Marketing Specialist

San Diego, CA

$65K/yr – $85K/yrMid Level5+ years exp

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end event and trade show programs from planning through post-show follow up, with a strong focus on cross-functional messaging and budget stewardship.

  • Event Management: Plan, staff, ship, and follow up on leads for shows, conferences, and internal events.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Align on technical messaging with BD, Eng, Ops, and People and Culture to ensure accurate collateral and campaigns.
  • Campaign & Calendar Alignment: Anchor marketing campaigns and calendars in Salesforce and WordPress for coordinated execution.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Planning and execution of all aspects of external trade shows, conferences, and events, as well as with internal company events as needed. Includes coordinating logistics with show/event organizers, completion of required forms/contracts, staffing, booth layout, giveaways, shipping of trade show supplies, and tracking of sales leads (compilations and outbound follow up).
  • Support annual trade show budget planning, as well as monthly tracking for trade show and event expenses. Includes researching tradeshows/events, estimating cost to exhibit/participate, and helping to define the yearly plan to be approved and executed.
  • Maintain and update tradeshow and events calendar internally and on company web site using WordPress.
  • Support planning of marketing campaigns and execution using Salesforce campaign marketing tools, including tracking.
  • Support the Marcom department in logistics coordination and production of marketing collateral (such as brochures and data sheets), inventory management, and outside printing required for trade shows/events/campaigns.
  • Proactively collaborate with Business Development, Engineering, Operations, and People and Culture teams to ensure project completion with technical accuracy and current business messaging.
  • Develops relationships with team members built on trust and respect.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, communications, or related field of study required.
  • At least 5 years of relevant marketing and/or communications experience.
  • Highly motivated person who is not afraid to take initiative.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite.
  • Hands-on experience with tools such as Salesforce and MailChimp.
  • Must be detail oriented, as well as being able to handle and track multiple projects and deliverables associated with shows and events.
  • Ability to travel 20% of the time.
  • Excellent verbal & written communication skills.
  • Trade show and event planning (minimum 1-3 years of experience).
  • Using detailed systems to track tradeshows, conferences, and events.
  • Must have superior organization skills, a keen attention to detail, and ability to drive cross-functional projects.
  • Strong collaborative drive and interpersonal skills.
  • Strong initiative, proactive work ethic and prioritization skills.
  • Trustable judgement and analytical problem-solving skills.
  • Effective execution and decision making.
  • Champion of change and promotes innovation.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Able to frequently sit for extended periods of time; frequently required to use office equipment such as PC, printer, telephone, etc.
  • Able to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.]? hmm

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Benefits

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TrellisWare Technologies

TrellisWare Technologies, Inc. launched in 2000 with an innovative culture striving to push technological boundaries in the area of wireless communications. We are now a global leader in highly advanced algorithms, waveforms, and communications systems that range from small form factor radio products to fully integrated solutions. We are the interoperability standard for resilient communications When Nothing Else WorksTM.TrellisWare’s technology is a critical component of modern tactical networks. Our TSMTM waveform is incorporated into a wide range of systems, including TrellisWare radios, trusted industry partner radios, and multiple government and commercial solutions. Our highly adaptable network facilitates secure mission critical voice and data delivery in the most severe conditions. The result is an exceptionally robust, flat network that provides unprecedented scalability and supports hundreds of nodes, using less spectrum than any other Mobile Ad-hoc Networking (MANET) technology. In true collaboration, we are working with an ever-growing community of integrators, end-users, and government stakeholders to develop the newest technological solutions enabled by TrellisWare technology. We call this the Trellis//SphereTM. Come join us in the Trellis//SphereTM and see what we can accomplish together.

Founded in 2000
San Diego, California, USA
238 employees (6 in marketing)