Monday, May 12, 2014

[KITlist] Roadshow and Tradeshow Manager (Santa Clara, CA)

 

Please direct your responses to: http://tinyurl.com/Working-With-CrawfordGroup

Crawford Communications Group (www.crawfordgroup.com) is seeking a Roadshow and Tradeshow Manager for an assignment with one of our high tech clients in Santa Clara, CA. The Roadshow and Tradeshow Manager will be responsible for managing our client�s East Coast event roadshow program and tradeshow events, including preshow preparation, onsite execution/management, and post-show management.

The Roadshow and Tradeshow Manager will deliver all aspects of the program including, driving Roadshow and Tradeshow logistics and management, executing marketing communications elements as defined by client�s internal teams, management of program registration sites for attendees and overall program budget. The Roadshow and Tradeshow Manager will liaise with client�s internal teams to identify, map and confirm venue locations and will be responsible for executing all Roadshow and Tradeshow action items.


Specific responsibilities:



Manage client�s East Coast events, including:
Roadshow Events, 6-8 per quarter: Two hour lunch events, targeted to prospecting and lead generation
Event Days: full day and evening schedule with � day of seminars/meetings in the morning (breakfast lunch), followed by afternoon training
Tradeshows, 2-3 per quarter: 10x10 to 10x20 tradeshow booths
Participate in meetings with client�s internal teams to determine roadshow event cities and dates, liaison with client�s marketing team on program refinement and course correction as necessary
Manage overall program budget, measurement and metrics: management of individual event budgets including post event tracking and reconciliation of budget
Manage pre and day-of event logistics by delivering against client�s pre-determined city objectives
Manage program registration site and onsite attendee experience: update content, create registration page per city, respond to inquiries, prepare registration list prior to event and prepare post registration reports regarding data and final number of on-site attendees; identify party responsible for managing on-site attendee registration table
Administer pre and post event surveys to attendees
Manage event-related contracts and payments of each subcontracted vendor as necessary
Schedule, coordinate and communicate roadshow and tradeshow timing and schedules
Research, negotiate and secure venue contracts; working with venues to assure room capacity, A/V, catering, insurance requirements, etc.
Manage all aspects of event signage, catering services, audio visual services and speaker coordination
Assist with social media activity with regard to roadshows and tradeshows, including writing and maintaining content and providing updates to company website, social media sites and blogs
Execute Marketing Communications elements defined by client�s internal teams and processes
Professionally represent Crawford Group and Client�s brands at all times

Skills:



3-5 years of event roadshow and tradeshow management experience
Must be outgoing, self-motivated with strong organizational skills; must have the ability to come up to speed quickly and efficiently
Ability to liaise with client�s internal team to identify, map out and confirm venues/locations of event cities
Experience managing event/roadshow/tradeshow action items and updating key stakeholders as necessary
Ability to maintain master timelines and production schedules; maintain campaign/program calendars
Ability to coordinate all necessary services (e.g. transportation, electrical, shipping, networking, lead retrieval systems, cleaning, and truck interior refurbishment)
Experience managing program budget
Experience with event partner participation and logistics
Developer audience knowledge helpful, but not required
Bachelor�s degree with Marketing or Business Administration emphasis required

RATE: D.O.E., as W-2 employee of Crawford Group; benefits available
LOCATION: 75% onsite at client�s office in Santa Clara, CA, 25% remote/offsite/WFH Local, S.F. Bay area applicants only, please. No phone calls.
HOURS/DURATION: FT; May 26, 2014 � December 31, 2014
Interested? Apply online and upload your resume in MS Word format to:
http://tinyurl.com/Working-With-CrawfordGroup

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