Marketing Manager, Events

Somerville, MA (On-site)

$90K/yr – $115K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive Formlabs’ event strategy and execution across trade shows and product launches.

  • Own a portfolio of trade shows from 10×10 to 150+ ft exhibits, across multiple formats
  • Must-have: 8+ years in B2B event marketing with complex portfolio ownership and reporting
  • Standout: Cross-functional leadership with Sales, Product, Design, and Marketing to maximize impact

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own a portfolio of various trade shows, from 10×10 booths to 150+ sq ft exhibits
  • Develop and execute plans to achieve event objectives, ensuring milestones are met and outcomes are delivered
  • Lead end-to-end event planning and execution, including pre/post-event campaigns, staffing, booth management, and internal enablement for demos and presentations
  • Collaborate with the design and marketing teams to ensure event presence effectively represents the brand and showcases our growing product portfolio
  • Manage budgets, contracts, vendors, and logistics, optimizing spend and operational efficiency across multiple event formats
  • Serve as a visible brand ambassador, building relationships with customers, partners, and prospects onsite
  • Gather and analyze event performance insights, using learnings to continuously improve formats, messaging, and attendee experience
  • Collaborate across Sales, Product, Design, and Marketing teams, providing recommendations and influencing decisions to maximize event impact
  • Responsible for ordering and tracking event inventory including collateral, giveaways, etc.
  • Travel as needed (~25% of the time) to attend events, oversee execution, and support onsite teams

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, or a related discipline
  • 8+ years of experience in event marketing, including owning and executing complex B2B trade show and event programs
  • Proven experience managing multi-event portfolios with booths ranging from small (10×10) to large-format (150+ sq ft), including planning, execution, and reporting
  • Experience supporting product launches and evolving product portfolios through events, ensuring effective market positioning
  • Strong project management skills, highly organized, and able to manage multiple projects, resources, budgets, and onsite personnel under tight deadlines
  • Excellent communication skills — written, oral, and cross-functional collaboration, including partnering effectively with Sales, Product, and Marketing teams
  • Data and metric-driven, with the ability to draw insights from event and marketing data to optimize outcomes
  • Creative, innovative, and proactive — able to identify new opportunities and think outside the box to improve event experiences
  • Confident, friendly, and dynamic personality, able to serve as a brand ambassador at events
  • Comfortable traveling ~25% of the time to attend events and oversee onsite execution

Benefits

  • Robust equity program to build future wealth through RSUs
  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage (Medical, Dental, Vision)
  • 401K matching and access to financial advisors
  • Generous paid Parental Leave (up to 16 weeks)
  • Tenure-based paid Sabbatical Leave (up to 6 weeks)
  • Flexible Out of Office Plan – Take time when you need it
  • Ample on-site parking & pre-tax commuter benefits
  • Healthy on-site lunches, snacks, beverages, & treats
  • Regular sponsored professional development opportunities
  • Many opt-in culture events across our diverse community

Formlabs

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Formlabs builds the tools that make it possible for anyone to bring their ideas to life. Headquartered in Somerville, Massachusetts with offices in Germany, Japan, China, Singapore, and Hungary, Formlabs is the professional 3D printer of choice for engineers, designers, manufacturers, healthcare providers, and decision makers around the globe. Formlabs products include the Form Series SLA printers, Fuse Series SLS printers, Form Wash and Form Cure post-processing solutions.

Founded in 2011
Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
707 employees (56 in marketing)
48% recommend to a friend
57% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
922.2K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$25.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
54.2%
Direct
36.4%
Referral
4.9%
Social
3.7%
Paid
0.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~721

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
36 (5% of company)
Median Career Experience
12 years
Median Tenure
4.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
5

Funding

Total Funding
$253.7M
Last Raise
Series E, 5 years ago