Events Organizer - Remote

Overview

The Open Home Foundation is looking for an Event Organizer based in Europe to join our Marketing team. This team is responsible for connecting the foundation's projects, such as Home Assistant and ESPHome, with the people who benefit from them most: users, contributors, and partners. By making it easier for people to discover, use, and get involved with our projects, the Open Home ecosystem can grow in a way that's aligned with our values.

In Short

• Plan, organize, and execute community-focused in-person events, including meetups, conferences, and summits.
• Coordinate presence at marketing-driven in-person events, including trade shows, alliance events, and developer conferences.
• Work with marketing team and other stakeholders to define event goals, content schedule, and presentation/speaker lineups.
• Coordinate logistics, including venue booking, scheduling, vendor management, streaming setup, and accessibility accommodations.
• Collaborate with the marketing team to promote events and drive attendance and participation.
• Manage event budgets, sponsorships, ticket sales, and post-event reporting.
• Foster a welcoming and inclusive event environment, in line with our code of conduct.

Requirements

• Proven experience organizing in-person events (large events and conferences preferred).
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple events in parallel and adapt to changing circumstances.
• Experience working in small to medium sized companies.
• Comfortable with tools like Luma, Hopin, and similar platforms.
• Willingness to travel to attend and coordinate events.
• Professional Fluency in English: Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• European Residency: You must be currently based and eligible to work within Europe.

Benefits

• Five weeks (twenty-five days) of paid time off.
• Fourteen days of paid sick leave if your country/laws treat them as unpaid.
• Six weeks of paid and six weeks of unpaid parental leave to be used in the first year after birth.
• A budget for your work hardware once you start.
• A monthly smart home budget to ensure you keep up-to-date with the latest that smart homes offer.
• A 50% contribution to your internet connection fee at your home workspace.
• If you are currently working on Home Assistant-related side projects, you can spend work time maintaining it.