Events Organizer

We are looking for

The Open Home Foundation is looking for an Event Organizer based in Europe to join our Marketing team. This team is responsible for connecting the foundation's projects, such as Home Assistant and ESPHome, with the people who benefit from them most: users, contributors, and partners. By making it easier for people to discover, use, and get involved with our projects, the Open Home ecosystem can grow in a way that's aligned with our values.

You will lead the planning and execution of events that engage, celebrate, and grow our vibrant community. From the smallest meetup to the biggest conference, your job will be to create experiences that reflect our values and foster connection, collaboration, and knowledge sharing. In addition to organizing community-focused events, you will also coordinate our presence at marketing-driven events, such as industry trade shows, alliance partner events, and developer conferences. You will ensure that our participation reflects our values and builds visibility with key stakeholders and potential users.

What you are going to do

• Plan, organize, and execute community-focused in-person events, including meetups, conferences, and summits

• Coordinate presence at marketing-driven in-person events, including trade shows, alliance events, and developer conferences

• Work with marketing team and other stakeholders to define event goals, content schedule, and presentation/speaker lineups

• Coordinate logistics, including venue booking, scheduling, vendor management, streaming setup, and accessibility accommodations

• Collaborate with the marketing team to promote events and drive attendance and participation

• Manage event budgets, sponsorships, ticket sales, and post-event reporting

• Foster a welcoming and inclusive event environment, in line with our code of conduct

What you need to have

• Proven experience organizing in-person events (large events and conferences preferred)

• Strong organizational and project management skills, with attention to detail

• Ability to manage multiple events in parallel and adapt to changing circumstances

• Experience working in small to medium sized companies

• Comfortable with tools like Luma, Hopin, and similar platforms

• Willingness to travel to attend and coordinate events

• Professional Fluency in English: Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

• European Residency: You must be currently based and eligible to work within Europe.

It would be great if you also have

• Experience organizing events for open source, developer, or other tech communities

• Familiarity with open source culture

• A passion for smart homes and automation

• Experience as a Home Assistant user

What we offer you

The Open Home Foundation is a fully remote organization that uses Remote to employ people from all over the world. You will be a normal salaried employee in your country.

This is a full-time position for 40 hours per week. Because we are a fully remote company, there is no fixed schedule. For the purpose of team communication, we do try to ensure at least 3 hours of overlap in the workday. You will report to the Marketing Lead, who is based in the Netherlands.

Core to the establishment of the Open Home Foundation was the well-being of the people building the future of the smart home. We will provide all the benefits required by the country you reside in. However, we also want to make sure all our employees, regardless of country of origin, get at least a minimal set of benefits, including:

• Five weeks (twenty-five days) of paid time off.

• Fourteen days of paid sick leave if your country/laws treat them as unpaid.

• Six weeks of paid and six weeks of unpaid parental leave to be used in the first year after birth. We will provide the missing days if your country/laws do not provide such compensation.

• A budget for your work hardware once you start. After three years, you may keep this equipment for personal use.

• A monthly smart home budget to ensure you keep up-to-date with the latest that smart homes offer.

• A 50% contribution to your internet connection fee at your home workspace.

• If you are currently working on Home Assistant-related side projects, you can spend work time maintaining it.

When first offering a position to a new member, the Open Home Foundation aims to provide a total compensation package that matches the 75th percentile for the new hire's role, seniority, and local market rates. For a Marketing Specialist in our primary operating countries, the approximate yearly compensation will be the following:

• Netherlands: 64.000 EUR

• UK: 57.800 GBP

• Spain: 48.400 EUR

• Portugal: 40.600 EUR

• Other countries: compensation can be discussed during the first interview.

These figures may be adjusted based on experience, qualifications, and work hours.

About us

The Open Home Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Switzerland, with the objective of fighting for the fundamental principles of privacy, choice, and sustainability for smart homes. It does this by supporting the development of open-source projects, and open connectivity and communication standards.

A big part of this is Home Assistant, the biggest open-source project in number of contributors, but the Open Home Foundation also owns or collaborates with other projects important to promoting privacy, choice, and sustainability in the smart home, like:

• Open hardware tools (e.g., ESPHome, ESP Web Tools)

• Open standards (e.g., Python Matter Server, Z-Wave JS, ZigPy, BTHome, Improv Wi-Fi)

• Open voice (e.g., Rhasspy, Wyoming Protocol, Piper)

The recruitment process

1. Apply for the role

2. Our HR team will review your application with the hiring manager

3. Interview with HR

4. Interview with the team

5. Interview with the manager

6. Offer

7. Join our team!