Media Success Associate (12M FT)
Description
About the team:
You’ll be joining Media Success within the Key Attendee Success team, who are responsible for ensuring our speakers, media and investors have the best experience at our events. You’ll be working closely with the media acquisition and communications team, who have been instrumental in increasing the numbers of attending media attendees at our events.
In 2025, more than 3,000 journalists from media publications and broadcasters attended our Web Summit events, representing CNN, BBC, WIRED, The New York Times, Bloomberg, Vox, Business Insider, Reuters, Politico, Associated Press, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, BBC, The Financial Times, Axios and The Guardian, to name a few. You will be the point of contact for our media attendees and will ensure a seamless experience during and after our Web Summit events.
What you’ll achieve at Web Summit:
You’ll ensure media attendees have a great customer and event experience
You will manage all logistics and scheduling for media attendees attending our events
You’ll run and fulfil any media-related activities at our events
You’ll liaise with other teams and ensure clear communication channels exist
You’ll foster relationships with some of the most highly regarded media organisations
Who you are:
You’re a natural people person and have keen attention to detail
You’re exceptionally organised, with strong administrative skills
You can solve problems, and have the ability to think on your feet
You can keep your cool in any situation, while remaining confident, positive and professional
You deal with confidential matters in a professional manner, while respecting and upholding professional integrity at all times
You're a quick learner and can grasp the intricacies of complex relationships easily
Skills and abilities we’re looking for:
Excellent customer service skills and an eye for detail
Exceptional planning, scheduling and communication skills
Strong administrative skills and an ability to meet deadlines
Proficient in Google Workspace, particularly Google Sheets
Self-motivated multitasker with an ability to work on your own initiative to accomplish tasks
Ability to adapt to changing needs and take up new tasks proactively
Ease and comfort in talking to any audience, including Editors-In-Chief, broadcasters, media outlets from different countries, etc.
Knowledge of media industry in any capacity is preferential
Event management experience is preferential
