Senior Marketing Manager - Events

Nashville, TN

$100K/yr – $120K/yrSenior Level6+ years exp

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive global events strategy and program leadership for a Senior Marketing Manager, Events, owning planning, execution, and optimization.

  • Own and evolve a global events program across webinars, conferences, and in-person experiences.
  • Must-have: 6-8 years in B2B marketing with events ownership and multi-channel promotion.
  • Standout: Experience leading a global events team and a tiered model for scalability.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Role Overview We're looking for a Senior Marketing Manager, Events to fully own and evolve our global events program and team—from strategy and planning through execution, measurement, and optimization. This is a high‑visibility role with broad exposure to senior leadership, business unit leaders, and field teams across the organization.
  • This role is ideal for a strategic, detail‑oriented marketer who thrives in complexity, enjoys building scalable programs, and can manage a team of events specialists.
  • You'll act as the quarterback of our events engine, ensuring events are not one‑off moments, but a repeatable, revenue‑driving system.
  • Lead, mentor, and empower a high-performing events team
  • Build and manage a skilled events team, fostering an environment of growth, collaboration, and accountability
  • Set clear goals and expectations, providing ongoing feedback and coaching to develop talent and maximize team performance
  • Champion diversity, inclusion, and professional development—ensuring all team members are empowered to contribute and advance
  • Lead by example in operational excellence, strategic thinking, and results orientation, inspiring the team to achieve ambitious business goals
  • Designing and executing a balanced event portfolio across webinars, CPE programs, executive dinners, roundtables, conferences, and flagship in‑person experiences
  • Translating business goals (pipeline, revenue, brand, community) into a clear annual events roadmap

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Marketing or related field.
  • 6-8 years of experience in B2B marketing, with significant ownership of events or experiential programs
  • Proven track record managing both organic and paid event strategies and execution.
  • Deep understanding of social media platform best practices, algorithms, and audience engagement tactics.
  • Experience with employee advocacy platforms (e.g., DSMN8) and executive thought leadership.
  • Experience with people management is preferred, but not required.
  • Strong writing and storytelling skills with the ability to tailor messages to different audiences.
  • Analytical mindset with the ability to pull insights from data and make recommendations.

Preferred

  • Prior experience managing a global events program in a similar scale
  • Advanced analytics skills or marketing analytics tools proficiency
  • Experience with virtual events and webinars
  • Knowledge of the buyer journey mapping
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