Hybrid Working Student – Event & Community Management

at tante-e - Shopify Plus Expertin

• Job title: Working Student – Event & Community Management
• Job type: Part Time
• Experience level: Entry level
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Berlin, Germany

About the role

• Werkstudent:in im Event- & Community-Management bei Merchant Inspiration in Berlin. Mitgestaltung bei Projekten und Events sowie Unterstützung im Eventmanagement und Community-Building.

Responsibilities

• You will actively help improve our events and community formats on an ongoing basis.
• Your work directly contributes to ensuring participants, speakers and partners experience a high-quality event experience and that internal processes run smoothly.
• You will participate in ongoing project and event management for the Merchant Inspiration Talks and other community events.
• You will research vendors, pricing and new ideas (e.g., catering, side events, program elements) and prepare decision-making materials.
• You will support communications with speakers, sponsors, partners, venues and service providers.
• You will assist with location scouting for future events (e.g., MIT27).
• You will contribute to the planning and conceptualization of new community formats for 2027.
• You will create briefings, overviews and documentation (e.g., in Google Docs, Sheets or Notion).
• You will take responsibility for logistics, materials planning and organizational back-office tasks related to events.
• Depending on your interests and focus, you can gradually expand and develop your own areas of responsibility.

Requirements

• You are currently enrolled at a college or university and can work 20 hours per week as a working student.
• You are eager to take on responsibility and drive initiatives forward.
• You have some practical experience or a strong interest in event management, project organization and/or community building.
• You work in a structured, reliable and careful manner – even when multiple tasks run in parallel.
• You communicate clearly, kindly and professionally – both written and verbal – in German (English is a plus).
• You are interested in events, e‑commerce and digital community formats.
• You are comfortable with common digital tools (e.g., Google Docs, Sheets, Notion) or can learn them quickly.
• You bring a proactive, solution-oriented approach and a good degree of initiative.
• You can work independently and strive to implement things pragmatically with a hands-on mentality.

Benefits

• Flexible working hours – compatible with studies or other projects.
• Workspace in a co-working space in Berlin with the option for home office days.
• Close collaboration with a small, dedicated team and short decision-making paths.
• Plenty of creative freedom and the opportunity to contribute and implement your own ideas.
• Deep insights into the planning and execution of one of the most relevant e‑commerce events in the DACH region.
• Direct contact with speakers, partners and service providers.
• Participation in team events and in the event experience itself.
• Fair compensation.