Events assistant Jobs in North Vancouver, BC

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Base pay range

CA$200,000.00 / yr - CA$250,000.00 / yr

About the Role

BWZ operates 15+ professional development publications attracting 500k+ unique monthly visitors. We’ve perfected the playbook for launching, scaling, and monetizing digital publications — and now we’re building a world‑class events business to match. We’re hiring a founding Head of Events to create, launch, and scale a new events division from scratch. The role involves defining vision, designing the event portfolio, executing marquee events, and building scalable systems and teams. Events will span in‑person, virtual, and hybrid formats across summits, roundtables, interviews, meetups, and content‑driven virtual experiences, all designed to drive audience growth, editorial output, and commercial performance. You’ll have the resources of a profitable media company and the freedom to build a business line from zero, with deep integration to our publications to generate high‑value content and sponsorship opportunities.

What You'll Be Doing (Responsibilities)

Build the business

• Define the event strategy, portfolio, calendar, and revenue model
• Define the role of in‑person, virtual, and hybrid formats within the event strategy and portfolio
• Own P&L, pricing, budgeting, forecasting, and revenue targets
• Develop concepts aligned with editorial and brand priorities
• Identify high‑ROI opportunities across formats, verticals, and geographies
• Ensure events amplify publications and strengthen brand authority
• Build the long‑term vision for a scalable, profitable event business

Run The Show

Scale the system

Qualifications

1,000) audiences.

Nice to Haves

Salary Statement

This full‑time position is available as either a remote or hybrid position (depending on location), with an annual salary in the range of $200,000 to $250,000 CAD. The range is a guide for the expected skills, knowledge and experience for new hires based in Canada only. Seniority level and salary ranges are determined through interviews and a review of education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, equity with other team members, and alignment with market data. This means ranges will vary for candidates based outside of Canada and / or at different seniority levels. In addition to annual salary, full‑time employees are eligible for a discretionary bonus and a comprehensive benefits package.

About Us

We’re a rapidly growing, independent media tech company headquartered in Vancouver, B.C. Canada. Since 2012, our portfolio of influential digital publications has been helping millions of people succeed at work. Our brands cover thought leadership for executives in project management, people management, product management, tech, marketing and many others - with the goal of connecting people with knowledge, skills and tools they need to succeed professionally in the age of AI. We got our start in 2011 as The Digital Project Manager blog, founded by our CEO Ben Aston. Since then, we’ve grown into an international team of 70+ creators, strategists, and innovators with a portfolio of more than 15 online publications. We enjoy an impact‑driven environment that combines the agility of a startup with the creativity of an agency and the diversity of a global company. We’ve previously ranked #30 in The Globe and Mail’s Fastest Growing Company list as well as Deloitte's Fast 50 program, received a CMI award for Best Digital Publication for The Digital Project Manager—and we’re listed in both Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers, and Best Employers in BC!

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Black and White Zebra is an equal opportunity employer and considers all candidates for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital status, military or veteran’s status (including protected veterans), sexual orientation or any other category protected by law. We celebrate all backgrounds and attributes that continue to help make our team impactful, iterative, adaptable, and fun!

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