99U and Behance are Hiring a Creative Events Manager

At 99U, our mission of empowering the creative community community encompasses more than this very site. If it’s helpful to you, our readers, we want to be there. It’s in that spirit that 99U and our sister site Behance produce industry-leading live events. And for the first time, we are looking for an experienced Creative Events Manager to spearhead these efforts.

We’re on the hunt for a Type A personality who loves every part of the event planning process — especially the parts that involve a top-flight attendee experience —  and is excited at the prospect of expanding two of our favorite efforts: our yearly 99U Conference and our Behance Portfolio Reviews. Our live events are the crown jewel of the 99U and Behance missions, a chance to serve an amazing creative community with speakers, workshops, organizers, and parties head and shoulders above any other conference on Earth.

Candidly, this role requires lots of experience executing large events. The idea of negotiating a six-figure venue contract while curating and coaching world-renowned speakers while charting the perfect ticket registration experience should feel like a walk in the park. Sound like you? Read our full description below for more.

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99U is Adobe’s Webby-award winning publication whose mission is to provide the “missing curriculum” for building an incredible creative career. Through our daily online articles, best-selling book series, popular quarterly magazine, and yearly sold-out conference, we provide actionable insights that empower the creative community.

The Creative Events Manager will be responsible for managing the current, and developing future, community-facing live events. This is to include the production and curation of Portfolio Review Week and The 99U Conference. This position will also work closely with the Editor and Creative Director of 99U to develop the brand’s project roadmap.

99U is a small team, but we punch above our weight class. Each member must be an independent worker, someone who can take end goals and then execute with an extremely high level of autonomy. You must have a passion for organizing flawless events, a love of serving niche communities, a bias towards action, and an ability to work on deadline. We have fun and take a great deal of pride in our work — and you should too.

Responsibilities:

• Be the lead on all aspects of organizing our yearly 99U Conference in New York City and our twice-yearly Portfolio Review Weeks.
• Curate world-class speakers, workshops, and other editorial programming.
• Work with our outside production staff to ensure a flawless execution of all events.
• Oversee production of all collateral for 99U and Behance events.
• Secure and manage a network of partners, vendors, and sponsors.
• Develop and execute new live programming for 99U and Behance.
• Manage event budgets and staffing.
• Work with 99U Editor in Chief and Creative Director on 99U roadmap.

Requirements:

• An obsession with providing unparalleled attendee experiences.
• A passion and knowledge of the creative world.
• Experience with speaker outreach, preparation, and coaching.
• Experience leading or producing large (400 people or more) conferences — bonus points for experience with creative community.
• Experience working with professional event producers, technicians, and venue management.
• Be located in (or willing to relocate to) New York City.

To apply, send the following to behanceedits@gmail.com:

• Your resume.
• Links to events you’ve been involved in.
• Any 99U or Behance events you’ve attended.

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