Job Title:

Manager – Events

Function:

ISB Executive Education

Name of Job Holder:

Location:

Hyderabad

Reports to position:

Associate Director

Band:

A3

Reportees to Position:

No. of Positions

1

Job Purpose

The Manager- Brand Events will plan, execute, and manage various events and promotions to promote ISB Exeucutive Education brand. They play a crucial role in building brand awareness, driving sales, and engaging with customers.

Job  Outline

• Collaborate with marketing and business teams to create a strategic events calendar and ensure seamless execution of those, leveraging internal resources as much as possible.
• Planning and managing events for ISB ExecEd to enhance engagement with existing consumers to drive superior brand affinity and better WoM.
• Digital and on-ground event planning, execution and coordination would be the candidate’s responsibility.
• Event planning, management and ensuring adherence to timelines by all stakeholders will be the key expectation from this role.

Extreme attention to detail and superlative project management skills are key requirements of this role.

• S/he will need to leverage all opportunities, budget and resources available within the School (other departments, alumni, and students) to build higher brand equity for Exec Ed while having a clear focus on business.
• Identify and select appropriate event venues, vendors and partners. Manage event budgets and allocate resources effectively.
• Drive event registrations, attendance and engagements. Monitor and evaluate the performance of each event, and identify ways to improve metrics continually.
• Uphold brand standards and find ways to enhance equity through all engagements.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to bring maximum value to each event for the audience.

Job Specification

Knowledge / Education

Specific Skills

Desirable Experience

• MBA or a higher degree in marketing or related disciplines, from premier institutions only

• Excellent and proven marcom skills (written and verbal), demonstrated through successful campaigns run in the past
• Excellent stakeholder management and interpersonal skills
• Exceptional organization and prioritization capabilities to work across multiple projects/ tasks at a time
• Extreme process orientation and eye for detail in communications, and in defining and effecting workflows.
• Strong campaign execution, coordination and vendor management capabilities
• Working experience of organic and paid social media campaigns

• 7-9 years experience in marketing and events
• Sound working knowledge of Social Media Marketing –Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Job Interface/Relationships:

Internal

External

• Programme managers
• BD teams
• Faculty and other ISB departments

• Senior strategic stakeholders
• Agencies
• Vendors

Any Other Significant Input

ISB is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO), and in general our work schedules are structured in order to give every employee a good work-life balance. As per the business needs though each of us are at times expected to stretch our limits and also pitch in on weekends. A compensatory off can be taken though in lieu of working on an off-day or a holiday, as per the extant HR policy of the organization.