Events Intern

As a member of the Red Hat team, you'll work in an environment that values collaboration, innovation, and diverse perspectives. Your daily responsibilities will include, working closely with event managers, product marketing managers, marketing operations and our internal design agency to track progress on event goals, draft event marketing content and analyze event metrics.

The ideal candidate will have an interest in event marketing, data analytics, demand generation campaigns, and general technology as this role requires you to first be a marketer to distribute Red Hat’s message and brand awareness. You will have a track record of excellent interpersonal and written communication skills. You should also have a desire to grow and evolve the events, including the attendee experience and ROI.

This is a unique opportunity to have a highly visible role in an exciting, industry-leading technology business.  If you are organized, creative, and passionate about planning, we’d love to meet you!

Job Responsibilities

• Assist with the planning, production and execution of third-party and proprietary events 

• Responsibilities to include, but are not limited to: pre-event discovery and planning, event support and promotion, printing and shipping, budget management, staffing, social media scheduling and reporting, post-event survey and reporting, etc.

• Review, analyze, and report on data that impacts our events to enable better decisions on content, promotion, etc.

• Conduct research on markets, industries, competitors, products and campaigns

• Expertly drive pre-event weekly meetings, including assistance and preparation of event planning presentations

• Build and distribute regular pre-event status reports and post-event trip reports

• Work closely with marketing, sales, product teams, PR, upper management, and field evangelists to achieve business goals via event marketing

• Oversee the purchasing, packing and distribution of specified event supplies before, during and after each event

Basic Qualifications

• 0-3 years of relevant work experience in event marketing. Experience in marketing B2B technology products or services preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, communications, data analytics, or relevant field of study

• Demonstrated success in event marketing and/or project management

• Experience providing qualitative and quantitative analysis to key stakeholders and help drive adoption of insights

• Good analytical, organizational, and creative problem-solving skills

• A willingness and ability to work independently and autonomously

• Superior oral and written communication skills with an innate attention to detail

• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to manage time and juggle multiple priorities to execute high quality deliverables

• Skilled negotiator with proven experience finding creative ways to do more with less, and a track record of staying on budget

• Experience working in a fast-paced and highly cross-functional organization

• Comfort level with Tableau would be a plus

Red Hat will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

About Red Hat

Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver high-performing Linux, cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. Spread across 40+ countries, our associates work flexibly across work environments, from in-office, to office-flex, to fully remote, depending on the requirements of their role. Red Hatters are encouraged to bring their best ideas, no matter their title or tenure. We're a leader in open source because of our open and inclusive environment. We hire creative, passionate people ready to contribute their ideas, help solve complex problems, and make an impact.

Inclusion at Red Hat
Red Hat’s culture is built on the open source principles of transparency, collaboration, and inclusion, where the best ideas can come from anywhere and anyone. When this is realized, it empowers people from different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences to come together to share ideas, challenge the status quo, and drive innovation. Our aspiration is that everyone experiences this culture with equal opportunity and access, and that all voices are not only heard but also celebrated. We hope you will join our celebration, and we welcome and encourage applicants from all the beautiful dimensions that compose our global village.

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