Hybrid Project Manager – Events

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About the role

  • Project Manager for Events at Spreepark responsible for planning and executing diverse cultural events. Leading project development, artist coordination, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations.

Responsibilities

  • As Project Manager (m/f/d) Events, you are part of our Events team at Spreepark
  • In this position you design, curate and take responsibility for various site- and program-specific event formats and implement them with the opening of Spreepark
  • In event conception and execution you assume project leadership, coordinate artists and trades, and ensure compliance with all safety-related aspects
  • In addition to planning and coordinating in-house highlight events and festivals and participating in external festivals, you will operationally support colleagues in the delivery of various smaller formats and third-party events
  • Concept development, curation, independent coordination with all parties in advance, contract drafting, budgeting and final accounting of events are core responsibilities
  • You will maintain regular communication with internal specialist departments and report to the Team Lead Event Management Spreepark
  • Your tasks include, in particular:
  • • Developing, curating and implementing self-produced cultural formats, highlight events and selected collaborations from concept to evaluation
  • • Planning, budgeting, organizing, executing and following up/evaluating various event formats
  • • Obtaining offers, selecting, commissioning and managing service providers, and coordinating all trades involved in events
  • • Acquiring and managing artists and partners (booking, contracts, rider coordination)
  • • Ensuring compliance with event regulations including any required registrations and settlements
  • • Calculating and assessing event risks and deriving and implementing required measures and concepts
  • • Planning and coordinating event technical requirements in cooperation with the person responsible for event technology
  • • Close coordination with colleagues in the events team and internal departments (operations, art, environmental education, marketing) and, where necessary, authorities
  • • Preparing run, production and stage management plans and maintaining ongoing data

Requirements

  • Completed training as an event manager (Veranstaltungskauffrau/-mann) or a comparable qualification with relevant additional certification, or a degree in a related field
  • At least 3–5 years of professional experience in curatorial work, programme planning or production management, ideally in the cultural or events sector
  • Independent working style combined with a structured and careful approach and a strong hands-on mentality
  • Willingness to work flexibly (supporting events in the evenings and/or at weekends)
  • Driving license Class B
  • Strong communication skills and confident manner, especially in dealing with diverse artists and stakeholders
  • Experience in concept development
  • Proven experience in project management including event budgeting, controlling and evaluation
  • Experience working with public institutions and political stakeholders is an advantage
  • Experience in event technology is an advantage
  • Proficient user of MS Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and Outlook)
  • Team player
  • Commitment and flexibility
  • Business-fluent German (negotiation level); good English skills desirable

Benefits

  • An open and appreciative organisational culture
  • A respectful and purpose-driven working atmosphere
  • Collegial collaboration in interdisciplinary teams and flat hierarchies
  • Opportunities to shape projects, room for your own conceptual ideas and challenging projects with significance for Berlin
  • A fixed-term employment contract with flexible working arrangements in a family-friendly environment (mix of on-site work and up to 40% flexible remote work, flextime with compensatory time off, individual part-time solutions)
  • 30 days of vacation per calendar year plus days off on 24 and 31 December
  • A modern office in Ullsteinhaus with direct public transport links (U6) and a flexible workplace at Spreepark
  • Fair, task-related remuneration
  • Additional pension provision via VBL, capital-forming benefits and a subsidy for the BVG job ticket, and the option of bicycle leasing
  • Training and opportunities for personal and professional development
  • Health-promoting offers (e.g. cooperation with a fitness studio)

Job title

Project Manager – Events

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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