Associate, Experiential Marketing and Events

Boston, MA (Hybrid)

$85K/yr – $90K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 23 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own end-to-end planning and execution of select events and workstreams, coordinating logistics, vendors, and attendee experiences across in-person, virtual, and hybrid programs.

  • Manages planning, timelines, and budgets with internal partners
  • Oversees on-site execution, vendor coordination, and post-event insights

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Manage planning and delivery for select events and assigned workstreams within larger in-person, virtual, and hybrid programs, aligning objectives, timelines, and execution with internal partners.
  • Coordinate registration, attendee communications, transportation, accommodations, event materials, gifting, and onsite logistics.
  • Coordinate directly with internal partners, venues, hotels, production teams, transportation providers, caterers, and other vendors for assigned programs.
  • Coordinate onsite execution for assigned programs, anticipate needs, resolve issues, and advance decisions when appropriate.
  • Research venues, hotels, restaurants, event destinations, activities, and experiential concepts.
  • Request proposals, compare pricing and capabilities, conduct initial outreach, and prepare concise recommendations.
  • Maintain organized venue, vendor, and destination research for future programs.
  • Identify new ideas that improve attendee experience, efficiency, or value.
  • Manage client gifting requests, including product research, ordering, inventory, fulfillment, shipment tracking, and issue resolution.
  • Be responsible for day-to-day operations of the sponsorship and client gifting store, keeping products, inventory, records, and fulfillment processes current.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, hospitality, event management, or a related field.
  • 3-5 years of experience in corporate events, hospitality, marketing, conferences, or client-facing programs. Financial Services background preferred.
  • Experience coordinating events from planning through follow-up and independently managing assigned programs or workstreams.
  • Familiarity with Cvent or a similar event management platform.
  • Experience working with venues, vendors, contracts, budgets, and event logistics.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
  • Ability to travel and work outside standard business hours when needed for events.

Preferred

  • Independent, fast-moving self-starter who follows through with limited oversight.
  • Highly organized with strong attention to detail and sound judgment.
  • Comfortable balancing multiple deadlines, stakeholders, and changing priorities.
  • Resourceful problem solver who proactively identifies next steps.
  • Clear, concise communicator with a professional and service-oriented approach.
  • Collaborative team member who is also comfortable owning work independently.
  • Curious, creative, and motivated to improve event experiences and operations.

Benefits

  • Our total rewards offerings are influenced by several business factors, and eligibility for certain components will vary by position and geography.
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HarbourVest Partners

HarbourVest is an independent, global private markets firm with over 42 years of experience and more than $138 billion assets under management as of September 30, 2024. Our interwoven platform provides clients access to global primary funds, secondary transactions, direct co-investments, real assets and infrastructure, and private credit. Our strengths extend across strategies, enabled by our team of more than 1,200 employees, including more than 230 investment professionals across Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Across our private markets platform, our team has committed more than $59 billion to newly-formed funds, completed over $55 billion in secondary purchases, and invested over $40 billion in direct operating companies. We partner strategically and plan our offerings innovatively to provide our clients with access, insight, and global opportunities.

Founded in 1982
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1.4K employees (80 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$85K/yr – $90K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

Experiential Marketing median pay in the United States

$96K/yr

Most pay falls between $74K and $145K. Based on 410 salaries.

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
77 (6% of company)
Median Career Experience
9 years
Median Tenure
2.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
52.1K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$37K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
51%
Direct
40.8%
Referral
5.7%
Social
1.2%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.4K
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Associate, Experiential Marketing and Events

HarbourVest Partners · Boston, MA · Hybrid