Event Marketing Specialist

Job Title:            Event Marketing Specialist

Location:           San Francisco, CA (Onsite – flexible workstyle) (Must also be available to occasionally work evenings and weekends and travel globally up to 25%)

Hire Type:         Contract (12 months+)

Summary:

Our client is seeking a talented and enthusiastic Experiential Marketing Senior Specialist to support in the planning and execution of their high-impact activations. This role provides a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience with global B2B and B2C event production while working with a globally recognized entertainment brand.

Responsibilities:

·        The ideal candidate for this role demonstrates impeccable organization, logistics implementation capabilities, a professional communication style, and demonstrable follow-through

·        Support in the planning and execution of experiential events, including industry tentpole trade shows, product launches, internal alignment summits, partner demo experiences, and more, leading key elements of the program

·        Own critical program logistics, including: External guest communications, hotel block coordination, onsite check-in, data collection implementations and reporting aggregation

·        Build and maintain organizational tools such as run-of-show schedules, checklists, asset trackers, staffing grids, and RSVP platforms

·        Support onsite event operations including setup, execution, guest experience support, and teardown

·        Stay up-to-date with industry trends and communicate fun, interesting event ideas to the Experiential Marketing Team

·        Effectively manage and prioritize competing asks, intake feedback and direction, and manage tasks per deadlines

·        Proficiency with Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Word, Teams, Excel, PowerPoint)

·        Aptitude to learn tools and platforms (this role will be hands on with Smartsheet, Airtable, Miro, event registration platforms, Concur, and survey tools)

Required Skills:

·        Applicants should possess integrity, pride in their work, and outstanding interpersonal skills. Collaboration in a no-ego, roll-up-your-sleeves approach is critical; we live and breathe “one team, one dream” as we break down and navigate complex issues together.

Other necessary qualities are:

·        3 to 5 years of relevant experience

·        Experience in events, customer service, and/or hospitality; we say this, but, attitude and logistics/organizational skills are most critical – please apply even if Marketing or Communications was not your major!

·        Comfort in high-pressure, high-visibility moments and an ability to stay calm and solution/action-oriented in those moments

·        Passionate about events, experiential, and/or guest experience

·        Desire to learn, grow, and push the boundaries

·        Self-starter with a positive and solution-oriented demeanour.