# Event Strategist

> Flatgigs · Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-07-23

**Workplace:** hybrid

**Department:** Non-Tech

## Description

We are looking for someone who can own our event strategy — deciding which events are worth the investment, and executing participation once approved. Works closely with the marketing team to keep event choices aligned with marketing objectives. This is a high-responsibility role: event commitments are large investments, and this person will be the one identifying and justifying where that money goes.  
  
**Responsibilities:**  
\- Research, identify, and select which events we should participate in and in what capacity.

\- Build the business case for each event — audience, reach, opportunity — and present it to leadership.

\- Own full end-to-end execution once an event is approved — see below, this is not a hand-off role.

\- Keep event strategy aligned with our broader marketing objectives.

\- Build and lead an events team as scope grows (solo role today).  
  
**Full Execution Ownership  
**Once an event is selected, this person owns every part of the participation from start to finish — not a single hand-off, but sustained ownership through the whole event. That includes:

\- Hiring and leading any freelancers needed on the ground in each event location.

\- Owning the relationship with the event organizer.

\- Leading all logistics for our on-site participation.

\- If there's a booth: its design, the on-site experience, giveaways, and the overall activation concept.

\- Deciding what kind of stage presence we should have.

\- Defining what contacts/leads the event is meant to generate.  

This requires coordinating directly across teams, not just within events:

\- Finance — to release payments.

\- Design — for everything that needs to be produced for the event.

\- Sales — to make sure every lead generated actually lands in the pipeline.

## Requirements

\- Senior or semi-senior experience in event strategy, planning, or a related marketing function.

\- Comfortable owning high-investment decisions and being accountable for the outcome.

\- Able and willing to travel frequently and internationally.

\- Based between GMT and GMT+4.

## Apply

[Apply at Flatgigs](https://apply.workable.com/flatgigs/j/BB6113A582/apply)

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