Marketing Events & Trade Show Manager

Created on 11-02-2019

Location Irvine, CA, US

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About Houzz

Houzz is the leading home renovation and design platform in the world. We have a highly engaged community of over 40 million unique monthly users who leverage our technologies to find inspiration for their next project, connect with over 2.1 million home design professionals and discover products in the Houzz Shop.

About the Role

Our global Sales and Marketing Operations team is powered by an amazing group of talented individuals who are committed to driving the growth and expansion of our sales organization. We are looking for a Marketing Events and Trade Show Manager to define, expand, and manage our ongoing strategy of promoting the world-class Houzz brand at key events to attract and educate home design professionals on our comprehensive suite of products and services. As the Marketing Events and Trade Show Manager, you will partner with sales, marketing, and brand leadership at various levels of the organization to identify, coordinate, and execute on our annual marketing events roadmap. You will transform concepts and ideas to best elevate Houzz’s presence while maintaining a positive return on investment. We are looking for someone who is self-directed, independent, and has experience owning and executing on complete projects.

What You'll Do

Manage strategic communications, researching, planning, and execution for trade shows and corporate events, including support of pre- and post-trade show marketing and communications

Support sales leadership in defining attendance, booth traffic, and onsite management strategy

Manage accurate budgeting and planning reports for external events, including lead delivery and conversion

Facilitate all trade show planning meetings and provide strategic oversight for each trade show

Manage all event logistics including venue selection, space configuration, booth production, production schedule, invitations, overhead and floor signage, agenda, catering, A/V, speaker slides and materials, and marketing materials

Create and maintain event planning project plan, documents, and presentations

Coordinate and act as primary interface with all vendors such as trade show booth design companies, printers, hotels, caterers, A/V vendors, and shipping POCs

Up to 60% travel

At a Minimum, We’d Like You to Have

Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, or Hospitality

3+ years experience in the development of trade show strategy, planning and logistics

Demonstrated management of detailed fiscal budgets for trade shows and corporate events

Strong understanding of technical material

Superior writing, editing and verbal communications skills

Excellent attention to detail

High-level organizational and time management skills

Ability to work independently as a self-starter

Ability to manage multiple events simultaneously

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