Events Manager

Drips•Indianapolis, IN

About The Position

The Events Manager owns planning, logistics, and communication for Drips-hosted events, industry events the company attends or sponsors, and executive experiences such as Sales Kickoff and the Executive Advisory Council. This individual contributor role works closely with Marketing, Sales, Customer Success, and company executives, with ownership and visibility with leadership. The manager may run several events at once and builds repeatable checklists and templates while reporting on event outcomes. The role is responsible for coordinating event details from initial planning through follow-up, keeping stakeholders informed, managing budgets and vendors, and delivering post-event reporting and recommendations. It includes on-site support and travel to approximately 3 to 6 Drips-hosted events per year, including some evenings and weekends.

Requirements

3 to 5 years of experience in event management, event marketing, corporate events, or a related role.
Experience owning events end-to-end, including travel, hotels, venues, dining, and on-site operations; executive-level or high-touch audience experience is preferred.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and a track record of keeping cross-functional teams and executives informed.
Experience managing vendors, contracts, and budgets.
Working knowledge of event and project management tools and a CRM; examples include ClickUp, Salesforce, and Microsoft suite.
Willingness to travel for Drips-hosted events, including some evenings and weekends.
Proactive communication, strong planning and process-building abilities, composure under pressure, resourcefulness, and analytical skills.
Ability and interest in using AI tools such as Claude to speed up planning, tracking, and analysis without sacrificing accuracy or quality.
A cover letter submitted with the online application addressing which Drips value resonates most and why, and in 3–4 sentences what the candidate likes about running events and why they are a good fit.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience.
Experience with healthcare, insurance, or financial services events.

Responsibilities

Manage event logistics, including hotels, travel, dinners, transportation, activities, guest lists, and special requests.
Build plans, timelines, and run-of-show documents for industry shows, Sales Kickoff, incentive programs, and other events, often managing several concurrently.
Source, contract, and manage hotels, venues, caterers, travel providers, and event partners; track deposits and deadlines.
Coordinate with executives, assistants, and guests about travel, schedules, and preferences from invitation through follow-up.
Build checklists and templates to maintain event quality as event volume grows.
Serve as the source of truth for event details, deadlines, and ownership from kickoff through recap.
Update Marketing, Sales, Customer Success, Finance, and executives about changes and needed actions; raise open decisions early.
Work with Content and Field Marketing on event promotion and pre-event meeting booking for sales conferences and sponsorships.
Own event budgets and track spending against plan, including tradeshow registrations, sponsorship payments, and dinner reservations.
Coordinate booth, shipping, and swag requirements with vendors as needed.
Prepare post-event reports covering spending, results, internal and external feedback, and recommendations for optimization and improvement.
Travel to support approximately 3 to 6 Drips-hosted events per year, manage on-site details, solve problems in real time, and serve as the point person for teams, executives, and vendors.