Event Marketing Manager

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$95K/yr – $110K/yrMid Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 5 days ago

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Job Summary

Own the strategic planning and execution of high-impact B2B event programs to drive pipeline, with strong cross-functional leadership and precise on-site management.

  • Define KPIs and measure event impact using Salesforce data
  • Lead cross-functional teams to align marketing, sales, and partners

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Strategic Planning & Pipeline Acceleration
  • - Operate Tier 1 events as a primary demand generation channel. Support the shift of focus from "brand awareness" to measurable growth in pipeline generation and acceleration.
  • - Own the strategy for maximizing face-to-face time. Work with Sales leadership and field marketing to pre-book prospect and customer meetings, executive dinners, and ancillary networking events. Ensure dedicated meeting rooms are utilized effectively to accelerate deals/host executive meetings.
  • - Asset with using AI-driven insights and tools to enhance the prospect/customer experience, using data to personalize pre-event outreach and ensure precise onsite meeting matchmaking.
  • - Execute comprehensive internal rollouts for Sales and BDR teams. Provide rules of engagement, target attendee intelligence, and messaging playbooks and sales ready templates/kits to ensure the field is prepared to convert onsite interactions.
  • Operational Excellence, Brand & Staffing
  • - Operationally excellent at managing large B2B marketing events. Must be detail oriented and able to coordinate diverse teams to come together for a moment in time that makes a big impact on prospects and customers.
  • - Act as the brand guardian of the brand on the show floor. Ensure every kiosk, demo station, signage, staff apparel and content aligns strictly with corporate brand guidelines and provides differentiation. You will actively monitor the booth to ensure it remains pristine, professional, and "on brand" at all times.
  • - Oversee all onsite staffing readiness and logistics. This includes selecting the right mix of technical and sales staff, creating coverage schedules, and delivering pre-event training to ensure every staff member is on-message, approachable, and proactively engaging attendees.
  • - Partner with Product Marketing and SEs to coordinate session content and technical demo setups. Ensure demo stations are functioning perfectly and tracking engagement metrics.

Requirements

  • 2-4+ years experience in B2B Event Marketing (SaaS preferred, Salesforce ecosystem an added bonus), with a proven track record of managing end to end trade shows (e.g., Dreamforce, World Tours).
  • On-site Management Skills: You are comfortable correcting issues on the spot, coaching staff on booth etiquette, and fixing brand inconsistencies immediately.
  • Service-Oriented Mindset: You are willing to roll up your sleeves to help other internal teams succeed, even if it falls slightly outside your core remit.
  • Sales Alignment: Strong experience working directly with Sales leadership and BDR teams to drive pipeline outcomes.
  • Project Leadership: Experience running events with extended team members contributing to the project from diverse organizations. (IE: marketing, sales, customer experience/support, pre-sales/SE, and executive leadership team) Track record for pulling teams together in common work streams and communication channels.
  • High ownership and urgency: Ability to operate autonomously in a fast-moving/start-up type environment and manage multiple complex projects simultaneously.
  • Marketing Tech Stack: Proficiency in Salesforce (campaign management) and Marketing Automation platforms is preferred.
  • Lead Retrieval: Experience with event lead capture tools and integrating them into the lead flow process.
  • Expert proficiency in Slack —utilizing Workflows, Canvases, and integrations to automate event updates and manage complex logistics.
  • Project Management: Proficiency in Project Management tools (e.g., Asana, etc) to manage complex event workback schedules.

Benefits

  • Copado offers a comprehensive benefits package, which includes:
  • - Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.
  • - Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • - 401(k) Plan
  • - Paid Time Off
  • - Wellness Perks
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Copado is the leader in AI-powered DevOps for Salesforce and business applications. Backed by Insight Partners, SoftBank, IBM, Capgemini and Salesforce Ventures, Copado delivers Org Intelligence to simplify complexity and bring clarity to enterprise delivery. Copado unifies planning, building, testing and releasing on Salesforce with built-in trust, automation and governance. More than 1,750 global brands — including Coca-Cola, Medtronic, T-Mobile and Volkswagen — use Copado to accelerate digital transformation, achieving 20x more frequent releases, 95% less downtime, 10x faster testing and 20% greater productivity.

Founded in 2013
Chicago, Illinois, USA
555 employees (44 in marketing)
56% recommend to a friend
52% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
147K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$80.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
45.4%
Direct
44.3%
Referral
7.6%
Social
1.4%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~555

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
33 (6% of company)
Median Career Experience
13 years
Median Tenure
2.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Funding

Total Funding
$270.8M
Last Raise
$140M
Series C, 5 years ago

Funding History

  • Sep 2021
    Series C • $140M
  • Feb 2021
    Series B • $96M
  • Jun 2020
    Series B • $26M

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