Events Manager

About the role

DUAL North America is looking for an Events Manager to lead the strategy, planning and project management of its full events portfolio, from industry conferences and tradeshows to partner events, philanthropic events, internal employee events and digital events. The role sits in the Marketing and Communications team, reports to the VP of Marketing and Communications, and works with underwriting and business development leads, the marketing team and outside vendors. It is based in San Diego, CA or Denver, CO, with up to 20% travel.

Key responsibilities

• Own end-to-end event strategy, planning and project management across the events portfolio
• Coordinate DUAL's presence at conferences and tradeshows, including logistics, staffing, sponsorships and booth planning
• Plan and run external events such as broker appreciation events, carrier events and charitable events, and internal events such as holiday parties
• Run quarterly employee townhalls and own branded merchandise ordering, inventory and distribution
• Work with marketing on invitations and pre- and post-event communications
• Negotiate with and manage external vendors, venues and event partners
• Manage event budgets, timelines, post-event recaps and ROI and attendance reporting
• Maintain a master events calendar and track event ROI

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Hospitality/Event Management or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years in event planning or management, ideally in a B2B setting, managing multiple projects and vendors
• Experience managing event budgets and tracking ROI
• Comfortable working with marketing, business development, underwriting and executives

Required skills

• Project management and vendor negotiation
• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Excellent written, verbal and client-facing communication

What we offer

• Salary of $75,000 - $90,000
• Medical, dental and vision coverage, wellbeing offers, 401k with company match, unlimited PTO and paid volunteer days
• Hybrid work with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office