Marketing & Events Manager

About the role

The Open Compute Project (OCP) is seeking a proactive, collaborative and detail-oriented person who can support the Foundation and Community in a wide range of marketing and event activities to further the mission of providing a safe environment by which engineers can come together to solve changes and drive innovation forward. This person will serve a dual role in Events and Marketing & Communications.

Job Responsibilities

• Assist with owned and third party event planning, including booth preparation, speaker management, securing marketing materials needed and follow up after the event
• Drive attendance at events
• Create materials and generate demand for sponsorships
• Support member partner events & OCP hosted events where needed
• Manage the Media & Analyst Pre-Brief Webinars
• See our Upcoming Events
• Create social media content placements, as well as tracking and analytics
• Moderation of social media accounts for comments and questions posed by the Community
• Assist with Newsletter content creation, as well as segmented, dedicated email blasts that target event attendees and sponsors
• Assist with content management and marketing strategies to continue to drive growth of the brand
• Assist with relationship development and story pitching for the media and analyst communities
• Help create news from ongoing contributions, new members and other timely announcements
• Support member press releases
• Assist with updating and refreshing website content
• Help with the communication and moderation around the creation of more formalized regional communities, especially in Asia
• Assist with Advisory Board quarterly meetings and communications
• Work with partners and other non-profits in collaboration to support shared goals

Minimum Qualifications

• B.S. Degree in advertising, marketing, public relations, communications, event management, hospitality, tourism or related field, with a minimum of 5 years' experience. An advanced degree can substitute for experience
• Proficiency with Salesforce or other CRM platforms, and experience utilizing member engagement platforms (e.g., Moxo, Hubspot)
• Strong organizational, collaboration, communication, prioritization, planning & execution skills
• Experience in working with different global geographies and ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people
• Experience with Microsoft office, Google Workspace (G-Suite), productivity tools, and basic cloud-based platforms
• Ability to prioritize multiple support requests and respond in a timely, helpful manner
• Basic skills in graphic design and image creation and management

The Ideal Candidate Will Also Have

• Experience in the data center industry
• Experience in intellectual property, administration & compliance
• Experience in growing community engagement & membership
• Persuasive & passionate communication skills in all types of media
• Strong advocate for open-source hardware technologies
• Ability to be on the leading-edge of industry technology trends and relevant technologies applicable to OCP at a high level
• Ability to connect & collaborate well with all levels of an organization … from working with individual contributors, collaborating with a team, to project volunteers, to the executives of member companies
• Comfortable communicating complex, technical information to non-technical audiences

Pay & Benefits

• Competitive base salary based on experience and location
• Benefits
• Quarterly bonus based on results

Schedule & Location

• Full-time position
• Remote workforce – candidate should reside in North America
• ~15-20% travel, some international, will be required for this role for attendance at our OCP Summits and partner events

Please send your resume and cover letter to DIRKV@OPENCOMPUTE.ORG. Do not apply through LinkedIn.