Events & Activations Manager (Marketing)

Cloud Accountant Staffing

1d•$65,000 - $75,000•Onsite

About The Position

This role is for an Events & Activations Manager to join a marketing team focused on making the accounting industry more engaging. The manager will be responsible for deciding where the company shows up for events and what activities take place. This includes managing a calendar of approximately 150 events annually across the country, with hands-on involvement in 15 to 20 of them. The position requires a creative approach to designing unique booth concepts, on-site activations, dinners, and parties that differentiate the company from competitors. It is a hands-on role that involves significant logistical planning and on-site execution, not just desk-based planning. The ideal candidate will be comfortable owning a budget, solving logistical challenges, and ensuring events contribute to pipeline growth.

Requirements

Hands-on experience planning and running events
Based in Indianapolis or willing to relocate, and able to work in-office five days a week at the Stutz
Able to travel 15 to 20 times a year, with heavier travel in the fall
Authorized to work in the United States

Nice To Haves

Experience with conferences, trade shows, B2B activations, or field marketing
Experience managing event budgets and negotiating with vendors
Experience running multiple events at the same time
Familiarity with tracking leads or pipeline from events
Exposure to accounting, professional services, or B2B audiences
A portfolio, photos, or examples of events you've built

Responsibilities

Event Strategy & Selection: Decide where CAS shows up by evaluating conferences, trade shows, and industry gatherings across the country, and recommending where CAS invests its time and budget.
Activations & Experiences: Design booth concepts, on-site activations, dinners, and after-parties that engage firm owners and stand out from competitors.
Budget Ownership: Build, manage, and track event budgets line by line, making smart tradeoffs between cost and impact.
Logistics & Vendor Management: Manage venues, caterers, AV, transportation, printers, and shipping, and negotiate with vendors.
On-Site Execution: Lead setup, day-of operations, and breakdown for 15 to 20 trips a year, solving problems in real time.
Creative Collaboration: Work with the creative and marketing team on event themes, branding, swag, signage, and content captured on-site.
Pipeline & Results Tracking: Track attendance, leads, and pipeline sourced from each event to inform future event decisions.
Event Operations: Create and maintain calendars, checklists, shipping trackers, and playbooks for managing a high volume of events.