Marketing Manager, Events

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$130K/yr – $150K/yrMid Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 3 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end event marketing and content demand streams for B2B SaaS logistics, aligning events, content, and social with pipeline goals and revenue impact.

  • Own and optimize event strategy across live, virtual, and field formats to drive pipeline and ROI.
  • Build the content engine: annual calendar, customer stories and podcast material, plus organic social to support demand and brand storytelling.
  • Partner with Sales for pipeline alignment, measure ROI, and scale the program with data-driven decision making.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own Toro's end-to-end event marketing strategy across trade shows, industry conferences, customer events, field marketing, and virtual/hybrid formats.
  • Build and manage the annual events calendar, prioritizing high-impact opportunities aligned to pipeline and revenue goals.
  • Lead all event logistics: venue sourcing, vendor management, booth design, swag, staffing, and on-site execution.
  • Track and report event performance metrics (pipeline influenced, leads generated, cost per opportunity, ROI) and use data to optimize the program.
  • Own Toro's content calendar: planning and producing written content (blog posts, customer stories, case studies, podcast material) that supports demand generation and brand storytelling.
  • Manage customer story content across formats: written, video, and social, working closely with customers and our production agency to capture and share stories.
  • Own Toro's organic social presence – developing a consistent publishing cadence that reflects our brand voice and builds awareness in our target markets.

Requirements

  • 4+ years of event marketing experience, ideally in B2B SaaS, logistics, supply chain, or a high-growth startup
  • Proven track record owning events end-to-end — from strategy through post-event reporting
  • Comfortable owning a social media presence and building an organic content program from the ground up.
  • Strong project management skills with the ability to juggle multiple deadlines simultaneously
  • Experience partnering with Sales teams to align event and content programming with pipeline goals
  • Data-driven mindset: comfortable defining success metrics, pulling reports, and communicating event ROI
  • Excellent communicator — written, verbal, and cross-functional
  • Highly organized, detail-oriented, and calm under pressure
  • Willingness to travel for on-site event execution

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Unlimited PTO
  • 401(k) managed by Empower
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Toro TMS

At Toro TMS, we are on a mission to deliver technology that drives lasting improvements for the trucking industry. Our dedicated team has built an easy-to-use, modern end-to-end TMS specifically designed for bulk haulers. From load management and dispatch, to accounting and driver payroll, we provide a single software solution to help our customers move more loads.

Founded in 2020
Chicago, Illinois, USA
69 employees (3 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
99.3K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$4.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
21.5%
Direct
73.6%
Referral
3.3%
Social
1.4%
Paid
0.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~69

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1 (1% of company)
Median Career Experience
10 years
Median Tenure
1.1 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1