Have you ever wondered what it feels like to enjoy coming to work everyday? Making an Impact with every keystroke? How about smacking tennis balls with Serena Williams on a Tuesday at lunch? Okay technically that third one we can't make happen but she is an early investor in ShoppingGives and two out of three isn't bad!

We are an impact driven organization that thrives on a collaborative, open communicative and hyper transparent environment. How many more months/years are you going to spend working for organizations that think diversity is a four letter word. At ShoppingGives we don't believe in a glass ceiling since we are a startup and we haven’t gotten around to building one yet!

The bottom line at the top - we make the world a better place with the tools we build. Would you like to join us and help?

Let's define "Heck of an Event Manager":

• Research, identify, and organize trade show events to exhibit at and create a proposed budget.
• Understand requirements and details for every event whether conference, sales trip, or hosted - including research and viability assessment.
• Plan and organize hosted events, webinars, and tradeshow logistics for ShoppingGives teams, individuals, and all marketing/experience collateral for each event to exceed event goals
• Evaluate and report on events' success.
• Plan and organize ShoppingGives hosted events with attention to financial and time constraints, and organizational event goals
• And a good amount of the things in the “What you bring to the team” section below… so keep reading! 

Now that you know what we’re looking for. Let’s speak about what you’re looking for. Do you...?

• Use your mad project management skills to create some good in this world?
• Have a strong passion for planning?
• Take pride in running high-quality events? You know, the type that flow effortlessly?
• Want to finish your workday both exhausted by the pace of progress yet energized by all the new stuff you get to plan?
• Keep pressing for more information until you understand the full picture so you can deliver something outstanding and elegant?
• Work every day in every day with an honest, excited, transparent, and (appropriately) vulnerable team?

If you answered yes to those questions - this might be the role for you. 

Let's be real: This job isn't for everyone.

• We're driven by our mission to do good and our teammates.
• We work hard and deliver fast - we have lots of customers to keep on our platform.
• There is not a lot of BS here - we help out, strive to learn and do better than last time, actively look for coaching and teachable moments - and we get our jobs done.
• Mistakes are forgivable, but inactivity is not.
• We're accountable to you because you'll be accountable to us.
• We understand that to grow our business; we must grow our people - so we're looking for learners, teachers, and in this instance, one a heck of an Events Manager too. Is that you?

If you think you're a fit or want to know more - apply right now!

Your mission:

Our Events Manager alleviates the logistical stress of running or attending events - allowing our team to better focus on achieving the core goal of attendance or hosting.

Our mission:

Create impact on every purchase. 

We do this by enabling our retail partners to fund a donation to any charity of their customer's choice. Mostly on Shopify. But also on Salesforce Cloud Commerce, Big Commerce, etc.

What you bring to the team. 

• Experience at a fast-growing technology or Saas company, preferably B2B
• Experience planning, creating and hosting webinars
• 3+ years in a corporate event management role
• Results oriented with exceptional attention to detail; able to drive projects from planning to completion with limited oversight
• Demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills to work across diverse internal and external stakeholders
• Comfort operating in an ambiguous environment where there's not a set playbook on how to solve each problem
• Excellent project management skills - certification preferred
• A Passion for Planning
• Tech Savvy
• Hospitality experience
• Operate like it’s your money
• Knack for the small details
• Creative Problem Solver
• Strong Communication Skills (Written and Verbal)
• Maintain Composure Under Pressure
• Pro Negotiator
• Project Management Software (Jira, Asana,Trello, etc.)
• GSuite (Gmail, Drive, Calendar, etc.)
• Firm knowledge of Event Management platforms

Why work at ShoppingGives?

- You can use your skills and time to make a positive Impact every day.
- The pay for this role is $65,000-$75,000
- This role is Chicago based (Preferred) or US based remote only
+++ Everyone is an owner - equity options come with this role.
-  401k, medical, dental, 
- Volunteer Time Off (Cause we eat our own dog food)
- We’re outcome-driven, so you’ll get goals and the ability to execute autonomously with support. 
- You'll create every day. We're around 45 people - so you'll have influence 
- We speak over ten languages, including Gujarati, Spanish, French, Hebrew, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Hindi, Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian, Cantonese, Korean, and Nepali. And English - we're pretty good at English.

But seriously, apply right now.