Why do Career Exploration Visits?
It’s so
you are able to understand how their job works and not make mistakes if you get
the job in the future. To see if you like those jobs enough to apply for it and
be a part of that job. So that you could understand the good things and also
the hardships they might face getting a job like that or similar jobs to that
one.
Eventbrite
What does the organization do?
Eventbrite is a website where event organizers
can set up their ticket sales, plan the event that they want to do, and promote
it through different social networking websites. It makes it easier for
organizers to set up their events and spread the word faster and better over
the internet.
It is a for-profit company, not-for-profit
organization, or a government agency?
Eventbrite is a for-profit company, because
they are a entrepreneur company that a few people started up in 2006. The
company generates revenue by charging organizers a fee of 2.5% of the ticket
price plus $0.99 cents per ticket sold, but doesn’t charge any fees for free
events. They planned to sell over $400 million in tickets during 2011.
Who are
the customers/clients of this organization?
The
customers in Eventbrite are basically the event organizers that is planning or
hosting an event. Whether it’s for a concert or a fundraiser, Eventbrite helps
them out when the tickets sales and promoting the event so that it can get
spread around and more people can find out about it. This also makes it easier
for ticket-buyers to buy tickets since they make the ticket buying process
easier for them.
How
long has the organization been in business?
Eventbrite has been in business since 2006
which is 6 years as of now. The headquarters where it was founded is in San Francisco,
California.
What
are some of the jobs at this organization?
Most of
their jobs at Eventbrite have to do with event planning, managers in products,
marketing and much more. Some of these jobs are Payroll Manager, Director of
Customer Experience, Director of Product Management, Head of Growth, and User Acquisition
Analytic Engineer.
How
large or small is this organization?
(#
Employees, # people served/year,etc)? In Eventbrite there are over 170
employees working there. They have served thousands of people since they
started Eventbrite back in 2006.
How does the organization incorporate new and
emerging technology?
Eventbrite developed two applications targeted
towards event organizers. There is “Easy Entry” which allows organizers of live
events to see the number of tickets sold to a particular event and the number
in attendance. It offers several ways to check in attendees: scrolling through
a list of registered attendees, searching by name and by scanning the barcode
of the attendee’s ticket. The mobile app also links back to the user’s page on
Eventbrite providing post-event details and an attendee summary report for the
organizers. “At the Door” allows the user to check-in attendees, as well as
purchase tickets and process credit cards on-site.
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