Event Production Magician

Summary

Join the Ethereum Foundation's Devconnect team as a Production Magician! Based in Buenos Aires (preferred) or South America, you'll play a key role in producing a world-class Ethereum event. Responsibilities include managing vendors, logistics, volunteers, and speaker relationships. You'll need experience organizing large events, managing vendors, and working effectively under pressure. This is a part-time, contractor role starting in May 2025, increasing to full-time around July, requiring flexibility and strong communication skills in English and Spanish. The role is fully remote except during the Devconnect event in Buenos Aires.

Requirements

• Be based in Buenos Aires (preferable), or South America, or willing to be in Buenos Aires for 2 months prior to Devconnect
• Have experience organizing medium/large events (of at least 1000 people)
• Be effective while working under pressure with hard deadlines and unknown issues that are ever-present in event planning
• Proactively troubleshoot problems blocking your path, and the problems blocking the paths of others
• Have great people and communication skills
• Have an ownership mentality. When you take on a task, you get it done well and on time
• Be fluent in English and Spanish (writing and speaking)
• Have a valid passport and be able to travel throughout the year
• Be able to travel to Buenos Aires, Argentina from the 1st to the 26th of November
• Be prepared to work long nights/weekends if necessary, especially leading up to and during the event
• Be able to meet and respond to messages at varying hours of the day to accommodate a globally-located, remote team across time zones (largely based in the Americas and European time zones)

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage vendors (venue, AV, ticketing, translation, BTL company, catering, internet, and design among others)
• Facilitate collaboration between vendors whenever possible
• Manage volunteers
• Organize logistics
• Manage speaker relationships
• Maintain good communication
• Assist the broader team where needed on initiatives outside this main role

Preferred Qualifications

• Have experience in managing different collaborators or co-organizer
• Have experience in organizing event in La Rural (Buenos Aires venue)
• Have experience in managing event vendors as catering, internet, transport, and AV among others
• Have experience in World’s Fair events or International Expos
• Be able to work with a multicultural team

Benefits

• This will be a contractor-style role where you will be able to bill based on the number of hours you work, which may vary month-to-month
• Fully remote (except being in-person during Devconnect)