What you will be doing
We are seeking a Community & Event Manager to lead our event program and establish a strong community presence at our Berlin office. This role focuses on two key areas: planning, hosting, and promoting high-quality events for Kambria and Berlin Bytes, and developing a program for external partner events to utilize our space and connect with the local Berlin ecosystem. You will also work closely with our RevOps team to build partnerships and manage our office as a local venue for rentals.
Key Responsibilities:
I. Strategic Events for Kambria & Berlin Bytes (Sales & Marketing Focus)
Key Responsibilities:
I. Strategic Events for Kambria & Berlin Bytes (Sales & Marketing Focus)
- Manage the full lifecycle of events(on-site, off-site, in-person, and online) designed to promote Kambria’s and Berlin Bytes’ products and services to key audiences across Germany.
- Lead all eventlogistics, including AV/tech setup, registration, catering, security, access management, and post-event cleaning, to ensure smooth execution.
- Host events effectively, including welcoming attendees, emceeing, managing event flow and timing, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring a positive attendee experience.
- Handle post-event activities, such as sending thank-you notes, collecting feedback, updating CRM records, and reporting on event performance and metrics.
- Manage event budgets,identifyand explore sponsorship opportunities, andmaintainstrong vendor relationships to ensure cost-efficiency and quality.
- Identifyand evaluate external industry eventsfor team participation, securing speaking slots or passes, coordinating team attendance, preparation, and follow-up.
- Develop and execute co-marketing initiativeswith theRevOpsteam to grow event attendance and partnerships. This includes outreach to local ecosystems (accelerators, VCs, universities), managing email and social campaigns, and preparing media kits.
- Develop and manage a program of onsite partner events(e.g., meetups, roundtables, workshops, executive briefings) hosted at our Berlin office, frominitialinquiry to post-event review.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for external organizers and speakersfor all onsite events, providing support frominitialscoping through day-of execution and wrap-up.
- Build partnerships with relevant Berlin-based communities, startups, VCs, and associations, seeking opportunities for co-hosted events that support our brand and connect with local groups.
- Oversee our Berlin office venue operations and rentals, managing rental packages/rate cards, handling tours and bookings, and processing all related documentation (contracts, invoicing).