Job Description

Shopify Spaces are IRL destinations, centrally located in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood and downtown Los Angeles, where local entrepreneur communities come to connect, learn and grow through a range of on-site event programming, retail activations and value-add services. The Shopify Spaces Events Manager is responsible for leading events and experiential projects hosted at Shopify’s New York location, in partnership with Shopify merchants, creators, and a range of internal collaborators. Shopify New York events range from retail pop-ups and marketplaces to influencer meetups and networking events.  From project ideation to execution to measurement, you’ll confidently and independently oversee all aspects of event projects, ensuring that projects deliver on their promised goals and uphold Shopify’s brand values and creative vision. You’ll work closely with in-house creative and digital marketing teams as well as external event agencies.  RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead event and experiential projects across all dimensions (concept and brief, budget and timelines, production and promotional approach, day-of event management)
• Lead project meetings, broker stakeholder alignment and communicate project progress
• Collaborate with in-house creative and external agencies to produce required creative deliverables on time and on budget
• Collaborate with digital marketing colleagues to execute integrated marketing plans to drive event attendance
• Manage post-event reporting and post-mortem, identifying opportunities to improve future projects
• Collaborate with Shopify Spaces colleagues in Los Angeles on multi-location events
• With the head of Shopify New York and fellow event managers, evaluate inbound event requests and proactively source new event partnership opportunities from within Shopify’s network

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in event production and marketing
• Proven experience leading event projects with minimal supervision
• Strong project management skill sets and habits
• Strong communication skills + can confidently manage senior stakeholders
• Experience working with in-house and external creative teams
• Retail or consumer brand experience preferred

NOTE FOR THIS ROLE: THIS IS AN IRL (IN REAL LIFE) ROLE. ANY OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT IS CONTINGENT ON PROVIDING PROOF THAT YOU ARE FULLY VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19 PRIOR TO YOUR START DATE, SUBJECT TO APPROVED MEDICAL AND/OR RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW.  

Additional Information

Closing date: Monday, November 18th at 12:00PM EDT 

Our belief is that a strong commitment to diversity & inclusion enables us to truly make commerce better for everyone. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities, and/or people with intersectional identities. Please take a look at our Sustainability Reports to learn more about Shopify’s commitments to our communities, and our planet.

At Shopify, we understand that experience comes in many forms. We’re dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team - so if your experience is this close to what we’re looking for, please consider applying.