Account Manager, Consensus Hong Kong 2026 (Contract)

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Reports to:

Manager, Partner Experience & Success

The Opportunity

Held since 2015, Consensus is the only festival showcasing and celebrating all sides of the blockchain, crypto, and Web 3 ecosystems, and their wide-reaching effect on commerce, culture, and communities. Each year, Consensus brings tens of thousands of attendees together to hear from sought-after thought leaders and experience a wide range of discussions, meetings, parties, music performances, dinners, experiences, and much more. 

As an Account Manager for CoinDesk Events, you will be responsible for partnering with our event sponsors throughout the entire full event lifecycle and act as a key point of contact for sponsor representatives to ensure all pre-event & post-event deliverables are met within agreed-upon timeframes. To be successful in this role, you must be highly communicative, organized, and detail oriented with the ability to establish strong partnerships with internal cross functional teams as well as external clients. If this sounds like you then we would love to hear from you!

Note: This is a 5-6 month contract role with an expected end date of February 28, 2026.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead the day-to-day account management efforts for CoinDesk event clients mainly based in the APAC and MENA regions

• Creating deadlines and timeline ensuring submission of all sponsor deliverables are on time (signage, artwork, etc.) 

• Contribute to the Sponsor-related Event Management System deliverables and Partner Portal set-up for all CoinDesk events

• Creating all Sponsor onboarding documents including exhibitor guides, introduction emails, etc. 

• Sourcing & producing custom executions and activations (charging stations, water, swag, etc) 

• Acting as a source of information and lead for the Sponsor executions for the Sales & Programming teams 

• Manage and onboard a group of sponsors on their activation(s) and/or exhibitors (s) for all CoinDesk Events 

• Creating the weekly sponsor bulletins for the lead up to Consensus 

• Answering sponsor emails and questions promptly and acting as their key liaison to the event

• Setting up weekly calls/meetings with Sponsors as needed 

• Reaching out to sponsors with any new information

• Communicating with the convention center, decorator and other vendors on sponsor deliverables 

• Knowing and staying up to date with Hong Kong event venues (bars, restaurants, venues) to be involved in the planning & execution of side events as needed. 

• Staying organized in the internal CoinDesk processes and trackers, ensuring they are up to date

• Internal cross collaboration with multiple teams for Sponsor deliverables 

• International travel required for the live show and site visits as needed 

• Meeting with the sponsors on-site and checking in on their builds, if they need anything, etc. 

• Assist with post event notes, Proof of Placement & recaps 

What You Have:

• 5+ years of event planning experience at an agency or brand with a proven track record of planning and executing large scale events or conferences. 

• Strong project management skills with the ability to multitask, prioritize and meet tight deadlines in a face-paced environment. 

• Excellent client communication skills, always striving to provide the best service possible. 

• Demonstrate problem-solving abilities, strategic thinking and attention to detail. 

• Flexibility to travel and work non-traditional hours as needed for event execution

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

In an effort to attract, retain, develop and promote the most qualified individuals, CoinDesk is committed to treating all applicants and employees in a nondiscriminatory manner with respect to the terms and conditions of employment, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status/service, physical or mental disability, or any other classification protected by applicable law. This mandate governs all aspects of employment, including recruitment, selection, promotion, training, education, social and recreation programs, compensation, discipline, termination and access to benefits.

ACCOMMODATION

CoinDesk is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the application process, please send an e-mail to recruiting@coindesk.com and let us know the nature of your request.