Event Marketing Manager

Salt Lake City, UT (On-site)

$55K/yr – $70K/yrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end trade show logistics and on-site execution across venues, vendors, and cross-functional partners to deliver high-impact partner and customer experiences.

  • Trade show operations: end-to-end planning, timelines, shipments, and on-site execution.
  • Vendor and venue orchestration: manage GES/Freeman platforms, contracts, budgets, and cross-vendor coordination.
  • Program delivery and follow-up: run-of-show, speaker logistics, materials, and post-event reconciliation.

Job Description

Responsibilities
  • Manage end-to-end trade show logistics, including exhibitor portals, booth shipments, vendor coordination, and critical deadlines
  • Work within exhibitor management platforms such as GES, Freeman, and other general contractor systems
  • Coordinate booth design elements, signage, promotional materials, and shipping timelines
  • Partner with show organizers, general contractors, and third-party vendors
  • Support or lead onsite booth setup, execution, and breakdown
  • Venue sourcing and contract coordination
  • Vendor sourcing and management
  • Registration and attendee management
  • Event timelines and run-of-show development
  • Speaker coordination and logistics
Requirements
  • 2–5 years of experience in event planning, hospitality, trade shows, or event marketing
  • Strong organizational and project management skills
  • Experience with project management tools such as Asana, Monday.com, Wrike, or Smartsheet
  • Familiarity with trade show platforms and exhibitor systems (e.g., GES, Freeman, exhibitor portals, lead retrieval tools)
  • Comfortable leveraging AI tools for research, content development, workflow automation, and briefing materials
  • Strong vendor management, budgeting, and communication skills
  • Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects with tight deadlines
  • High attention to detail and strong problem-solving ability
Preferred
  • Corporate trade shows or conference programs
  • Event agencies or conference planning companies
  • Hotel conference services or hospitality event planning
  • Experience with event management or registration platforms
  • A degree in Marketing, Communications, Hospitality, or Event Management is a plus, but not required
Benefits
  • Two weeks of paid vacation annually
  • Paid holidays
  • Flexible scheduling to accommodate event travel
  • Medical insurance reimbursement or contribution (details shared during the interview process)
  • Travel opportunities to attend and support events across the United States
  • Hands-on experience managing trade shows and corporate events
  • Direct exposure to client strategy and execution
  • Opportunity to grow within a fast-growing consulting firm
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Unusually Unusual Consulting LLC

Unusual Unusually Consulting LLC is a unique mix of event planning, content marketing strategy, and fun! We are committed to making your events memorable – and delivering ROI. We offer customized full-service event planning and marketing consulting services.

Founded in 2022
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
3 employees (1 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
40.8%
Direct
38.6%
Referral
14%
Social
3.7%
Paid
2.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~3

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1 (33% of company)