Senior Manager, Events Marketing

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$98K/yr – $144K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 18 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own and optimize a strategic event portfolio while collaborating across Marketing and Sales to drive pipeline and revenue through well-planned, measurable programs.

  • Own event strategy and portfolio planning
  • Align objectives, messaging, and follow-up with cross-functional teams
  • Measure impact and inform future investments

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Partner with the Associate Director of Demand Generation to develop and evolve the event marketing strategy, annual event portfolio, investment priorities, and success metrics.
  • Own the planning, execution, and optimization of a diverse event portfolio — including hosted events, executive programs, third-party conferences, sponsorships, and hospitality experiences.
  • Collaborate closely with Sales, Campaign Marketing, Customer Marketing, Product Marketing, and Central Marketing teams to align event objectives, target audiences, messaging, follow-up plans, and business outcomes.
  • Establish scalable, repeatable event planning processes, tools, and best practices that improve execution quality, cross-functional visibility, and team efficiency.
  • Manage event budget planning, forecasting, and investment tracking — ensuring resources are allocated effectively and programs deliver measurable business value.
  • Monitor event performance and business impact using engagement metrics, pipeline contribution, attendee feedback, and post-event insights — and use those findings to inform future investment and optimization decisions.
  • Identify opportunities to improve attendee experiences and team productivity through personalization, automation, AI-enabled processes, and modern event technology.
  • Serve as the primary point of escalation for event execution challenges — balancing competing priorities and keeping delivery on track against organizational goals.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in B2B marketing, event marketing, field marketing, experiential marketing, or a related discipline.
  • Proven success planning and executing complex events that drive customer engagement, pipeline generation, and business growth.
  • Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple large-scale initiatives simultaneously.
  • Experience partnering with sales leaders and senior stakeholders to align event investments with business priorities.
  • Experience managing budgets, vendor relationships, and contract negotiations.
  • Experience leveraging automation, AI tools, or modern event technologies to improve planning, execution, and attendee experience.
  • A bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.

Benefits

  • Financial Health
  • 100% 401k match up to 6% of salary
  • Stock Ownership Potential
  • Company provided life insurance - 1x salary + commission
  • Physical Health
  • Comprehensive health benefits (medical/dental/vision) including potential premium discounts and company-provided HSA contributions (up to $500-$2,000 annually) for specific plans and coverages
  • Additional medical Wellness Incentives - up to $300-$600 annual
  • Company-provided long- and short-term disability insurance
  • Emotional Health
  • Trust-Based Time Off
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Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment insights in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The Company offers an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers and owners, retirement plan providers and sponsors, institutional investors in the debt and private capital markets, and alliances and redistributors. Morningstar provides data and research insights on a wide range of investment offerings, including managed investment products, publicly listed companies, private capital markets, debt securities, and real-time global market data. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries, with approximately $369 billion in AUMA as of Sept. 30, 2025. The Company operates through wholly-owned subsidiaries in 32 countries.

Founded in 1984
Chicago, Illinois, USA
12K employees (526 in marketing)
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90% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$98K/yr – $144K/yr

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Funding

Total Funding
$91M
Last Raise
$91M
Private Equity, 27 years ago

Funding History

  • Jul 1999
    Private Equity • $91M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
12.3M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$669.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
30.4%
Direct
60.8%
Referral
7.8%
Social
0.6%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~12K
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Senior Manager, Events Marketing

Morningstar · Chicago, IL · Hybrid