Events and Activations Specialist (Maternity Leave Cover)

About the role

As the Events and Activations Specialist, you are passionate and experienced in planning, coordinating, executing and measuring the impact of events. You will have end to end ownership of Catawiki’s event calendar and budget. You are responsible for driving Catawiki’s event strategy for our four business units: Luxury, Collectables, Art and Interiors. To do this, you will partner with cross-functional stakeholders to plan and execute our event portfolio. You have the ability to prioritise activities based on highest potential impact. You deliver accountability to the business units through post-event reporting and analysis, ensuring we achieve our objectives and KPIs for every event. As part of the Brand & Category Marketing team, you will also work collaboratively with the creative team to develop the content and assets required for events. You’re not afraid to test new formats and gather learnings in order to identify and scale the top performing strategies.

This is a maternity leave contract for the duration of 6 months, with possibility of extension. 

What you’ll bring

• 3+ years of event management or marketing activation experience
• A proven track-record of developing and executing events and/or trade shows
• Exceptional organisational, operational, and budget management skills
• Strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills at all levels
• A passion for connecting with customers and communities
• Ability to self-start and work independently under own direction and initiative
• Energetic, resourceful and a bias for action
  

Pluses:

• Experience in a fast-paced tech or start-up environment
• Global or multi-country working experience
• Strong English communication is required, additional European languages are a plus
• Comfortable with B2B marketing tools (eg. Hubspot, Salesforce)
• Affinity with one or more Catawiki categories

Here’s what we can offer you

This is your chance to become part of a fast but sustainable growing tech company! You will have an exciting role in a young, fast-growing, dynamic & international organisation. You'll be part of an enthusiastic, highly motivated team of 800+ international Catawikians; you'll have big responsibilities and can really create something. Additionally you can expect:

• Working with a top notch team acting on a champions league level in a super complex dynamic environment; you will learn a lot!
• A diverse and international team with over 50 different nationalities.
• A great office located in the heart of Amsterdam with an easy-going atmosphere.
• Our entrepreneurial environment encourages everyone to take initiative and experiment with new ideas. You’ll actively contribute to the growth of the Catawiki platform.
• Tailor-made trainings to facilitate your personal and professional growth
• The fun part! Our Activity Committee plans everything from ‘CataFooty’ to International Food Festivals, Friday Drinks, Board Game Nights, Pub Quizzes and Boot Camps!
• And there’s more! Paid holidays, holiday allowance and a fantastic pension plan paid for by Catawiki.