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title: 'Speaker Producer - Mandarin at Web Summit'
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# Speaker Producer - Mandarin at Web Summit

- **Company:** Web Summit
- **Location:** Dublin, Ireland
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-08-27
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/websummit/faa00f46-d391-4af0-b72f-069d7dfd821f

## Job description

About us:

Web Summit brings the world’s most impactful speakers to our global events. That’s how we became, in the words of Forbes, “the best tech conference on the planet”.And we’re just getting started.As we continue to grow globally, we’re looking for the most ambitious people to work with us.

About the team:

The role of Web Summit’s Speakers Team is simple: we attract the speakers that make Web Summit so successful.

Now, that will be your job.

In recent years, Web Summit has been the first - sometimes only - tech event to call out the growing global impact of Chinese technology across every sector: AI, robotics, energy, transport, research, health, and infrastructure to name just a few.

We are looking for native Mandarin speakers to ensure the world gets to hear from and engage with China’s tech leaders, creators and thinkers at our events.

## What you'll do

- Behind every speaker confirmed for Web Summit is a mountain of research, flawless logistics, and relentless follow-up.
- Target Intelligence: Conduct deep-dive research on potential speakers, their recent announcements, and their business needs to help craft the perfect pitch.
- Outreach: Outreach with compelling & high-level pitch. . You’ll also be responsible for keeping the momentum alive in long-running discussions.
- Editorial: Pitch in on session concepts, titles, and narrative angles.
- Administrative Excellence: Manage speaker data, track confirmation statuses, and coordinate the complex scheduling requirements of high-profile offices.
- Briefing & Preparation: Ensuring that when pitching or meeting with a VIP, we know everything about them - and the best ways to ensure their goals are met by attending Web Summit.
- Travel: Trips within China required, in addition to standard event travel.

## Skills we like to see

- Drive: Nothing beats hard work and a relentless determination to achieve your goals

- Experience: Fast-paced environment (PR, talent agency, journalism, events, TV, Radio, or high-end hospitality).

- Communication: Exceptional writing and presenting skills. You must be able to sound professional, persuasive, and succinct.

- Contextual intelligence: Grounded understanding of China's tech and business ecosystem - players and dynamics -  and knowing how best to navigate your way to booking them

- Tools proficiency: Fluent with China-specific research and outreach tools, including WeChat, Weibo, Douyin, and Zhihu

- Team player: An excellent collaborator, with the ability to work equally well on your own initiative.

- Curiosity: Willingness to learn, ask questions, and scale skills quickly.

- Personality: High Social IQ. You need to be someone people enjoy working with, even under intense pressure.

- Language: Fluent English is a must, alongside native-level Mandarin.

- Location: Hybrid attendance from offices in Dublin, Lisbon or Porto.

Benefits and perks:

- Subsidised healthcare, dental, employee assistance programme (EAP) and more.
- Pension contribution up to 6% (Irish-based only)
- A dedicated in-house L&D department, with access to workshops, online learning and resources to help you excel in your career development.
- Company laptop, generous annual leave and flexible working arrangements.
- Our very own Tramway Team, which drives community and morale-boosting events for employees to participate in.
- Annual company get-togethers, charity days, and monthly wellbeing talks.
- Wellness subsidy issued to all employees of €1000 per year

At Web Summit, we embrace diversity and inclusion. We want talent from all walks of life to help us on our journey to digitise the conference sector. Hiring decisions are made purely on experience, skills and the needs of the business.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

## About Web Summit

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Web Summit organizes the world’s largest and most influential technology conferences, connecting founders, investors, and innovators across Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East.
- **Entity Type**: Private (organic growth, no disclosed venture funding)
- **Headquarters**: Dublin, Ireland
- **Founded**: 2009
- **Founders**: Paddy Cosgrave (primary founder; also David Kelly and Daire Hickey co‑founded)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Conference/event technology and media – producing large‑scale B2B tech events.
- **Target customers**: Tech companies (startups to enterprises), investors, media, and government delegations seeking networking, branding, and thought leadership.
- **Mission / purpose**: “Uniting people to achieve a common objective” – enabling serendipitous connections that drive the tech ecosystem forward.

## Products & Services
- **Web Summit (Lisbon)**: Flagship annual event in Lisbon, Portugal, attracting ~70,000+ attendees. Includes startup pitching, keynote stages, and industry tracks.
- **Web Summit Vancouver**: North American edition held in Vancouver, Canada, replicating the European model for the Americas market.
- **Web Summit Rio**: South American edition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, launched to tap into the Latin American tech scene.
- **Web Summit Qatar**: Middle East edition in Doha, Qatar, expanding into the Gulf region.
- **Proprietary Event Software**: In‑house platform for attendee matchmaking, scheduling, live streaming, and networking – also offered to other organizations (event tech as a service).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: ~641 employees worldwide (March 2026); average salary ~$59,789 (Revelio Labs)
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: Not VC‑backed; major corporate sponsors and media partners include Google, Meta, McKinsey, and leading global brands (per event sponsorship pages).
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount grew 8.8% from 589 (2023) to 641 (2026)
  - Active job postings rose 2.7% in 2026 to 38, with steady hiring in engineering, sales, and operations ([Revelio Labs](https://www.reveliolabs.com/companies/web-summit/employees))
  - Expansion into four global markets (Europe, North America, South America, Middle East) within five years

## Competitive Advantages
- **Unmatched scale & brand**: “The best tech conference on the planet” (Forbes) – name recognition that draws top speakers and attendees.
- **Global network effect**: Multiple events across continents create year‑round engagement and cross‑border connections.
- **Proprietary technology**: In‑house software provides a superior attendee experience and licenses to other organizers, reducing reliance on third‑party platforms.
- **Operational excellence**: 15 years of refining logistics, safety, and content curation for mass events.

## Strategic Focus
- **International expansion**: Deepening presence in high‑growth markets (Brazil, Qatar) and considering additional regions.
- **Digital & hybrid experiences**: Enhancing virtual participation and data‑driven matchmaking through software.
- **Diversification**: Offering event‑tech solutions to external clients, reducing dependency on ticket sales alone.
- **Talent investment**: Growing engineering, data science, and product teams to accelerate platform innovation.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & values**: Emphasis on courage, integrity, fun & community, and collaboration – with frequent town halls, social activities, and charity initiatives ([Web Summit Careers](https://websummit.com/careers)).
- **Work model**: Hybrid – roles based in Dublin, Lisbon, London, Beijing, Shanghai, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and remote options available.
- **Benefits**: Fully subsidised health and dental insurance, Employee Assistance Programme (mental health counselling), monthly wellness talks, generous annual leave, and flexible work arrangements.
- **Professional development**: Dedicated in‑house learning & development team, personalised training programmes, access to online courses, and guest speaker masterclasses.
- **Engineering culture**: “Software makes Web Summit an amazing experience” – the engineering team is core to the product, working on event‑tech at scale.
- **Note**: Revelio Labs reports a “negative and declining” employee sentiment overall; candidates should weigh this against the public perks and rapid growth.

## Sources
1. [Web Summit Careers Page](https://websummit.com/careers)
2. [Web Summit Job Listings (Lever)](https://jobs.lever.co/websummit)
3. [Revelio Labs – Web Summit Employee Data](https://www.reveliolabs.com/companies/web-summit/employees)

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