Job Description
About Visit.org
We are looking for an experienced Freelance Event Specialist to help us manage the logistics of an upcoming in-person event. The right candidate will be based in Albufeira, Portugal and have corporate event experience, entrepreneurial spirit, and the energy to come in and build in a start-up tech environment.
Who We Are
Visit.org helps companies discover and book thousands of carefully curated social impact team experiences, led by and benefiting local nonprofits. With its proprietary library of team-based experiences across 90+ countries, Visit.org provides HR, DEI, CSR, and Meetings & Events leaders highly scalable, culturally appropriate content for purpose-driven employee and client engagement.
Responsibilities
* Event Preparation: Participate in virtual planning meetings ahead of each event with all parties, including corporate partners, nonprofit partners, Visit.org event hosts, and Visit.org event coordinators.
* Take ownership and responsibility of our in-person events, ensuring high-quality customer experiences.
* Be the Visit.org representative, leader, and problem solver at events.
* Manage check-in processes for in-person events, providing a warm and friendly welcome to guests.
* Problem-solve issues such as missing supplies, late staff, technology challenges, etc.
Qualifications
* Fluency in English and strong communication skills.
* Schedule flexibility with availability to work on a contract per-event basis, as needed.
* Experience in complex, large-scale events and smaller executive-level intimate events.
* Resourcefulness, ability to exhibit grace under pressure, and solutions-minded in ambiguous situations.
* Quick thinker with problem-solving skills.
What We Offer
This is an on-location, in-person, per-event contract role in Albufeira, Portugal. This role is open only to those candidates already based in Albufeira, Portugal.