Marketing Event Manager
Position Overview
Are you open to work now and can start within a week? Our finance client is seeking a Marketing Events Manager with strong B2B experience. The ideal candidate will have 7-10 years of experience with event planning and management, including vendor outreach relationships and working knowledge of planning and designing event space for tradeshows and client experiences. This is 3 months to possible fulltime hire for the right fit.
The Opportunity
The Marketing Event Manager will be responsible for all events activity by supporting our B2B Marketing team. This person will be the strategic mastermind behind events for our employees, prospects, clients, broker partners and customers. This role is responsible for showcasing the brand through remarkable and memorable events, ensuring we meet our goals for our internal and external stakeholders. This is a highly collaborative role that will require a hard-worker with a positive attitude and willingness to work with many employees throughout the company and with external partners.
What you Will Do
Oversee planning, production and execution of events for various audiences. Including, but not limited to employee events, tradeshows, broker partner events, client events, speed networking direct sales events, and other events as identified in collaboration with the sales and account management teams.
Ensure a streamlined process is in place for members of the sales organization, including top-to-top networking events, national tradeshows, regional events, corporate meetings, and more to provide a scalable and predictable model for event support
Create detailed project proposals for all events that includes timelines, locations, vendors, internal (or external) staffing needs within determined budget
Communicate event strategy and details throughout the organization with various stakeholders
Communicate often with members of the sales and account management teams for various events
Analyze success of events, return on investment, and collaborate with marketing stakeholders to brainstorm new, creative approaches to drive attendance and results at events
Proactively owns, manages, and updates event calendar, timelines and budget, and proactively make future strategic recommendations on events to attend based on sales strategy and go to market efforts
Manage payment and invoices for events. Manage the lead generation process and partnership with B2B Marketing, Sales Operations, Sales, and Account Management (or other stakeholder) on proper post-show follow-up
Prepare and negotiate contracts relative to event planning, implementation and execution
May require travelling as on-site contact of events as needed
Identify and secure speakers, special guests or entertainment for events depending upon audience and budget For external events, always presents oneself as professional and approachable as a brand ambassador. Embodies our company value, we take our work seriously, but not ourselves!
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing or a general area of study
- 7-10 years of experience with event planning and management, including vendor outreach relationships and working knowledge of planning and designing event space
- Experience using Microsoft applications (Word, Excel)
- Experience with various types of events from traditional B2B tradeshows to client experiences
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
- Proven ability to multi-task and think on your feet
- Highly organized with attention to detail
Excellent negotiation and management of contracts
Ability to travel 25% of the time
This is a hybrid, 2 days onsite, flexible after fulltime hire if you are converted, 40 hours per week, 3 months to possible fulltime opportunity!
In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.
Benefits
Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.Looking forward to receiving your resume through our website and going over the position with you. Clicking apply is the best way to apply, but you may also:
Email your resume in Word to:
yanique.rhule@jobalert.creativecircle.com
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Yanique Rhule - Recruiter
For this position, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa.
This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 01/03/2025 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.
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