Associate Director, Events

Welcome to The Block. Founded in 2018, with employees across the world, The Block is the leading research, analysis, and news brand in the digital asset space. The Block's team is spread across 5 continents and 15+ time zones, covering the global crypto space 24/7.At The Block, we see digital assets as a ubiquitous part of the future. As this space continues to evolve, we view our role as the trusted moderator and authoritative voice for those who invest in, work with, make decisions about, or seek to understand digital assets. The Block delivers deep insight into how the emerging digital assets sector interacts with traditional finance, technology, governments, and markets. We reach hundreds of thousands of technologists, financial market participants, Fortune 500 professionals, global service providers, policymakers, and more through our main website, dedicated Research Portal, podcast, and events.We empower companies to make smart decisions in the ever-evolving crypto and digital asset space, and we're looking for a high-energy, crypto curious/enthusiast to help us strategize and execute The Block branded events and optimize participation at the events we attend. The Associate Director of Events & Sponsorships is creative and motivated by the challenge of producing unique and high-impact experiences for some of the most recognized names in the industry, inside and outside of The Block, in-person and virtual. The position requires both a strategic and operational mindset, excellent communication and project management skills, and is detail-oriented and deadline-focused. This position will report to the Executive Vice President of Marketing and will be an integral part of The Block's brand and engagement strategy. If supporting and growing The Block's events operation sounds exciting to you, please keep reading.

Responsibilities

• In collaboration with Marketing, help develop an overall events strategy with associated goals, events playbook, and process to engage events organizers
• Identify and help facilitate conference sponsorships, media partnerships, and speaking engagements
• Manage end-to-end event and partnership planning including all logistics (venues, invite lists, vendors, speaking opportunities, media partnership details, entertainment, technology, content, sourcing speakers, etc.)
• Take the lead in negotiating partnerships and contracts, including but not limited to media access, accommodations, event space, vendors
• Partner with Legal and Marketing on contracts and budgets
• Travel onsite as needed to execute events or support partnerships
• Analyze, assess and report event success; create a framework to report and measure
• Work with the marketing team on pre, during, and post-event promotional strategy
• Provide a post-event debrief for each event for key stakeholders that includes an analysis of attendees, key wins, and areas of improvement for the next event
• Stay on top of both crypto and event industry news to stay connected on new developments in the space and new and creative ways to execute an event
• Facilitate conversations with stakeholders to gather and share event ideas and potential partnerships

Qualifications

• You love growing in a fast-paced environment while multitasking, re-prioritizing projects, and communicating priority updates to internal and external stakeholders
• A minimum of 6 years of  experience working in event management, budgeting, strategic partnerships, program management, or sponsorships
• Wisdom to know when to escalate, inform and advise on both opportunities and issues to executive sponsors
• A keen sense for attendee experiences
• Excellent communication, writing, and executive-level presentation skills
• Willingness to travel as events are often out of state or country
• Working knowledge on how to integrate technology-based solutions to conferences and events (virtual, live or hybrid)
• Experience working with multiple technology platforms, including virtual platforms (3-D and regular), streaming platforms (i.e. Zoom, BlueJeans Network, Go to Webinar, Microsoft Teams etc.), and event registration software (CVent, Eventbrite, etc.)

Who We Are: The culture of The Block lies in our key behaviors. It’s who we are and it’s how we show up everyday.We are confidently humble. We jump in and roll up our sleeves. We know there’s always more to learn and we operate without egos.We are actionably curious. We strive to be an expert in our field and always seek opportunities to expand our knowledge and skill set. We put our learnings into practice every day. We practice tenacious ownership. Every day when we show up we are contributors, teammates, and owners. We rotate through those three hats with agility and without sacrificing accountability or consistency.We practice respectful partnership. We treat others as we’d expect to be treated - with respect, concern, understanding, and patience.Why You Should Work Here:We take care of our employees and we have the benefits and perks to support it. Our full-time, US based employees are eligible for Unlimited PTO, remote first environment, high health plan employer contributions, monthly wellness stipend, generous parental leave policy, 401k match, fitness partnerships, fertility benefits, One Medical membership and citibike membership. We’re a remote first company which allows us to hire the best person for the job regardless of location. Impactful work. Regardless of your role at The Block you’re making a meaningful contribution to our mission in accelerating the evolution of financial systems through independent reporting and technical research of all projects influencing the future of financial services.What Else Should You Know?The Block is an equal employment opportunity employer.  Qualified candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, military or veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.During our application process we collect completely anonymous diversity information. Providing this information is voluntary but we want you to know what we do with it. We use the data to ensure that our recruiting practices are bringing diverse talent to the organization and we are reacting where we are coming up short. We strive to use the data to ensure we have the tools and resources for all employees both during the interview process and should those employees choose to join us at The Block.

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