Craft: HR & Business Support
Your role within our Kingdom: We are seeking a skilled Events Project Manager to lead and deliver our virtual, hybrid, and live internal events, supporting all King offices across our global locations. Events include webinars, team buildings, celebrations, employee onboarding, team meetings and off-sites, seminars, and conferences. You will be working closely with your event collaborators to plan and provide memorable, engaging, and cost-effective experiences to our employees, while ensuring that all event requirements, deadlines, and budget are on track.
ResponsibilitiesProject lead end-to-end multiple virtual, hybrid, and live events at all levels, involving internal and external audiences, as well as senior management teams.Develop project plans and define project tasks, timelines, and resource requirements as needed, run day-to-day event logistics, liaise with collaborators to ensure tasks are on track, provide direction and support to improve cross-functional work, build event planning efficiencies, and act proactively to mitigate any risk and reduce setbacks.Handle technical aspects of the virtual/hybrid events such as webinars, video conferences, livestreams, online team buildings, and celebrations.Effectively set up, host, and run video conferencing meetings on Zoom.Run event budget, ensure cost control, and reconcile project invoices and event final cost reporting.Source and lead suppliers. Review and negotiate contracts. Identify new preferred partners and cost-efficient opportunities.Actively run our internal database and ensure vendor details and factsheets are filled and tracked within established timelines.Provide expert direction throughout each project to meet event expectations and support stakeholders with event content production and copywriting whenever required.Directly supervise event set up and execution of assigned events. Assisting events on-site when required.Encourage excellence, drive innovation, create and promote a collaborative environment. You are expected to be an exemplar of our King values and to nourish them throughout our events.Skills to create thrillsExperience as an event project manager on virtual, hybrid, and live events.Excellent understanding of virtual event technology, live streaming, and webcasting. Proficiency in navigating video conferencing experience in Zoom is a distinct advantage.Capacity to stay levelheaded in a role where the stakes are high and to handle various projects simultaneously.Ability to be creative, flexible, and think outside the box. Able to produce content for abstracts, presentations, and copywriting.Ability to communicate clearly and concisely (written and verbal) - proficient in English.Strong knowledge of event suppliers and negotiation skills.Proven understanding of Google tools and Microsoft Office, in particular Excel, PowerPoint, plus Photoshop/Illustrator.Familiar with international travel requirements and travel registration tools.Flexibility is a must. Being adaptable to meet the changing needs of the business.Self-starter who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment.About KingKing is the game developer behind the world-famous Candy Crush franchise, as well as mobile game hits including Farm Heroes, Bubble Witch, and Pet Rescue. Candy Crush is the top-grossing franchise in US app stores, a position it has held for the last two years, and King's games are being played by 245 million monthly active users as of Q3 2021. King, which is part of the Activision Blizzard group since its acquisition in 2016, employs nearly 2,000 people in game studios in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona, and Berlin, and offices in San Francisco, New York, and Malta.
A Great Saga Needs All Sorts of HeroesMaking games is fun. Especially when you do it with people who share the same idea of what makes a good workplace great. We design games for everyone, no matter where they are or who they are, and we employ all sorts of people from all kinds of backgrounds to bring them to life. Truth is, we simply cannot expect diversity in our players and originality in our games without first nurturing it in our people. A great saga needs all sorts of heroes.
Making the World PlayfulMaking the World Playful is what inspires us to create new experiences and raise the bar. It's what makes King a place where we can all dream bigger, continue to add innovation to our games, broadening the portfolio and exploring new territories in mid-core and casual. We take the art and science of gaming to the next level through our curiosity for the unexplored, passion for games, respect for each other, and love for our players - and we're not afraid to have fun along the way. In fact, together with our parent company Activision Blizzard and experts around the world, we believe having fun is good for you. There has never been a better time to join us.
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