Workplace Experience Events Specialist

We power people’s progress.

At Preply, we’re all about creating life-changing learning experiences. We help people discover the magic of the perfect tutor, craft a personalised learning journey, and stay motivated to keep growing. Our approach is human-led, tech-enabled - and it’s creating real impact.

We’ve just reached unicorn status with a $150M Series D, accelerating our vision to transform education through human-led, AI-enhanced learning. Today, 100,000+ tutors teach 90+ languages to learners in 180 countries - and we’re only getting started. As a category-defining company, we’re shaping what the future of learning looks like at global scale.

Every Preply lesson sparks change, fuels ambition, and drives progress that matters. Joining Preply means helping define the future of education at global scale, and building something that truly matters for millions of people, every day.

Meet the team!

You’ll be joining our Workplace Experience team, the group responsible for shaping how Preplers connect, collaborate, and experience our culture across our office hubs.

The team works at the intersection of strategy, operations, and experience design, partnering closely with People & Culture, Employer Brand, and teams across the company. You’ll work hand in hand with our Senior Manager of Workplace Experience, co-owning our community and event strategy, and collaborate closely with our Workplace Experience Specialist to bring engaging events to life in our hubs in Barcelona, London, and Kyiv.

Our mission is simple but ambitious: to create meaningful moments that reflect Preply’s culture and support high performance, belonging, and connection.

What you’ll be doing

• Co-own the end-to-end strategy and delivery of Preply’s flagship and large-scale events, such as One Preply, Chapter Offsites, and monthly community moments.

• Take hands-on ownership of event execution, with primary responsibility for organising and delivering events in our Barcelona hub, while supporting delivery across London and Kyiv.

• Define, manage, and continuously evolve the community event strategy across all Preply hubs, ensuring consistency, quality, and room for local experimentation.

• Translate Preply’s mission (Powering people’s progress), principles, and business priorities into engaging, high-quality event experiences.

• Plan and manage all operational aspects of events: timelines, logistics, run-of-show, venues, vendors, and on-site delivery.

• Act as a key operational decision-maker during live events, ensuring smooth execution and excellent participant experience.

• Partner cross-functionally with People teams, Employer Brand, and other stakeholders to align events with company priorities.

• Manage event budgets, suppliers, and tools, ensuring strong financial discipline and quality delivery.

• Track engagement and feedback metrics, run post-event retrospectives, and continuously improve formats and processes.

• Contribute to building scalable playbooks, standards, and best practices within the Workplace Experience team.

What you need to succeed

• 5–8+ years of experience in events, community, workplace experience, employee engagement, or employer branding, with clear end-to-end ownership of complex initiatives.

• Proven experience delivering large-scale, high-visibility events, including hands-on operational execution.

• Strong experience working in European contexts, with familiarity sourcing venues and managing suppliers in major cities such as Barcelona, London, or comparable hubs.

• A highly developed execution mindset: detail-oriented, calm under pressure, and comfortable making real-time decisions.

• Ability to think strategically while staying deeply involved in delivery.

• Confidence partnering with senior stakeholders.

• Experience managing budgets, vendors, and event tools.

• A collaborative, proactive approach and a strong sense of ownership.

Why you'll love it at Preply:

• An open, collaborative, dynamic and diverse culture;

• A generous monthly allowance for lessons on Preply.com, Learning & Development budget and time off for your self-development;

• A competitive financial package with equity, leave allowance and health insurance;

• Access to free mental health support platforms;

• Access to Gympass-partnered wellness and gym centers throughout Spain to promote and support well-being and physical health;

• The opportunity to unlock the potential of learners and tutors through language learning and teaching in 175 countries (and counting!).

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Our Principles

• Care to change the world - We are passionate about our work and care deeply about its impact to be life changing.

• We do it for learners - For both Preply and tutors, learners are why we do what we do. Every day we focus on empowering tutors to deliver an exceptional learning experience.

• Keep perfecting - To create an outstanding customer experience, we focus on simplicity, smoothness, and enjoyment, continually perfecting it as every detail matters.

• Now is the time - In a fast-paced world, it matters how quickly we act. Now is the time to make great things happen.

• Disciplined execution - What makes us disciplined is the excellence in our execution. We set clear goals, focus on what matters, and utilize our resources efficiently.

• Dive deep - We leverage business acumen and curiosity to investigate disparities between numbers and stories, unlocking meaningful insights to guide our decisions.

• Growth mindset - We proactively seek growth opportunities and believe today's best performance becomes tomorrow's starting point. We humbly embrace feedback and learn from setbacks.

• Raise the bar - We raise our performance standards continuously, alongside each new hire and promotion. We build diverse and high-performing teams that can make a real difference.

• Challenge, disagree and commit - We value open and candid communication, even when we don’t fully agree. We speak our minds, challenge when necessary, and fully commit to decisions once made.

• One Preply - We prioritize collaboration, inclusion, and the success of our team over personal ambitions. Together, we support and celebrate each other's progress.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Preply.com is committed to creating an inclusive environment where people of diverse backgrounds can thrive. We believe that the presence of different opinions and viewpoints is a key ingredient for our success as a multicultural Ed-Tech company. That means that Preply will consider all applications for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or veteran status.