Event Marketer, Asia
(8 - Months Maternity Cover ) - Based in Singapore


About Argus


Argus is an independent media organisation with 1,300 staff. It is headquartered in London and has 29 offices in the world\xe2\x80\x99s principal commodity trading and production centres. Argus produces price assessments and analysis of international energy and other commodity markets and offers bespoke consulting services and industry-leading conferences. Companies in 140 countries around the world use Argus data to index physical trade and as benchmarks in financial derivative markets as well as for analysis and planning purposes.


Argus was founded in 1970 and is a privately held UK-registered company. It is owned by employee shareholders, global growth equity firm General Atlantic and Hg, the specialist software and technology services investor. Argus Media is committed to ensuring career and personal growth for all its staff and provides extensive training and career development opportunities, as well as participation in employee-led initiatives, including a women\xe2\x80\x99s network. Our core values are Excellence, Integrity, Partnership and Inclusivity.

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  Hybrid working - Work from Home
• Central location at Raffles Place
• Business casual dress code

What will you be doing?


We are seeking for someone to join us on an 8-month maternity cover to deepen our engagement with existing and potential clients via online and in-person events to build brand awareness and generate high-quality sales leads.

• Manage event logistics, including but not limited to researching venues, negotiating costs, catering, shipping, collateral displays, signage, audio/visual, on-site staffing, list acquisitions, reciprocal web links, etc.
• Coordinate and manage industry product/services marketing events from start to finish.
• Responsible for set-up, support and execution of various industry events including, but not limited to, trade shows, conferences, training workshops, forums, networking receptions, media partnerships, etc.
• Coordinate event logistics, including but not limited to researching venues, negotiating costs, catering, shipping, collateral printing/displays, signage, audio/visual, on-site staffing, list acquisitions, reciprocal web links, restocking/ordering promo items, etc.
• Negotiate with venues and industry organisations both to (1) reduce costs but also to (2) obtain free or low-cost signage placements, attendee lists, event email blasts, banner ads, etc.
• Interface with Content Development, Product Managers and Social Media specialists to create pre-and post-event communications via email campaigns and social media.
• Perform essential day-to-day administrative duties, including data processing, business card scanning and printings.
• Work closely with product marketer and in-house designer for marketing collateral.
• Implement an inventory management system (excel) for tracking cost, artwork and inventory for marketing collaterals.
• Coordinate with product marketers/vendors to include marketing collaterals in ensuring quality.
• Support marketing management in tracking Asia marketing expenses, reconciliation and monthly reporting and updates

What we\xe2\x80\x99re looking for in you

• Experience in logistics and events coordination within a fast-paced, commercial organisation.
• Negotiate with events vendors and suppliers.
• Good verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills with a positive work attitude.
• Exceptional project management skills
• Strong team player who is meticulous and resourceful
• Thrive on picking up the phone, not overly relying on email, to build substantive relationships.
• Able to solve problems from start to finish: identify causes, recommend a solution, and implement.

Hours
Monday through Friday, 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.
Earlier or later hours, or weekend hours, may be expected on occasion.


We will conduct interviews continuously and reserve the right to take down the advertisement when we find the right candidate.

Please send in your application via our official careers website at https://www.argusmedia.com/en/careers/open-positions. Jobs posted on other websites and that do not link to our careers website may not be legitimate and may be fraudulent. If you are contacted by someone whom you suspect may not be appropriately representing Argus, please send the details to us via an email with \xe2\x80\x9cRecruitment Fraud\xe2\x80\x9d in the subject title.