Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end planning and execution of Kastle's national event calendar, including tradeshows, hosted events, webinars, and podcasts — independently managing all logistics from kickoff through post-event wrap.
• Serve as the primary Kastle representative and main point of contact for all national events, traveling to and attending each one in person to lead on-site coordination, booth operations, staffing, and brand presence.
• Collaborate with sales leaders to oversee regional events budget, activations and ensure consistent messaging across all event appearances.
• Proactively coordinate with sales and marketing functions on every event: brief sales ahead of time, determine lead capture and outreach strategy, and ensure post-event follow-up happens in a timely manner, tying results back to ROI.
• Manage corporate speaking submissions from start to finish, including tracking due dates, finalizing topics, preparing panelists, coordinating with regional sales reps to identify speakers, and writing first-pass titles and descriptions.
• Serve as the first point of contact for all event sponsorship opportunities, researching and evaluating options that drive brand awareness and lead generation, and surfacing recommendations to marketing leadership.
• Proactively research industry tradeshows and webinars to ensure Kastle is represented at the most relevant opportunities; manage attendance registration and invitation review.
• Coordinate booth set-up, operations, furnishings, staffing schedules, and promotional material selection for all external tradeshows.
• Partner with external agencies and vendors (PR, Exhibit, Digital Media) to amplify Kastle's presence leading up to and at events.
• Coordinate hotel room block housing for Kastle employees attending national events.

Requirements

• 3-5 years minimum of national tradeshow (5,000+ attendees). Bonus if involved with B2B technology.
• BA/BS degree required (preferably in marketing, communications, theater, art, journalism, business).
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Equally comfortable working independently (self-starter) and in a highly collaborative team environment.
• Demonstrated ability to independently own an event program end-to-end, from strategy through on-site execution and post-event reporting.
• Experience partnering cross-functionally with sales, marketing, and regional/field teams to align messaging and maximize event ROI.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent events, vendors, and deadlines.
• Willingness and ability to travel to all national events and represent Kastle as the primary on-site point of contact.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience presenting recommendations and results to marketing and leadership.

Preferred

• Bonus if involved with B2B technology.