About this role

Summary:

BlackRock is looking for a candidate to join the Global Events Marketing team to lead the Digital for Events team. The candidate and will work at the intersection of Events and Digital Marketing, by connecting the attendee experience through digital touchpoints from pre-event, during through to post-event. This role is grounded in collaboration, innovation and organization and is a unique opportunity to join a high-energy, cross-functional global team with the role located in either our London or New York office.

The successful candidate will have a creative and entrepreneurial drive and be excited to work in a fast-paced environment and ideally have a good understanding of event marketing. They will be able to effectively lead, communicate, project manage and tackle multiple high priority initiatives for the firm’s Global Events program.

Duties:

• Serve as the central subject matter expert for Event Technology, agile event strategy and MarTech for events
• Lead the Digital for Events team ~3+ with oversight of workflow and ensuring a cross-trained, highly effective team with responsibilities that include even registration and microsite build, maintaining templates and development of event apps
• Look for new ways to innovate and develop across tech stack to elevate attendee experiences
• Account management of key vendors across our Event Technology stack including Cvent, Gramercy Tech amongst others in partnership with Events Leadership
• Driving operational efficiency across platforms to include quarterly service reviews, SOW’s, budget and reporting, guidelines and processes, platform integrations & any new platform feature roll outs
• Project manage key initiatives which include: Firmwide Events Calendar, Event Request Form, GEM operational platform for cvent, Global Events Feedback Survey & Virtual Platform integrations
• Partner with wider Digital teams to ensure Event technology is integrated to our MarTech stack and optimize data flow and insights between platforms
• May also involve some event on-site support for Events App. (when applicable)

Skills:

• Highly analytical and detail-oriented
• Results-driven
• Highly collaborative; able to foster partnerships across multiple groups
• Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal
• Client-facing; “user-first” mindset
• Excellent stakeholder and influence management skills
• Passionate about organizational discipline, e.g. standardization, organization, institutionalization

Education:

• 5+ years of experience in marketing, events, digital, and/or operations
• Digital native; passionate about event technology
• Experience with Cvent & Qualtrics
• Experience with integrations
• Experience with digital events and design, a plus
• Experience with agile methodology, a plus
• Experience with JIRA and Confluence, a plus
• B2B or financial services experience, a plus

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.