BlaBlaCar: a high growth company

A successful and innovative pan-European start-up, backed by Accel Partners, in a rapid international growth phase, our HQ are based in Paris and we have international teams in Madrid, Milan, Warsaw, Hamburg, Moscow, London, Istanbul, Delhi and Mexico City. We are creating an entirely new, people powered, transport network. With dedicated customer service, state of the art web and mobile platforms, and a highly engaged community of users, BlaBlaCar is making road travel fun, money-saving and more efficient. We are always recruiting talented new team members to support our rapid growth.

Being part of the BlaBlaCar team means:

• you will have a positive social impact on the world, as we continue to make road travel smarter and more sustainable
• you will work in a fast-paced environment with a highly agile team of dynamic, hyper-motivated and talented individuals
• you will join a pan-European company, with a real international culture and vision; multi-lingual and highly mobile :)

As an Events Manager you will be joining the Italian Local Team in Milan. You’ll be joining a very skilled and motivated team of people, whose goal is to foster awareness, love & engagement. 

Our mission is to become a low-cost transportation market leader in Italy by creating the ridesharing reflex in people’s mind, positioning BlaBlaCar as the most fun and serious service and having our members become evangelists of BlaBlaCar on social networks and in real life. As such, the role requires a sharp, creative, dynamic and rigorous mind.

The key responsability will be to plan and organize amazing events in Italy, including community meet-ups, presence at festivals, fairs, field operations, etc. You will also be involved in defining BlaBlaCar's Communications strategy for Italy, including Social Media marketing and establishing partnerships in order to strengthen the company's notoriety and positioning.

You'll be required an active involvement in all our events, including:

- Presence and implication on the ground during the events

- Participation in the logistics

- Tracking and measurement of the success

- Contribute to the global Communications strategy and cooperate with the Italian and the Global Communications team 

- Bring ideas and value to the overall community engagement strategy

- Follow up and create communication partnerships

• Professional experience in event management (3 to 6 years)
• Italian mother tongue - Fluent English
• Proven experience in events management
  
• Understanding of digital communications and social media marketing is a strong plus
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills
  
• Great project management skills
• Master's Degree
• Availability to work outside contractual hours when necessary
• Passion for BlaBlaCar and the mission of the company

• Start: ASAP
• Contract: Full-time only
• Location: Milan, city centre
• Salary: Depends on profile and experience

If you are interested: click on the green button ;) and then

1/ Upload a CV which includes a portfolio of the best events you organized (5-6 slides)

2/ Answer to these simple questions: Why do you want to join BlaBlaCar? | Have you ever used BlaBlaCar? | What is the first event you want to organize when you will be event manager at BlaBlaCar Italy?

Please note: only candidates with a meaningful portfolio and specific motivation to join our team will be considered.

All your information will be kept confidential.