create event-specific promotional campaigns.
On-site Event Management: Oversee on-site event execution, including set-up, registration, audio-visual requirements, staffing, and troubleshooting. Ensure all aspects of the event run smoothly, and promptly address any issues or emergencies that may arise.
Managing Events Operations Processes: Ensures that events procedures are seamlessly by following employees, collaborating with other employees, and ensuring Bybit’s brand image is consistently delivered at the highest level.
Post-Event Evaluation: Conduct post-event evaluations to measure the success of events against predefined objectives. Analyze attendee feedback, collect data, and prepare reports to assess ROI, identify areas for improvement, and make recommendations for future events.
Budget Management: Develop event budgets and manage expenses throughout the planning and execution process. Monitor costs, negotiate with suppliers, and track expenditures to ensure events are delivered within budgetary constraints. Ensures billing accuracy and conducts bill reviews with the clients prior to processing the final bill.
Local Markets Collaboration: Act as Events in-charge at a global level and play the key role of sound board and strategic partner to all local expert teams on all events and local orchestrations matters. Closely follow up on production and execution at local level.

Requirements

Minimum 4 years’ experience in the field of Events (agency or brand)
Previous track record of actively driving collaboration across global/regional/local teams, ensuring constructive debate and decision making. Excellent strategic influencing skill is a must-have
Proven project management and production experience internally and with external agencies
You possess strong professional relationships, partnerships and contacts to leverage from. You are creative and are driven to deliver impactful partnerships in unique and strategic ways
You must be interested, curious and fairly knowledgeable about the crypto industry with experience in trading (which can be in non-crypto)
Strong communication skills, and experience in forming strong working relationships with marketing counterparts in paid, owned and earned disciplines, forming the basis of trust and action to move strategies from theory to reality
Proven ability to ideate, design, structure, lead and oversee complex and multi-faceted projects
Rigorous and self-driven with solid organizational skills
Able to multi-task, anticipate project needs and prioritize deliverables
Aesthetically inclined

Who We Are

Bybit is a cryptocurrency exchange established in March 2018 to offer a professional platform where crypto traders can find an ultra-fast matching engine, excellent customer service and multilingual community support. The company provides innovative online spot and derivatives trading services, mining and staking products, as well as API support, to retail and institutional clients around the world, and strives to be the most reliable exchange for the emerging digital asset class.