Thursday, June 7, 2012

[KITlist] Sr. Marcom Manager, Events (Campbell, CA)

Please direct your responses to: http://tinyurl.com/Crawfords-563

Crawford Group (www.crawfordgroup.com) is seeking a Sr. Marcom Manager with solid, recent experience managing large scale event programs (program budgets exceeding $1M). The Sr. Marcom Manager, Events will partner with our clients to define objectives, strategies, program elements and KPIs for event marketing initiatives. The ideal consultant is a strong marcom program manager, accustomed to working in a fast paced, results-oriented, customer-centric environment. Must be resourceful, enthusiastic, high energy and creative with a demonstrated ability to drive measurable results.

Specific responsibilities include:

* Ensure all event programs map to clear business objectives and are leveraged into key integrated marketing communications programs

* Help to define and standardize consistent process, framework and training for event marketing engagement

* Analyze programs for effectiveness at segment/campaign level

* Identify new event marketing opportunities based on customer insight, industry trends and competitive research

* Define key program stakeholders, create functional teams

* In collaboration with internal client stakeholders, drive event marketing strategy and planning, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives

* Defining KPIs/program success metrics

* Audience definition by segmentation, audience acquisition strategy development

* Full program development and management:

-Site inspection, venue selection

-Event theme development

-Sponsorship

-Partner participation

-Conducting RFPs, vendor selection, negotiation and contracts

-Identifying and leading the core team of vendors

-Defining break-out sessions

-Speaker procurement and management

-Event marketing campaign development, spanning online/social media and offline

-Web-based registration

-Travel logistics

-Oversee and maintain master event production schedules

* Full budget management: Drive financial reporting, mapping bottoms-up budget with top-down directives for all aspects of the programs

* Master of onsite implementation

* Documenting and presenting post-event metrics

Skills:

* 11-13 years' experience managing integrated marketing/communications programs, including setting event marketing program strategies. Must include recent experience working for at least one technology company. Agency experience a strong plus

* Strong communications skills: verbal/public speaking, written, presentations

* Strategic, creative and business minded while ensuring strong delivery/execution results

* Experience in market research and/or marketing analytics

* Strong project management capabilities. Must have the ability to juggle multiple, concurrent demanding initiatives

* Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite

* Bachelors' degree in Marketing, Communications, Business or similar

Salary: D.O.E. as a w2 employee of Crawford Group; includes benefits

Location: Onsite in our Campbell, CA office, plus 25% domestic travel. Local, S.F. Bay Area candidates only; no phone calls please

Hours/duration: Full time salaried employee

Interested? Please create an online including a Word version resume by following the link below:

http://tinyurl.com/Crawfords-563




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