Marketing Event Coordinator

Description

Skillable is a 100% remote and virtual tech company that’s modernizing the world of training. Come share your professional magic with highly talented, drive and fun colleagues who believe in the power of “skilling.” Experience what a true team focused on doing the right thing feels like!

Our people and talent are what make us great and fun! We work together to create amazing solutions and experiences for our customers and their clients. We utilize our employees’ personal strengths to help our company grow and ensure our team is living their best, authentic life. We don’t just share our appreciation for our team members once a year with a branded mug—it’s shared on a daily basis. Our remote work environment blends the demands of work and life without the added pressure of commuting or feeling guilty about leaving early to visit the dentist.

Come work with us and learn what teamwork and integrity blended with an emphasis on well-being and balance can do for your career!

The Marketing Event Coordinator will assist the Event Manager and wider marketing team in planning and executing proprietary and third-party events across various industries and audiences.

They will work on our Skillable's Marketing Team who is the driving force behind our growth and brand visibility. We own all social media management, search, engine optimization, email marketing, and other initiatives to attract, convert, and retain Skillable customers. With our strategic expertise, creative flare, and data driven-approach, we elevate our brand, reach new audiences, drive traffic, and convert visitors into customers.

They will work closely with internal and external stakeholders to understand, define, coordinate and project-manage all deliverables, timelines and milestones associated with the global events strategy. They will also contribute to the overall success of events by providing logistical and administrative support, assuring smooth operations, providing feedback, and working closely with the Event Marketing Manager to support each event and departmental functions.

Responsibilities

• Assist with end-to-end planning, production and execution of events globally, including but not limited to industry tradeshows, webinars, networking events, executive dinners and VIP experiences
• Help with maintaining the global events calendar and managing event marketing budgets to track contracts and invoices, payments, and adding new vendors
• Manage back-end logistics for marketing campaigns, initiatives, sponsorships, speaking opportunities, and webinars
• Help maintain the internal project management tool, Zoho and coordinate with vendors and agency partners as needed
• Build event registration sites and manage registrations and attendees within our event management software for proprietary events and webinars
• Monitor event activities to ensure the company's brand, products and services are adequately represented and promoted
• Assist with evaluating the success of event marketing initiatives, including detailed reporting and recommendations for future improvements
• Maintain, edit and improve upon event playbooks and other marketing resources, ensuring they are up-to-date, accurate, and aligned with current messaging and initiatives
• Manage, ship and maintain inventories of event swag, collateral and supplies for in-person marketing events
• Help with venue sourcing for events and vetting for third-party event sponsorships
• Assist with various internal employee and corporate initiatives and events
• Assist in cross-functional team collaboration to align on marketing and event strategies that align with business goals
• Support and promote the company values through positive interactions with both internal and external stakeholders on a regular basis.
• Other strategic business initiatives or special cross-functional project involvement as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, business, or relevant professional experience
• 2 years of corporate event planning managing B2B SaaS enterprise events
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Proven ability to communicate effectively to various audiences/levels including leadership through various mediums.
• Experience working cross-functionally and promoting collaborative partnerships to drive results.
• Ability to present and convey material both formally and informally to all levels of the organization.
• Solid understanding of event logistics and proven success in supporting both live and virtual events
• Solid understanding of integrated marketing principles, campaigns, and strategies for global B2B and regional/country market strategic marketing development
• Knowledge of trade show related logistics, including hotel room blocks, conference room booking, service orders, and booth materials
• High organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail and follow-through
• Experience with marketing project management tools like Zoho preferred
• Experience with event management and software like Goldcast preferred
• Experience with marketing automation and CRM tools like HupSpot or Dynamics preferred
• Understanding of event marketing budgets and accounting management required
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time for events

What’s in it for You? Rewards and Perks

We believe in providing a suite of benefits that ensure our employees know we appreciate them as people first. Skillable wants to be a company that promotes physical, emotional and all around well-being through our benefit offerings! Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:

• Fully remote with a monthly stipend to pay for office services and supplies
• Medical (2 plan options), dental (2 plan options), vision, health savings account with generous employer contributions, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, EAP, group paid life insurance, group paid STD and LTD and voluntary life/AD&D insurance, accident and critical illness options.
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, healthy lifestyle reimbursements.
• Open PTO, Paid holidays, bereavement leave, parental leave, caregiver leave and paid FMLA leave.
• Friends and Family Friday to end our standard workweek at 2pm local time; Full company closure during the 4th of July holiday week.
• Access to pet insurance; Access for employees and dependents to Skillable learning opportunities through our product and more!

Working Conditions

The job conditions for this position are in a remote home office setting, requiring a space that supports privacy and focus to attend to regular and frequent video and voice calls. Employees in this position use PC and phone on an on-going basis throughout the day. Travel is anticipated up to 20% of the time for critical business meetings and industry events. Must have the ability to move equipment exceeding 25 lbs.