What are the responsibilities and job description for the Event Services Coordinator and Business Development Lead - San Jose position at ByteDance?
Responsibilities
About ByteDance
Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content
Why Join Us
Creation is the core of ByteDance's purpose. Our products are built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make our innovations possible. Together, we inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we aim towards achieving every day. To us, every challenge, no matter how ambiguous, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always. At ByteDance, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact-for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve. Join us.
Team Introduction
The Global Event Services and Creator Studio team is a full-service event production team, partnering with internal teams across the organization to produce in-house, in-studio, and external events. Our goal is to deliver best-in-class event execution for our customers and partners.
The Event Services Coordinator and Business Development Lead is a key role within our AMS Event Services team, responsible for ensuring seamless event planning and execution while driving business development initiatives. This position combines organizational excellence with strategic client acquisition, serving as the central communication hub for the department and contributing to exceptional event experiences.
This role is pivotal in supporting the growth and transformation of the Event Services team, bridging operational coordination with proactive business development to acquire and maintain relationships with internal and external clients. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented, proactive professional with extensive experience in events, studio services, or media and entertainment.
Responsibilities
Business Development
Minimum Qualifications
ByteDance Inc. is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://shorturl.at/cdpT2
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $130844 - $230533 annually.
Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.
About ByteDance
Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content
Why Join Us
Creation is the core of ByteDance's purpose. Our products are built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make our innovations possible. Together, we inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we aim towards achieving every day. To us, every challenge, no matter how ambiguous, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always. At ByteDance, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact-for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve. Join us.
Team Introduction
The Global Event Services and Creator Studio team is a full-service event production team, partnering with internal teams across the organization to produce in-house, in-studio, and external events. Our goal is to deliver best-in-class event execution for our customers and partners.
The Event Services Coordinator and Business Development Lead is a key role within our AMS Event Services team, responsible for ensuring seamless event planning and execution while driving business development initiatives. This position combines organizational excellence with strategic client acquisition, serving as the central communication hub for the department and contributing to exceptional event experiences.
This role is pivotal in supporting the growth and transformation of the Event Services team, bridging operational coordination with proactive business development to acquire and maintain relationships with internal and external clients. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented, proactive professional with extensive experience in events, studio services, or media and entertainment.
Responsibilities
Business Development
- Drive and execute strategies to generate demand for the Event Services portfolio of solutions and services.
- Create and foster new business opportunities, including acquiring new projects and growing existing client relationships.
- Build cross-functional relationships to expand business development opportunities and align with client needs.
- Achieve growth targets through proactive demand generation, consultative selling, and thought leadership throughout event cycles.
- Serve as the central communication point, managing client communications and inquiries.
- Send reminders and updates for upcoming events to ensure preparedness for team meetings.
- Adapt to evolving departmental needs, handling unexpected tasks and responsibilities with flexibility.
- Build and maintain relationships with clients, vendors, contractors, and internal/external stakeholders.
- Act as the primary contact for event operations, managing events from initiation to completion.
- Prepare initial event documentation, including contracts, timelines, correspondence, and other supporting materials.
- Represent the department in internal meetings and provide site tours to ensure client needs are vetted and met.
Minimum Qualifications
- Minimum of 5 years of event planning or studio service experience, with a focus on the media and entertainment industry.
- Strong understanding of the media and entertainment sector, including prospect profiles, the buying/selling journey, and competitive landscape.
- Exceptional ability to interact, present, and communicate effectively with all levels, including C-suite executives.
- Ability to adapt to flexible schedules, including non-traditional hours during events.
- Outstanding organizational, communication, and multitasking skills.
- Comfortable working across multiple cultures and time zones in a global organization.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and interact effectively with all levels of staff and management.
ByteDance Inc. is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://shorturl.at/cdpT2
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $130844 - $230533 annually.
Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.
Salary : $130,844 - $230,533
