Senior Marketing Manager, Events (Gaming)

Location: San Jose, California (Hybrid) or Remote within the United States; extensive travel is required, with approximately 50% of events in the US and 50% internationally.

Annual salary: USD 140,000–185,000

Company

hirify.global develops hirify.global Playground, an active play system that combines technology, games, and natural body motion to help families move and play together.

What you will do

• Build and own the annual global events calendar aligned with product launches, brand goals, and international expansion.
• Plan and execute trade shows and conferences across consumer technology, gaming, and toy industries.
• Lead booth concepts, product demonstrations, meeting programs, press events, influencer pop-ups, and consumer community activations.
• Manage event agencies, fabricators, production vendors, timelines, budgets, and on-site operations.
• Adapt events for international markets while coordinating with local teams, PR agencies, partners, and vendors.
• Measure event performance through leads, press coverage, content, consumer reach, impressions, ROI, and marketing KPIs.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in event marketing, experiential marketing, or trade show management.
• Proven experience running large trade shows and international events from planning through execution.
• Experience managing event agencies, production vendors, and significant budgets.
• Strong project management, negotiation, communication, timeline, logistics, and budget management skills.
• Ability to travel extensively, including international travel, show schedules, and weekends.
• Experience in consumer technology, gaming, or toys is strongly preferred.

Nice to have

• Background in consumer technology, gaming, or toys.
• Passion for creating memorable product experiences for families and fans.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working hours and vacation policy.
• Product-driven environment focused on talent and individual growth.
• Hands-on experience with emerging technologies in the gaming field.
• Cross-functional collaboration with marketing, PR, design, business development, product, retail, and leadership teams.