Emergent Technologies Coordinator
South By Southwest
Austin, TXThis was removed by the employer on 12/13/2018 2:18:00 PM PST
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Role Description
The role of the Emergent Technologies Department is to explore new opportunities for unlocking the value of SXSW's brand through technology solutions and partnerships. The Emergent Technologies Coordinator will work directly with the Sr. Project Manager on several projects, including the official SXSW mobile apps, exhibitor lead retrieval, machine learning, and event analytics.
Seasonal Dates: 1/7/2019 – 4/5/2019
Job Type
Seasonal
Department
Emergent Technologies
Required Skills
• Bachelor's degree in related field from an accredited college or minimum of five (5) years of experience in a similar position or a combination of relevant education and work experience
• 2 years of experience working on complex projects, across key project stages, from concept to delivery.
• Highly motivated, independent individual
• Ability to drive cross functional collaboration across a large group, problem solving, decision making
Desired Skills
• Event coordination / production experience
• General knowledge and interest in emerging technologies, including machine learning and AR/VR.
Required Duties
• Assist and support the Emergent Technologies Sr. Project Manager in their daily duties.
• Responsible for coordinating multiple vendors and business partners to deliver work on schedule and within agreed upon scope.
• Track project interdependencies, milestones, and deliverables to ensure successful implementation and deployment.
• Act as liaison between stakeholders and vendor technical teams.
• Outline Training/Rollout strategies toward best customer experience.
• Initiate and maintain project documentation
• Provide Quality Assurance
• Communicate progress through weekly status reports to Director of Emergent Technologies.
• Onsite technical troubleshooting during the event, both external customer facing and internal.
• Assist with daily tasks within any of the areas under the Emergent Technologies team.