Events Marketing Specialist

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Help execute internal and external corporate, marketing, community relations, and HR events, including packing show properties, shipping coordination, event set-up and tear-down, and event staffing.
• Help maintain the company's marketing warehouse.
• Manage mid-size, US-based internal and external corporate, marketing, community relations, and HR events, generally involving fewer than 40 staff members and 500 attendees.
• Assist department marketing managers and directors with various marketing and corporate communication projects, including event coordination, research, competitive intelligence, sales tool development, social media initiatives, internal communications support, and benchmarking projects.
• Organize, maintain, and inventory the department's physical assets such as trade show properties, vehicles, and promotional materials.
• Contribute to digital brand assets, including photos, videos, sales tool libraries, and online repositories.
• Coordinate activities of external marketing and corporate communications vendors.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, or related field.
• 2+ years of professional experience in marketing, communications, or sales environment.
• 2+ years of experience in event coordination and project management.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite.
• Ability to travel.
• Ability to work non-standard hours, including evenings and weekends, with possible overnight travel.

Nice to Have

• Electrical/mechanical aptitude.
• Forklift certified.
• Experience driving box trucks and utility trailers.
• Previous customer service or sales experience.
• Experience with photography, videography, and editing.
• Strong writing, researching, planning, outlining, grammatical, and editing skills.
• Willingness to assist where needed.
• Ability to learn and understand new software and tools.