Events Operations Project Manager Apprentice

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Assist in organizing external events, logistics, budget tracking, and event production as an apprentice project manager.

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Hi, we’re Back Market.

We’re here to help make tech reliable, affordable, and better than new. We're a global marketplace for refurbished devices, helping lower our collective environmental impact by providing trustworthy, affordable tech with 92% less carbon emissions than new.

Yep, you read that right. Turns out refurbished tech is way better for the planet than new. In fact, With every device purchased on Back Market, our positive impact on the planet grows. From our Customer Care representatives to our software engineer, every individual at Back Market cuts the planet — and consumers — a break. Our mission is simple: to do more with what we already have.

Are you ready to join us?

JOB DESCRIPTION:

As the Events & Brand experience team, we design and execute Back Market’s most creative campaigns and physical activations across the globe. From large-scale events like BackForum to limited-budget campaigns, we bring Back Market’s voice to life both offline and online.

To support this mission, we’re looking for an Events Operations Project Manager Apprentice to join our fast-paced team.

YOUR MISSION (IF YOU ACCEPT IT): 🥇

🎯 1. Event Production & Operations

Assist in organizing external events from A to Z: planning, briefing, logistics, budget tracking, and execution.
Be the go-to support for “run” tasks, sourcing, and project troubleshooting.
Contribute to creating post-event reports, wrap-ups, and learnings.

🎁 2. Low-Budget Productions

Help produce brand content and goodies in-house with limited resources (without agency support).
Handle shipping logistics, coordination, and production tasks (examples: influencers' events at the Future Club, small productions of PR dinners in Paris…)

YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE IF: ⭐

A team player, curious and adaptable, with a strong sense of initiative.
Highly organized and detail-oriented.
Passionate about events, branding, and creative culture.
Comfortable working in both French & English (written and spoken).
Ready to juggle multiple tasks and prioritize in a fast-paced, international environment.
Bonus point if you already had an international experience, and/or if you have already completed an internship/work-study program in event management, or as a production assistant.

ABOUT THE APPRENTICESHIP: ℹ️

Starting date: January 2027
Duration: Ideally for 12 months (24 months to be discussed).
Location: Paris, France
Contract: You must already be enrolled in a work-study program in a French school (contrat d'alternance / d'apprentissage)

RECRUITMENT PROCESS: 📅

Video-call Interview with the Talent Acquisition Specialist (30min)
Technical Interview with the manager (45 mins)
Cultural fit interview With a member of the team (30 min)

WHY SHOULD YOU JOIN US ? ✌🏼

At Back Market, we’re committed to hiring and supporting diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives — it’s one of the reasons we’re such a high-scoring certified B Corp company (93.2).

No matter your role and seniority level, you’ll enjoy impact-driven work with hands-on career development in an innovative, driven, and fast-paced environment — with benefits to match, like:

- A mission driven work environment where your day to day makes an impact on the planet. Seriously.

- Hybrid work environment, with 2 remote days a week and 1 remote work week per quarter, plus 3 flex days.

- Employee Resource Groups, including mentorship programs, comprehensive accessibility policies, and cultural competency training.

At Back Market, we strive to create a workplace that embodies the world we’re trying to change. We’ve embedded our diversity, equity, and inclusion principles into our DNA — from dedicated staff to employee resource groups to our company values.

We know that the perfect background for a role doesn’t mean the perfect fit — we encourage you to apply for a role even if you think you may not have all the qualifications.

If reasonable accommodations are needed for the interview process, please do not hesitate to discuss this with the Talent Acquisition Team.

How we rate this

Events Operations Project Manager Apprentice at Back Market rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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