Event Marketing & Trade Show Manager

Location: Must be based in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, or Wisconsin. Candidates local to an hirify.global office are expected to work hybrid; candidates outside commuting distance may work remotely.

Salary: $70,000–$80,000 per year

Company

hirify.global provides enterprise-level engagement and loyalty platform technology and delivers experiences for employees, consumers, members, and channel partners.

What you will do

• Plan and execute trade shows, conferences, sponsorship activations, and experiential marketing programs.
• Manage project timelines, budgets, logistics, stakeholder communications, attendee engagement, and onsite operations.
• Coordinate exhibitors, sponsors, hosted meetings, booth experiences, brand activations, vendors, venues, and partners.
• Track attendance, engagement, lead generation, sponsorship results, attendee satisfaction, and return on investment.
• Develop post-event insights and recommendations with creative, content, production, field marketing, and cross-functional teams.
• Serve as the primary client contact and lead onsite teams during in-person and virtual events; travel approximately 30% of the year.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in corporate event planning, trade show management, conference marketing, experiential marketing, or a related field.
• Experience working with exhibitors, sponsors, convention centers, trade show organizers, or conference management teams.
• Experience managing multiple events and stakeholders in a fast-paced client service environment.
• Strong understanding of event metrics, reporting, data-driven optimization, communication, presentation, and facilitation.
• Strong leadership, decision-making, problem-solving, prioritization, accountability, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to manage ambiguity, changing client needs, diverse stakeholders, and multiple priorities.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive workplace with a focus on diversity, sustainability, and authentic collaboration.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, with additional care options in select locations.
• Paid long-term disability and life insurance, HSA/FSA plans, and voluntary benefits.
• 401(k) matching, financial planning resources, education reimbursement, and employee assistance resources.
• 13 paid holidays, PTO, wellness opportunities, rewards, referral bonuses, and career growth opportunities.
• Flexible hybrid work environment.