Marketing Events Coordinator, Security

Full job description
Department: Industry Services & Solutions (ISS) Marketing
Team: Technology Marketing - Security
Location: London with hybrid working
Position type: Contractor (inside IR35) until 31st December 2025

What the hiring manager says

“Mobile security is an area of increasing importance, with our members playing a key part in helping to improve consumer trust and safety. Events are critical for facilitating knowledge sharing, helping to identify and reduce security threats and risks. Because of the importance of events for the GSMA (and the telecoms industry as a whole), we need an experienced events coordinator to assist in the planning and delivery of Security content for all events.”
Emma Henderson, Senior Marketing Manager - Security

About the Role
We are seeking a proactive and highly organised Marketing Event Coordinator to support the planning and execution of Security content within all GSMA-led conferences (Mobile World Congress, M360s, Technology Summits), as well as ad hoc Security events and webinars.
Sitting within the Marketing Team, you will have the following responsibilities:
Coordinate end-to-end event logistics, from initial planning through to post-event analysis.
Support the Senior Marketing Manager (Security) in liaising with key GSMA event management stakeholders, including Sponsorship, Content, Operations, and Technical Leads.
Work with Technical Leads and Senior Marketing Manager (Security) to identify relevant speakers and content for Security Summits, Roundtables and SEC CONs.
Manage all speaker logistics, including organising speaker schedules, collecting presentations, improving presentation formatting etc.
Manage event timelines, budgets, and tasks, ensuring deadlines are met.
Work closely with the wider Technology Marketing Team to align on content, sponsors and speakers.
Support with content creation for conference promotion e.g. email invites, social media posts, paid advertising.
Support with on-the-day coordination, including catering, event recordings, speaker management, and room logistics.
Support on evaluating event data, including attendee numbers, unique scans, Senior level, C level, Companies and Countries.

About You

Experience in an event coordination or marketing support role with event exposure
Strong project management and organisational skills
Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
Proficiency with tools such as Excel and PowerPoint
Knowledge of marketing fundamentals and brand guidelines
Experience in B2B or tech sectors is a plus
Contract type
Short term Contractor
Worker type
Contingent Worker
What We Offer
Working at the GSMA offers you unparalleled access to the mobile industry. We offer a chance to truly shape the direction of mobile, whatever your role. By joining the GSMA, you will be exposed to a fast-paced rapidly evolving environment, working on global solutions, genuinely fascinating and industry-changing projects and a stimulating and dynamic environment designed to enable you to flourish.
In addition to architect-designed offices and competitive compensation, our benefits include fantastic learning & development opportunities, generous holiday allowances, four additional days off for professional development and many others.
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