Event Marketing Manager

A well-known e-commerce/tech enterprise is seeking an experienced Events Marketing Manager to join their team and play a crucial role in shaping and executing impactful events that align with their business priorities and customer-centric approach.

Duration: 11-Month contract

Location: Seattle, WA (hybrid-onsite)

Hours: 40 hours/week

Pay Rate: $45-47/hour

Key Responsibilities:

Project Administration:

• Collaborate with Legal and finance teams to onboard vendors, process contracts, purchase orders (POs), and manage invoices.
• Ensure compliance with legal and financial protocols for all event-related activities.

Stakeholder Collaboration:

• Align event activities with business priorities across stakeholder groups, working closely with sales leadership and sales teams.
• Foster effective communication and collaboration across organizational boundaries to define, manage, and prioritize work.

Vendor Management:

• Manage vendor relationships, ensuring high-quality deliverables and building processes for repeatable and scalable event activities.

Operational Excellence:

• Execute events with operational and logistical excellence, focusing on the overall customer experience with a customer-obsessed mindset.
• Manage event agendas, ensuring a seamless and engaging experience for attendees.

Financial Oversight:

• Effectively manage event budgets, including creating and tracking POs and invoices.

Required Experience:

• 5+ years of events marketing experience in a technology environment, delivering live and virtual event programs (500+ attendees) aligned with the customer journey and field sales goals.
• Proven track record of facilitating cross-functional interactions to create, plan, and execute events.
• Experience managing event budgets, including POs and invoicing.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, technology, or a relevant field of study; or 5+ years of relevant work experience.

Required Skillsets:

• Proven ability to successfully manage and execute multiple projects with different priorities and stakeholders.
• Excellent project management skills and experience managing deliverables in a multi-stakeholder environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proactive approach to handling challenges and ability to troubleshoot problems quickly on event days.
• Collaborative attitude and ability to stay calm under pressure.

*Must be willing to travel up to 4-5 times on a maximum basis, based on contract requirements.