Creative Event Coordinator

2 months ago


Boston, United States Ginkgo Bioworks Full time

**Creative Event Coordinator**

Remote/Boston, MA / Commercial / Contractor Our mission is to make biology easier to engineer. Ginkgo is constructing, editing, and redesigning the living world in order to answer the globes growing challenges in health, energy, food, materials, and more. Our bioengineers make use of an in-house automated foundry for designing and building new organisms. Today, our foundry is developing over 40 different organisms to make different products across multiple industries.

Ginkgos Creative and Marketing team is a multidisciplinary group designing and communicating the future of synthetic biology. We work at the intersection of design, technology, biology, art, and communications. Our team is passionate about finding new mediums to tell the story of synthetic biology, whether through our magazine, ; creative projects in ; booths at conferences; workshops and community building; or strategic thinking around our partnerships and external engagement. The Marketing team works closely with the Business Development team and Ginkgo Leadership to develop the best strategies for public engagement.

The Event Coordinators primary responsibility will be to work directly with the Associate Director of Events and Experiences on building out Ginkgo-hosted events. You will provide administrative, logistical, and creative support on all elements leading up to the events. Additional responsibilities will include supporting the team with an ongoing virtual event series, calendar management for marketing needs, and event brand development.

***This is a remote role, however, travel to our Boston office or other locations for events will be required monthly beginning in the Spring.

***This is a contract role for a minimum duration of 6-months with possibility to extend***

***While we are interested in all qualified candidates who are authorized to work in the U.S., we are not able to sponsor immigration-related employment visas for this particular role. That said, it is the policy of Ginkgo Bioworks to review applications regardless of race, gender, ethnic origin, or any other classification protected by law.*** **Responsibilities:**

+ Manage and communicate with third-party vendors for deliverables in accordance with the event timeline.

+ Assist with project management tools to ensure Creative and Marketing can identify tasks and upcoming deadlines.

+ Support conference speakers with event logistics, presentation requirements, scheduling, and prep.

+ Work with Ginkgo leadership to track RSVPs for special events.

+ Oversee partner hospitality: manage hotel reservations, travel, & other requirements.

+ Strategize with the Creative Studio on design and content needs.

**Requirements**

+ Experience with event production (2-3 years).

+ Stellar organization and project management skills (Google Workspace incl. Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides).

+ Experience in customer service or hospitality.

+ Self-starter and independent worker.

+ Understands when to offer support and initiate tasks without explicit instruction.

+ Excellent written communication skills.

+ Interest in the synthetic biology industry.

+ Familiar with CRM tools (e.g. Hubspot) Familiar with project management tools (e.g. Airtable)

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We also feel that its important to point out the obvious here theres a serious lack of diversity in our industry, and that needs to change. Our goal is to help drive that change. Ginkgo is deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all of its practices, especially when it comes to growing our team. Our culture promotes inclusion and embraces how rewarding it is to work with people from all walks of life.

Were developing a powerful biological engineering platform, so we must remain mindful of the many ways our technology can and will impact people around the world. We care about how our platform is used, and having a diverse team to build it gives us the best chance that its something well be proud of as it continues to grow. Therefore, its critical that we incorporate the diverse voices and visions of all those who play a role in the future of biology.

It is the policy of Ginkgo Bioworks to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants.


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