Channel and Events Marketing Executive

Partnering on a Channel Marketing Executive role to support marketing campaigns and events across Italy. The role will be responsible for planning, designing, and producing both proprietary and third-party events, in-person and online, in Italy. You will maintain the annual events calendar, track budgets, and report event data regularly. Collaborating with Marketing, Sales, and wider marketing team, you will propose effective approaches for events within wider marketing campaigns and support the campaign marketing manager.  This role will commence 1st October.

In this role you will:

• Works under the general direction of the marketing manager on channel marketing plans, campaigns, initiatives.
• Supports channel marketing plans and plays a leading role in smaller, less complex channel marketing initiatives.
• Maintains a budgeting, forecasting for regular reporting
• Support the channel marketing manager with events as part of wider campaigns, ensuring alignment with business goals and target audiences.
• Maintain the annual events calendar including tracking budget and event data for regular reporting.
• Ensure event themes, topics, and venues align with the overall brand strategy.
• Attend events on-site, confidently managing logistics and coordinating support staff for larger events.
• Promote events on digital platforms (website, social media) and analyse impact to refine targeting and registration strategies.

Skills and experience:

• Fluency in Italian and English is mandatory.
• Previous events experience.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Flexible with work hours and willing to travel when required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; knowledge of Cvent, Kaltura is a plus.

Special Factors

• Hybrid work model
• Vanguard is not offering sponsorship for this position.

Why Vanguard?

Vanguard is a different kind of investment company. It was founded in the United States in 1975 on a simple but revolutionary idea: that an investment company should manage its funds solely in the interests of its clients.

This is a philosophy that has helped millions of people around the world to achieve their goals with low-cost, uncomplicated investments.

It's what we stand for: value to investors.

Inclusion Statement 

Vanguard’s continued commitment to diversity and inclusion is firmly rooted in our culture. Every decision we make to best serve our clients, crew (internally employees are referred to as crew), and communities is guided by one simple statement: “Do the right thing.” 

We believe that a critical aspect of doing the right thing requires building diverse, inclusive, and highly effective teams of individuals who are as unique as the clients they serve. We empower our crew to contribute their distinct strengths to achieving Vanguard’s core purpose through our values. 

When all crew members feel valued and included, our ability to collaborate and innovate is amplified, and we are united in delivering on Vanguard's core purpose: to take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success. 

How We Work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.