Events Marketing Executive

<h3>About Ahrefs</h3> <p>Ahrefs is a SaaS marketing platform that helps businesses become discoverable and unmissable online. We offer a suite of tools for SEO, content marketing, and website performance — backed by 15 years of web crawling data and increasingly powered by AI to deliver strategic insights at scale. We're bootstrapped, profitable, multinational, and fully remote. Our culture is fast-moving, low-ego, and built on smart decisions and ownership.</p> <h3>The Role</h3> <p>You'll lead the marketing strategy and creative execution for Ahrefs' European events program, and play a central creative role in Ahrefs Evolve — our global annual conference series. This isn't a pure logistics role: you're the person who helps shape how Ahrefs shows up at events visually and strategically, from audience campaigns to booth design to swag.</p> <p>You'll report to the Global Head of Events (US-based) and work closely alongside our Global Partnerships &amp; Revenue Manager (SG-based) on Evolve sponsorship activations and European &amp; US sponsored events. For fulfillment and operational execution, you'll partner closely with our Singapore-based Event Operations Manager. You own the creative brief and speaker relationships; they own making it happen on the ground.</p> <h3>What You'll Do</h3> <ul> <li>Lead event marketing strategy and execution — audience targeting, multi-channel campaigns (email, social, partnerships, content), registration drives, and post-event follow-up.</li> <li>Serve as the single point of contact for Ahrefs Evolve confirmed speakers — from the moment a booking is made by the influencer team through to post-event follow-up. Speakers should never need to wonder who to contact: you own the relationship, the briefing, and the experience. You'll relay logistics requirements to the Event Operations Manager so speakers deal with one person throughout.</li> <li>Own creative direction for Evolve, our global annual conference — including fabrication, booth design, and overall brand experience, briefing and working closely with designers across Europe and Asia.</li> <li>Manage sponsorship booth design and creative for European field events and regional activations.</li> <li>Lead swag creative direction: concept, design standards, and brand alignment — coordinating with the Event Operations Manager, who owns vendor management and fulfillment.</li> <li>Collaborate with the Global Head of Events and Global Partnerships &amp; Revenue Manager on Evolve strategy and sponsorship activation planning.</li> <li>Manage timelines and creative vendor relationships across multiple concurrent projects.</li> <li>Build and maintain relationships with regional communities, partners, and event venues across Europe.</li> <li>Provide cross-regional creative support for select events in Singapore and the US, ensuring consistency across all markets.</li> <li>Track and report on event performance — attendance, engagement, brand impact, and ROI.</li> </ul> <h3>You'll Thrive Here If</h3> <ul> <li>You've run B2B field marketing programs or event portfolios with both large-scale and grassroots activations.</li> <li>You're a strong event marketer with solid creative instincts — you understand audience segmentation, campaign mechanics, and how to build an experience that drives registration and engagement.</li> <li>You've managed fabrication, booth design, or brand experience at events — you know how to brief designers, hold vendors to a standard, and translate a brand into a physical space.</li> <li>You understand where your ownership ends and your operational partner's begins — you hand off a complete, approved brief and trust execution to follow.</li> <li>You're highly organised with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously without dropping quality.</li> <li>You're comfortable working autonomously in a remote, distributed team — you make decisions confidently within your remit and escalate when budget, scope, or brand is affected.</li> <li>You have excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.</li> <li>You're based in the UK or Europe and comfortable with occasional travel across the region, and to the US &amp; Singapore.</li> </ul> <h3>Bonus</h3> <ul> <li>Experience with event technology platforms (registration, AV, attendee engagement tools)</li> <li>Background in SaaS, tech, or digital marketing industries</li> <li>Familiarity with SEO, content marketing, or developer/marketer communities</li> <li>Experience supporting or running events across multiple regions</li> </ul> <h3>What We Offer</h3> <ul> <li>Annual company retreat to connect with the global team</li> <li>Conference budget to stay sharp and connected in your field</li> <li>Generous paid time off to recharge</li> <li>Connect Program, visit Ahrefs offices and meet teammates in person</li> <li>Remote equipment budget to set up your ideal workspace</li> </ul><div class="content-conclusion"><p>Ahrefs does not engage with agencies or third party recruitment solutions for the roles we hire for. 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