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Founded in 2010 with the goal of organizing the tech and startup event PIRATE Summit, PIRATE has grown into a well-known event brand across Germany and beyond. We are recognized in the ecosystem for creating some of the most unconventional, authentic events across various industries. While we run our own startup events – among them OMCLUB, PIRATE SUMMIT, A2X, Startup Safari, EXEC Insurtech – our major focus is our event agency, PIRATEx. This is where we organize conferences, meetups, trade fairs, webinars & much more for external clients looking to bring the PIRATE experience to their events.
Working at PIRATEx is unique. Our event agency is known for its distinctive culture, and characteristic use of the latest event technology. At PIRATEx, you can expect a new challenge every day, and a chance to grow your career in the direction you choose.
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Starting: ASAP
Cologne, Germany
We are looking for a committed, structured, and enthusiastic event manager with a soft spot for technology. We are located in the Co-Workings Space STARTPLATZ and offer a flexible and professional working environment. The chances of great connections to other like-minded people and young companies as well as access to big events are just some of the advantages here at PIRATEx.
As a Project Manager Events you’re responsible for:
- Event Project Lead: Together with the client, you work out the best solution for their individual productions according to their needs and wishes. Your creativity plays an important role. Productions include various event formats, such as live streams, virtual conferences and trade fairs, hybrid live shows, webinars, meetups, corporate events and much more. Become an expert for remote events!
- Key Account Management: You are the first point of contact and the superhero for your clients, from the kick-off call to the feedback discussion after the event. You set up regular meetings with them, determine goals and requirements and are in proactive, constant exchange with them. You respond to their wishes and build long-term relationships. You always work with them, not just for them.
- Remote Event Production: You will set up virtual event platforms, create stage directions, plan live productions, and conduct briefings and product demos for the clients. You will integrate various event technologies into the production – hardware as well as software solutions. Here you can let off steam creatively, contribute your ideas and try out new tools.
- Service Provider Coordination: You independently bring on board the service providers and partners you need for the production of the events. This includes event technicians, online platform providers, streaming platforms, event locations and studios.
- And you are also a team player! For us it is obvious to help each other within the team and always have an open ear for each other. You always keep your colleagues up to date with the development of the project, get help and tips from them, and of course you also help with other projects.
PIRATEx offers:
- Work in a fast-growing, dedicated, and passionate team with flat hierarchies
- The possibility to stay on board permanently
- A trust-based vacation regulation
- Flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home
- Urban Sports Club membership (M)
- Regular team events (advanced training, after-work beer, team retreats, strategy days, and much more)
- A strong feedback culture with regular 1on1 and team feedback sessions
- The opportunity to let off steam with new tools and to develop yourself further
- Probably the best team in the world! (Says the team)
Important skills for the job:
- Professional experience as an event manager/project manager, preferably in an agency
- Passion, enthusiasm, humor, and above all the ability to communicate this through video calls, telephone
- and e-mail communication
- A high degree of team spirit, and at the same time the ability to work independently
- Careful, organized, and structured in the preparation, implementation, and follow-up of an event
- Solution-oriented & confident action
- Top communication skills in German & English
- Customer-oriented way of thinking
- A soft spot for technology and enthusiasm for new technologies
- Good stress management, multitasking ability
Helpful skills for the job:
- Experience in the production of remote events
- Experience in technical event production & audiovisual services for events
- Experience in the planning of large events (budget responsibility >50.000 EUR)
- Experience with the most common project management tools and software (Asana, Excel, Airtable, Google Suite, etc.)
Your day at PIRATEx could look like this:
- You start your day relaxed from home, sipping your coffee while greeting your colleagues in the Kick-Off Zoom Call at 9 am.
- After the short kick-off, you check your mails and create an asana task for your colleague who has agreed to create some graphics for a customer.
- Via Slack, your teammate asks you if you can help her direct a live production next week. You tell her you to agree and put a block in your Google Calendar.
- At 10 am you have your weekly update with a client for whom you are planning a virtual trade show. You go through all the open questions with him and show him the first markup of the production plan you have prepared.
- At 11 a.m. you have an appointment with the hairdresser – you tell the team via slack that you will be in the office for lunch.
- Once you arrive at the STARTPLATZ the daily Struggle is waiting for “What do we eat today?” We decide on wraps from the cafe next door and eat together in our meeting room.
- After lunch, you will have a short phone call with the technician to go over the offer of the hardware you need for your production. You place the document in a Google Drive folder so that everyone on the team can access it.
- In the afternoon, you have a weekly meeting with the other project managers to discuss upcoming events and check who needs support and when.
- The next few hours are spent setting up the event platform that you will use for the virtual trade fair. While setting up the platform, a few questions come up, which you collectively send to the platform provider.
- A customer calls you spontaneously – he has changed his mind at short notice and wants to change the technical sequence of an already planned event. This is of course super annoying as you have already put a lot of work into the planning. But you keep your cool because you know that these things can happen. You sit down to the new schedule, which takes more time than expected.
- It’s 6 pm, you take another look in asana to see if you have done all the important tasks for the day. Unfortunately, you have to postpone some small tasks until tomorrow because the change of plan had a higher priority. Afterwards, you say goodbye and go home.
