Event Manager, Worldwide Events

About the position

Apple's worldwide events and experiences team informs the world about the Company, our innovative products and services, and the values that drive our company. The team includes professionals with backgrounds in public relations strategy, journalism, buzz marketing and event design, management, operations and production. We’re looking for inventive, collaborative professionals from a variety of creative fields. If that’s you, then your next home may be here. We're seeking an Event Manager with deep expertise who can lead conference events for both virtual and live experiences. You will leverage creativity and deep expertise within the events industry to incorporate new ideas and technologies that improve and evolve our ability to connect with our key audiences. You are highly skilled at crafting experiences that are unique, engaging and authentic. You enjoy collaborating, demonstrate integrity and a developed sense of accountability and quality. You are dedicated to delighting customers, employees and partners, and innovate down to the details to deliver extraordinary experiences. If this sounds like you, come and do the best and most exciting work of your career here at Apple!

Responsibilities

• Drive entire project lifecycles for events: event vision; scheduling and timeline management; budget management and financial oversight; technical development, logistics and operations; vendor management; physical execution and reporting.
• Conceptualize ideas and event concepts that are fresh, outstanding, and relevant for the brand, using its unique assets, venues and programming.
• Facilitate collaboration and communication among partners and external resources.
• Establish expectations and timelines to ensure parallel work streams implement simultaneously, seamlessly and according to plan.
• Cultivate relationships with finance and procurement partners to ensure processing of vendor agreements, purchase orders, and payments.
• Contribute to an environment that focuses on the audience experience, delivering world-class events, and pushing through decisions that are best for Apple.
• Champion the end-to-end process from vendor procurement through fiscal reporting.

Requirements

• 8+ years experience leading events for brands either in-house or at a premier experiential or marketing agency.
• Experience leading multi-day event programs from concept through completion.
• Ability to travel domestically or internationally up to 25%.

Nice-to-haves

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven proficiency in handling event logistics production and technical elements.
• Passion for building brands and an obsession for details.
• Experience creating events for Senior Executive and C-Level audiences.
• Cultural awareness that informs key concepts and emerging trends.
• Comfortable navigating through ambiguity while setting objectives and advancing results.
• Obsession for details and the customer experience.
• Ability to make good timely decisions that keep the project moving forward.
• Deploys resources effectively and efficiently.
• Cross functional collaborator with an ability to mentor and lead.
• College degree and equivalent professional experience is a plus.