Senior Marketing Manager - Events

Nashville, TN (On-site)

$100K/yr – $120K/yrSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Own and scale a global events program to drive pipeline, brand, and revenue across webinars, executive dinners, and in-person experiences.

  • Must-have: 6–8 years in B2B events with ownership of programs.
  • Standout: experience leading a multi-office events team and multi-channel promotions.
  • Travel up to 25% for events.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • 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
  • Applying and evolving our tiered event model to ensure the right level of support, consistency, and scalability across markets
  • Serving as the single point of accountability for event outcomes, timelines, and quality
  • Advise on where events fit into the buyer journey and how they support pipeline creation and account growth

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.
  • 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.
  • Content Planning & Creation – Strong editorial and visual eye with the ability to collaborate on or oversee the creation of compelling content.
  • Campaign Management – Experience running targeted campaigns with clear KPIs and conversion goals.
  • Must be willing to travel at least 25% for events

Preferred

  • Experience with people management is preferred, but not required.
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MorganFranklin Consulting is now Highspring, a leading global professional services organization with three integrated offerings—Consulting, Managed Services, and Talent Solutions. Vaco by Highspring specializes in delivering tailored Talent Solutions. Our expertise includes Accounting and Finance, Business and Digital Transformation, Risk and Compliance, Information Technology, and more. With more than 10,000 employees across 45+ offices worldwide, we give partners the agility to thrive, address challenges, and seize opportunities in a rapidly changing world. Learn more at https://www.highspring.com/about-us/morganfranklin/.

Founded in 1998
McLean, Virginia, USA
332 employees (6 in marketing)
60% recommend to a friend
86% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
14.1K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$24.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
43.6%
Direct
40.8%
Referral
7.1%
Social
6.8%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~332

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
4 (1% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$5.2M
Last Raise
$402.7K
Series Unknown, 12 years ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2014
    Series Unknown • $402.7K
  • Apr 2014
    Series Unknown • $4.8M

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