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.

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)

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