About this role
About the team:
The Global Event Marketing (GEM) team’s mission is to support the firm in delivering industry leading, experience-led events that drive commercial and reputational results. The team is comprised of regional resources that provides planning support and aims to deliver consistent experiences firmwide.
About the role:
We’re looking for an Associate Event Manager with proven experience in event management, project management, and/or experiential marketing. In this role, you’ll partner closely with a broad range of business stakeholders to develop a holistic understanding of their business/commercial priorities and design events tailored to their objectives and target audience.
What you’ll do:
- Manage/support and execute a variety of mid-high complexity events throughout EMEA – supporting all aspects from pre-event amplification through post-event follow-up
- Partner with business stakeholders in developing Event Briefs, anchored in key business/commercial priorities, to serve as the foundation for the content and experience development workstream.
- Core responsibilities include oversight of broader working groups, end to end project management including but not limited to experience design, delegate management/event comms plan, vendor management and budget management
- Analyze the success of events and oversee Event Debriefs to evaluate the event’s impact of brand and reputational results.
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with key internal partners – Multimedia, Global Creative, Content, Building Services, etc
- Stay up to date with industry best practices and emerging event trends to share and implement new ideas to enhance capabilities
Who you are:
- 3+ years of related experience in Event Marketing/Brand/Experiential
- High energy, problem solver, self-starter, results orientated and proactive individual
- Able to strategically balance innovative “big picture” thinking with tactical execution
- Experience leading and influencing at all cross-functional levels of an organization
- Comfortable in a multi-stakeholder environment across various time zones
- Excellent communicator – verbal and written – with refined executive presence
- Willingness to travel as needed (approximately 40-50% of the time)
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite, in addition to event technology platforms – i.e. Cvent etc
Our benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.
Our hybrid work model
BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.
About BlackRock
At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.
This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.
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BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.
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As the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock partners with investors around the globe to help them (and those on whose behalf they invest) plan for life’s most important goals – like retirement, home ownership and their children’s education. Our clients range from governments, foundations and other large institutions to those investing on behalf of individuals, including firefighters, nurses, teachers and factory workers.
BlackRock was founded with the idea of creating a better asset management firm — one that was purpose-driven, focused on clients and risk management, and propelled by data and technology. Our breakthrough Aladdin® platform is BlackRock’s technological backbone, helping investors see and manage their whole portfolios in one place – from constructing investments to monitoring risk and executing trades. Used by hundreds of external institutions around the world, Aladdin combines powerful analytics and a common language to help investment teams make faster, more informed decisions across public and private markets. It’s a key part of our business and one of the reasons we’re trusted to manage more assets than any other investment manager today.
At BlackRock, we challenge conventions and raise the bar for what’s possible. We harness technology to unlock new solutions, simplify complexity, and deliver investment strategies that meet people where they are. Whether it’s retirement planning, wealth building or navigating market shifts, we’re here to help clients invest more easily, more affordably and with more choice as we chart a path toward financial well-being together.
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