What problem does it solve? Breaking into or advancing within tech-event organizing is confusing because no universal title ladder exists, certifications like CMP have unverified relevance to developer conferences, and no tech-conference-specific salary survey exists. This Skill gives candidates sourced, honest guidance on roles, entry paths, interviews, and compensation. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Career path mapping: Explains the three disagreeing Producer/Manager title orderings, the named UK recruiter ladder, and CMX's community-management ladder for community-shaped roles. - Entry path planning: Covers the volunteer-to-paid route, transferable-skills routes, internships, and the internal-transfer hypothesis borrowed from DevRel. - Interview preparation: Provides the general event-planner loop, CMX's five-competency question set, the paid mini-audit work sample, and a two-length story bank. - Offer evaluation: Benchmarks compensation using PCMA, BLS, and Glassdoor sources, each kept separate with its scope named. - Use Case: A DevRel practitioner whose company runs a 1,200-person conference wants to own the event full-time; the Skill labels internal transfer as a hypothesis, names volunteer-to-paid as the documented path, and builds an evidence plan. ## Quick Start Ask the Skill to plan your next career move in tech event organizing, for example: "I'm volunteering at a devops meetup and want to turn it into a paid conference producer role - what should I do next?"
