Wednesday, August 19, 2015

[KITlist] Director, Event Marketing (Cupertino, CA)

 

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About SugarCRM, Inc.

SugarCRM enables businesses to create extraordinary customer relationships with the most innovative, flexible and affordable CRM solution in the market. The company uniquely places the individual at the center of its solution—helping businesses transform the customer experience and enable highly personalized interactions that drive customer excellence and loyalty throughout the entire customer lifecycle.

SugarCRM delivers a fully transformed, personalized user experience that is immersive, engaging and intuitive. Sugar fuses the straightforward simplicity, mobility and social aspects of a consumer app with the business process optimization of conventional CRM. Recognized by leading market analysts as a CRM visionary and innovator, Sugar is deployed by more than 1.5M individuals in over 120 countries and 26 languages.



Description

As Director, Event Marketing, you "Set the stage" for SugarCRM, planning and managing major global marketing events for the company, including SugarCon, the company's annual user conference. As a key member of the corporate marketing team, you will work with all core marketing teams (Product Marketing, Creative Services, PR, Demand Generation Digital marketing, Social Media.) as well as other relevant internal business partners and C-suite to ensure that SugarCRM events support the overall marketing plan. This position reports to the Vice President of Corporate Communications and Marketing.



Responsibilities

Plan and manage the company's major marketing events, including SugarCon, the company's annual user conference, global roadshows, and major tradeshows, like Gartner Symposium/IT Expo, Gartner Summits, and CRM Expo.

Work with the marketing team to determine appropriate marketing materials (data sheets, brochures, backgrounders, case studies, demos), sponsorships, promotions and staffing for each event.

Work with SugarCRM design teams to manage creation of display graphics promotions and other materials for trade shows

Develop briefing materials for event staff, explaining key roles, responsibilities, messages and resources available for each event

Provide "corporate level" support for regional marketing teams around the world – managing creation of signage and display graphics for global corporate events

Manage event budgets and plans, keeping all vendors on track and within budget during all stages of event planning and production.

Work with the marketing team to develop, and execute online/offline ads and campaigns, web email marketing to drive participation in events

Manage evaluation and reporting of performance statistics and overall project traction and key metrics



Qualifications

Deliver extraordinary customer relationships

Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, or related field

Minimum 8+ years of event marketing experience for tech related companies

Strong program and budget management experience and organizational skills

Excellent project/program management skills

Track record of taking projects from inception to successful execution

Must have strong initiative, adaptability and focused attention to detail

Strong collaborator but also works well independently with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously

Capacity to prioritize effectively and remain deadline-driven

High standards of excellence; desire to learn and grow in a fast-paced communications environment

Ability to challenge existing assumptions, to develop innovative strategies and solutions and execute new initiatives

Respect and expect accountability



Location: Cupertino, CA



Note to Recruiters and Placement Agencies: SugarCRM does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward unsolicited agency resumes to our website or to any SugarCRM employee. SugarCRM will not pay fees to any third party agency or firm and will not be responsible for any agency fees associated with unsolicited resumes. Unsolicited resumes received will be considered property of SugarCRM and will be processed accordingly.

Who we are... SugarCRM was founded in 2004. The company is headquartered in Cupertino, California with European headquarters in Munich, Germany and Asia Pacific headquarters in Sydney, Australia. We are pre-IPO, growing fast and always looking for the top talent. If you���re looking for the excitement and feel of a start-up, but the stability and experience of a market leader, then you���re going to love working at SugarCRM.

What is it REALLY like to work here?

Open is at the heart of our business and our culture. You won���t find cubicles here

Management asks for everyone���s ideas and problem-solving solutions

Engineers drive many of the product���s features

Employees are closer to the customer���s needs

Entrepreneurial-spirited employees

Onsite Developer Sprint weeks - all developers come together. You code, Sugar provides the food

Collaborative work environment

Ownership is the greatest self-identity at SugarCRM - you are making an impact now

We are a merit-based company - many opportunities to learn, excel and grow your career

Wednesday Lunch Demos

Movie Nights

Free onsite fitness classes at our U.S. Headquarters

Onsite Meetups - making connections with our community

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