Marketing Events Manager

8am • Austin, TX

12d • $99,000 - $120,000

About The Position

It's a new day with a new opportunity at 8am! About the role: We’re looking for an Events Manager who can take the lead on planning and executing our annual user conference - a flagship event that brings together legal professionals, technologists, and product experts. This role blends creativity, logistics mastery, and stakeholder coordination. You’ll oversee the entire event lifecycle, from strategy and budgeting to on-site execution and post-event analysis. About us: At 8am, our vision is to power a world where professionals thrive. We start every day on a mission to empower professionals with the most trusted, innovative technology to deliver world-class outcomes for their clients and exceptional financial results for their business. They count on our purpose-built solutions to simplify operations, ensure compliance, and fuel profitable growth, so they can focus on their clients and do more of the work that matters. Founded in 2005, 8am™ (formerly AffiniPay) is the professional business platform built to help legal, accounting, and other client-focused professionals run stronger, more profitable businesses. Today, more than 250,000 professionals across the U.S. trust 8am to help them work smarter, serve clients better, and unlock their full potential. We have been recognized as one of Inc 5000’s fastest growing companies in the U.S. for 13 years in a row, and as a result, our teams continue to grow as well!

Requirements

• 3–5+ years of experience in event management, preferably within tech, SaaS, or professional services.
• Experience managing multi-day conferences (500+ attendees preferred).
• Strong understanding of B2B events and the expectations of legal or highly regulated industries.
• Exceptional project management, communication, and vendor-negotiation skills.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally with executives, sales, product, and marketing teams.
• Willingness to travel for venue scouting and on-site execution.
• Ability to stay calm, decisive, and organized under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end planning and execution of the company’s annual user conference, ensuring event strategy, programming, and attendee experience align with business goals.
• Develop project timelines, run-of-show documents, and operational workflows to guide cross-functional execution.
• Build and manage event budgets, ensuring cost-effective decisions while maintaining a high-quality experience.
• Source, negotiate, and manage relationships with venues, production teams, A/V, catering, decor, transportation, and other vendors; oversee related contracts and compliance needs.
• Coordinate programming by partnering with the Content team on session development, speaker management, and creation of a balanced event agenda.
• Oversee all logistics, including registration systems, ticketing, attendee communications, signage, branding, swag, print materials, and booth layouts.
• Manage travel and accommodations for speakers and VIPs and lead on-site event operations, staff assignments, volunteer coordination, and vendor load-in/load-out.
• Partner with Marketing to develop promotional campaigns, website content, and email communications, ensuring brand consistency across all event touchpoints.
• Support sponsorship outreach and manage sponsor deliverables such as booths, branding, and speaking opportunities.
• Track and analyze event performance metrics, conduct attendee surveys, and produce post-event reporting with recommendations for future improvements.

Benefits

• Health Insurance Coverage: We offer our 8Team a variety of medical, dental, and vision plans, designed to fit your needs, including a 100% company-paid HDHP plan for employees.
• Financial perks: We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package including annual bonuses, equity options and 401(k) or RRSP if in Canada, with a company match for all team members.
• Time for what matters: Flexible Time Off, paid holidays, and a parental leave program for our new parents.
• Wellness: Wellness stipends, mental health support, and one-on-one nutrition coaching.
• Learning and Development: Continuous learning through 8am.edu , leadership programs, professional development funds, and individually focused talent development.
• Giving back to the communities around us: Participate in our charitable matching gift program, paid time off for volunteer service, and company-sponsored volunteer events (both local and virtually).
• Engagement: Virtual and in-person team-building events, quarterly award recognition through our Rise & Shine Award of Excellence Program, and our peer-to-peer appreciation platform.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed