Event Marketing Specialist

Responsibilities

• Lead overall event planning, program management, and execution of multiple complex events simultaneously — large-scale, multi-component, and executive-level, within the Americas.
• Execute event programs end-to-end, including event asset management and logistics: sponsorship assessment, venue selection, on-the-ground planning, booth build, and event production.
• Produce know-before-you-go resources, maintain the event calendar, ensure policy compliance, and track ROI.
• Work closely with our Americas Marketing team and business partners to evaluate and recommend sponsorship benefits, calibrating value against the industry audience and business priorities each event serves.
• Liaise with multiple stakeholders across the Avanade team and key business stakeholders, as well as outside organizations and vendors.
• Manage post-event close and wrap, including event analytics, documentation, and surveys.
• Adapt messaging and event formats for varied industry audiences, partnering with marketing leads (on the Americas and the Global side) to ensure relevance.
• Document decisions, vendor relationships, and program status throughout the contract to support a seamless handover at the end of the engagement.

Requirements

• 3+ years of planning and executing B2B sponsored events, including large-scale and executive-level programs.
• Strong project management skills, with a demonstrated ability to manage multiple work streams and programs simultaneously.
• Experience across more than one industry vertical, or clear ability to get up to speed quickly on unfamiliar sectors.
• Demonstrated ability to balance competing priorities in a fast-paced, fluid, matrix environment.
• Professional presence and the ability to interact with multiple points of contact across functional groups and career levels, including executives.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with consistently high-quality work outputs.
• A proactive self-starter who works independently with minimal supervision and is motivated to make a difference with the team.
• A strong team player, willing to collaborate for the best result across multiple teams.
• Willingness to travel and work occasional evenings or weekends around event dates.

Preferred

• Familiarity with the Microsoft ecosystem and partner-led event motions.
• Experience with [event platform/marketing automation/CRM — e.g., Dynamics C365, Marketo, Synops].
• Background marketing to enterprise technology and digital transformation buyers.

Benefits

• Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave, including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client.