Starting: ASAP
Cologne, Germany
We are looking for a committed, structured, and enthusiastic intern with a passion for organizing events. We are located in the Coworking Space STARTPLATZ and offer a flexible and professional working environment. The chances of great connections to other like-minded and young companies and access to big events are just some of the advantages.
As Project Manager you’re responsible for:
- Assumption of responsibility in internal business development projects in close, direct cooperation with the project managers
- Setting up remote event platforms for customers: Input of participant information, creation of schedules, the embedding of live streams
- Implementation of agency concepts
- The request for offers from service providers
- Support in the creation of virtual event concepts
- Become an expert for remote events!
PIRATEx offers:
- Work in a fast-growing, dedicated, and passionate team with flat hierarchies
- The possibility to stay on board as Project Manager after your internship
- A trust-based vacation regulation
- Flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home
- Regular team events (advanced training, after-work beer, team retreats, strategy days, and much more)
- A strong feedback culture with regular 1on1 and team feedback sessions
- The opportunity to let off steam with new tools and to develop yourself further
- Probably the best team in the world! (Says the team)
Important skills for the job:
- You are a true organizational talent and have a strong hands-on mentality
- You can organize yourself very well and work under high pressure
- Mastery of multitasking
- Customer-oriented way of thinking
- Excellent German & good English skills
- You have a creative mind & a healthy sense of humor
Helpful skills for the job:
- Experience with project management software (Asana, Airtable, Google Suite usw.)
Starting: ASAP
Cologne, Germany
We are looking for a committed, structured, and enthusiastic working student with a strong entrepreneurial spirit. As an Entrepreneur in Residence, you can expect a fast learning curve, a lot of responsibility for results, and a variety of exciting tasks. We are located in the Coworking Space STARTPLATZ and offer a flexible and professional working environment. The chances of great connections to other like-minded people and young companies as well as access to big events are just some of the advantages.
As Entrepreneur in Residence you’re responsible for:
- Assumption of responsibility in internal business development projects in close, direct cooperation with the founders – specifically, these are the latest projects in the PIRATE Family: Intro.chat & Startupjoblist.com
- Product development and management
- Recording the needs of our users & communicating the requirements to our developers
- Conception and implementation of marketing campaigns
- Other issues that arise in the short term. You are a “fireman/woman”, and are deployed where you’re needed the most!
PIRATEx offers:
- Insights into the production of small and large events
- Working in a small but dedicated and passionate team
- Full-time employment
- A fair monthly wage
- Trust-based vacation regulation
- Flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home
- The freedom to let off steam creatively and develop further
Important skills for the job:
- Strong hands-on mentality, as well as the ability to organize oneself and work under
high pressure to work - Good stress management, mastery of multitasking
- Customer-oriented way of thinking
- Excellent German & English skills
- A creative mind & a healthy sense of humor
Helpful skills for the job:
- Experience with project management software (Asana, Airtable, Google Suite usw.)
Starting: ASAP
Cologne, Germany
We are looking for a committed, structured, and enthusiastic working student with a desire/talent for writing & storytelling. As the right hand of our management, you can expect exciting and versatile tasks, a fast learning curve, a lot of responsibility & a deep insight into the startup & tech ecosystem in Cologne & surroundings.
As Content Creator you are responsible for:
Content Creation & Storytelling: with your unbeatable texting skills, you will support our founders Manuel and Till to fill their LinkedIn profiles with inspiring content around entrepreneurship. You can give free rein to your creativity with content you create in form of articles, posts and graphics. Your goal will be to be loud on social media and continue to position the PIRATE Brand as a thought leader in the entrepreneurship and innovation community.
Strategic Business Development: You will be responsible for internal business development projects in close and direct cooperation with the management. You will identify relevant strategic business partners and establish contact with them. Our founders have full confidence in you and look forward to your ideas and innovative approaches!
Speaker Management: PIRATE’s mission is to bring entrepreneurial spirit to the outside world – for this purpose, our founders position themselves as speakers at events and conferences. You proactively scout new formats in which they can speak and handle incoming speaker requests. From start to finish, you will be responsible for speaker management, including communication with the hosts.
Rescuer in an emergency: In day-to-day business, you can always count on additional topics and tasks that come up at short notice. You are a “fireman/woman” and will be deployed where it burns the most!
PIRATEx offers:
- Work in a small, but dedicated and passionate team
- Various contacts in the startup and founder scene (national and international)
- The possibility of a permanent position after your studies
- A fair monthly salary
- Trust-based vacation policy
- Flexible working hours, as well as the possibility to work from home
- The freedom to let off steam and develop creatively
Important skills for the job:
- Strong interest in the topics of innovation, entrepreneurship, and startups
- Very good storytelling and texting skills
- Entrepreneurial action
- Strong hands-on mentality, as well as the ability to organize yourself and work under high pressure
- Excellent German & English language skills
- A creative mind & a healthy sense of humor
Helpful skills for the job:
- Experience with project management software (Asana, Airtable, Google Suite usw.)
Questions? Just ask!
Contact Linda for any requests you may have.
Linda Bozzi
linda@piratex.com
(Yes, she always shines like this)