Events Specialist

Grounded in a talent-centric mindset, Maker Lab is a marketing agency designed to build decentralised technology-led agency teams, rooted in collaboration with clients from the ground up. Maker Lab’s cross-functional teams of multidisciplinary specialists are embedded into client teams across digital marketing competencies — from measurement & analytics to content production.

Events Specialist (Indonesia)

Maker Lab supports clients across technology, entertainment, financial services and the payments industry. We’re looking for dynamic individuals to join our team and support our amazing clients in the tech industry.

The role of an Events and Experiences Specialist is to support the Events and Experiences team in driving the overall delivery and management of key moments ranging from campaigns and public activations to internal meetings. The specialist will have sole responsibility for a project, or part responsibility for a larger project, from brief to execution. This includes unpacking the project brief, scoping the project and allocating the necessary resources and budget and ensuring that all work (from creative concepts to logistics and technical) delivers against agreed objectives and surpasses project expectations. 

Role: 

• Oversee all or certain aspects of event & experience management and production from content and program development, creative and design, AV production, vendor management, logistics, invitations, sponsorships, promotions, and more.
• Depending on the scale of the project, run and oversee or support project meetings, timelines, action items/ deliverables, and budgets throughout all projects and events.
• Build and maintain effective internal and external stakeholder relationships, including agency partners, for the assigned program (clear communication on expectations, responsibilities, schedule, status/AIs, etc.), and ensure that needs are heard, understood, and addressed in a timely way
• Be a team player, assist the broader team on larger projects, including event production team logistics, running team meetings and project management efforts as needed

You:

• Someone with at least 3 years of experience in all aspects of event management, whether in-house or at an event agency.
• Strong track record of success in events project management: manage, plan, organise, and execute a wide range of successful events from inception to completion, within budget
• Excellent organisational skills, strong attention to detail and the ability to oversee multiple events concurrently in a timely and accurate manner
• Ability to maintain positive relationships with agencies, colleagues and suppliers
• Regional/international event management experience
• This is a fully remote role. Candidate should be open to traveling within the SEA region as required
• Exceptional verbal and written English communication and presentation skills and - ideally - fluent in another Asian language to cover projects across APAC.

Please note: due to the high volume of applications, only successful candidates will be contacted with a follow-up introduction email.  If you do not receive an email from Maker Lab, your application has been unsuccessful this time around. Look out for future roles! By submitting your application, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your data by the Maker Lab team for the purposes of your application. Where your application contains personal data of third parties, you confirm that you have obtained all necessary consents to provide the Maker Lab team with such personal data and that we may collect, use and/or disclose such data in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act 2012.