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Events and Experiences Manager, Global Communications
Introduction to team
We create and deliver an aligned, dedicated marketing strategy to fuel each Expedia Group brand's success. Since our travelers interact with us through our brands, we have a brand focus in our marketing, while leveraging the scale and efficiency we’ve built in functional expertise.
The Global Communications org is a global team of communications experts who support Expedia Group (EG) and its 3 flagship brands, Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo. We are comprised of 7 core functions: PR, Corporate Communications, B2B Partner Communications, Media Relations and Influencer, Social, Operations and Events and Experiences.
The Events and Experiences team plans, designs and executes strategic, best-in-class events and experiences in markets all over the world, delivering against specific business objectives whilst building connections, awareness and relevance for our products and brands.
Work delivered by the team includes Expedia Group’s annual partner event (EXPLORE), travel industry events and conferences, hospitality at major sporting and cultural events, launch events and experiential marketing.
This is an exciting time to join a dynamic team who sit at the intersection of travel and technology. We’re seeking non-traditional thinkers, who can balance functional expertise with high emotional intelligence and an ability to contribute to building a positive, fast-moving and high-performing team dynamic.
In this role, you will:
Help to deliver events and experiences that build relevance, buzz and demand for our products and brands.
Play an integral role (and sometimes leading) delivering the planning and execution of multiple types of event, including stands and booths at travel industry events, hospitality at major sporting and cultural events, curated dinners and special projects.
Work as a cross functional lead to ensure projects are developed and delivered with other teams across Expedia Group. You’ll set up and manage efficient and effective communications processes that keep all stakeholders informed and updated as necessary.
Understand the different teams, stakeholders and needs across EG; able to develop and track measurable KPIs, driving towards objectives across multiple stakeholders and/or brands.
Manage agency and vendor relationships.
Partner with other teams within Global Communications and across EG, including Partner Communications, Content, Product, Marketing and Social teams.
Collaborate with stakeholders on budget forecasting and ensure that live projects are delivered within budget.
Help to write and build keynote and PowerPoint presentations and keep master Event decks updated with the most up-to-date content.
Experience and qualifications:
Someone with 8+ years in-house experience in the events and experiential space, which must include significant experience working in B2B events.
You understand how Industry events work and have solid experience working with registration and other event communication tools.
You have a high attention to detail, excellent creative taste and a strong understanding of the importance of good design. You’re confident working with designers and creatives, and understand the nuance of balancing ambitious design with business objectives, in order to deliver creatively impactful work that also drives results,
You have experience of managing event budgets up to $350k.
You have strategic and critical thinking skills; able to see “big picture” while also being deep in the detail.
You thrive on identifying processes that deliver efficiencies and scale, whilst forcing simplicity across project planning.
You have a clear understanding of concept and creative development, and production processes and timelines.
You’re able to establish credibility and build trusted relationships with team members at all levels of the organization, as well as creative partners, agencies, and vendors to who can help us to up-level and push our work to be its absolute best.
You’re able to communicate effectively and concisely, tailoring your style to different audiences, with honed listening skills and an ability to hear and consider different - and sometimes contrasting - perspectives.
You’re adept at using data to make appropriate decisions on trade-offs and prioritization.
You are resilient and constructive when faced with change, able to shift approaches when needed in response to unexpected events and circumstances.
You’re willing and able to travel to events in key international markets when required.
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