Marketing Events Associate

Adarna House is in need of a highly organized, meticulous, and communicative Activations Lead who loves storytelling. This role is similar to a project manager in that you will manage Adarna House events and marketing partnerships to create meaningful experiences for our readers. You will work with a Creatives team and a Digital Marketing team to plan, promote, and execute various on-site brand activations. Responsibilities include: Marketing Event Execution • Plan concept and execution of various events including but not limited to book fairs, workshops, and book launches. • Execute activities within a predefined budget by proposing budget, and canvassing suppliers and vendors. • Manage all aspects of Adarna House’s live storytelling service including storyteller deployment, assessment, and training. • Be responsible for event outcomes including attendance rate and participant satisfaction. Partnerships Management • Manage brand collaborations and partnerships. • Be a point person for representing Adarna House’s marketing team to external partners and clients. • Maintain a positive relationship with external collaborators such as Adarna House book creators, content creators, storytellers, and various brands & organizations. Team Coordination • Be a project lead for marketing events including assigning event roles, tracking and distributing project budget, and communicating with other departments. • Lead the continuous improvement of events and partnerships executions, including creating event reports and running post-mortem meetings. You will succeed in this role if you can • Be entrusted to execute an on-site event from start to finish with full accountability. • Maintain healthy communications with several overlapping internal and external collaborators, keeping everyone in the loop. • Both comfortably client-face and confidently rally colleagues. Qualifications • At least 2 years of experience in running or managing on-site events. Collegiate org work is acceptable. • Proficient writing and speaking in English and Filipino. Copywriting ability is a plus. • Proficient use of simple project management tools such as Google Sheets and Google Slides. • Excellent communication instincts and ability to bridge communication gaps between many collaborating teams. • Critical and insightful about the live event attendee experience. • Resourceful about finding solutions to make event concepts come to life. • Must be creative, organized, mature, adaptable, and with attention to detail. • Passion for books, literacy, and education is a plus. You will work with many parents and children.