Marketing Events Coordinator

Quality Technology Services • Overland Park, KS

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About The Position

The Marketing Events Coordinator will support achievement of the business through executing on an event program to include company-hosted events, sponsorships at partner and industry events and membership with local organizations and associations. You will identify and secure event and sponsorship opportunities within each local market, coordinate event logistics, collateral, signage and giveaways, handle budget management, communication management among internal stakeholders on activity planning and follow up. The Event Marketing Coordinator may also assist in the execution of promotion efforts that support event activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• One to two years’ experience in event planning and coordination.
• Cross-functional project management skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Salesforce.
• Experience with a marketing automation platform (especially Pardot).
• Experience with a content management system (especially WordPress).
• Related market/industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate events, trade shows, event sponsorships and local association memberships for market.
• Create and maintain budget spending for events, associations and local sponsorships.
• Proactively engage with sales, marketing and partner team to identify opportunities, needs, event objectives/goals, target audiences, topics, partner participation.
• Plan and coordinate set-up, logistics and food and beverage in partnership with site hosts for events hosted at QTS facilities.
• Identify and coordinate creation of collateral, giveaways and signage at events.
• Communicate with QTS vendors to secure sponsorship dollars for QTS hosted events.
• Support the demand generation team with coordination of promotion activities that support events (emails, social media, advertising, etc.).
• Conduct pre- and post-event evaluations and report on outcomes to sales and marketing leadership.
• Optimize events calendar over time to maximize overall impact.
• Manage the events section of the company website to be sure all prospect and client-facing events are posted and regularly updated.
• Coordination of the company’s annual Sales Kick Off meeting.
• Travel as necessary to attend major QTS hosted events and tradeshows (approximately 20 – 30%).

Benefits

• QRest Sabbatical
• Employee Stock Purchase
• QTS scholarship for dependents
• Eagle Club award trip eligibility
• Paid volunteer days
• Tuition assistance, parental leave and military leave assistance
• medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• flexible spending and HSA accounts
• paid holidays
• paid time off
• employee assistance program
• wellness program, and other company benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees