Events Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take charge of planning, logistics, and communication for events hosted by Drips, as well as industry events that Drips attends or sponsors, including Sales Kickoff and Executive Advisory Council.

• Collaborate with Marketing, Sales, Customer Success, Finance, Content, Field Marketing, executives, assistants, guests, vendors, and event partners.

• Organize and oversee hotels, travel arrangements, dinners, transportation, activities, guest lists, special requests, schedules, and preferences.

• Develop comprehensive plans, timelines, run-of-show documents, checklists, and reusable templates for multiple simultaneous events.

• Source, negotiate contracts, and manage hotels, venues, caterers, travel providers, and event partners; monitor deposits and deadlines.

• Maintain a centralized repository for event details, deadlines, ownership, changes, and outstanding decisions.

• Assist in event promotion and facilitate pre-event meeting scheduling for sales conferences and sponsorship opportunities.

• Manage event budgets, track expenditures against plans, and coordinate tradeshow registrations, sponsorship payments, booth logistics, shipping, and promotional items.

• Provide post-event reports on expenses, outcomes, feedback, and recommendations for improvement within two weeks following each event.

• Offer on-site support for approximately 3 to 6 Drips-hosted events annually, addressing issues in real-time and acting as the primary contact for teams, executives, and vendors.

⛳️ Requirements

• 3 to 5 years of experience in event management, event marketing, corporate events, or a similar role.

• Proven experience in managing events from start to finish, including travel, hotels, venues, dining, and on-site operations, preferably for executive-level or high-touch audiences.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a history of keeping cross-functional teams and executives well-informed.

• Experience in vendor management, contract negotiation, and budget oversight.

• Familiarity with event and project management tools and a CRM (such as ClickUp, Salesforce, Microsoft suite, etc.).

• Willingness to travel for Drips-hosted events, including some evenings and weekends.

• Bachelor's degree preferred, or equivalent professional experience.

• Helpful, but not mandatory: experience with events in healthcare, insurance, or financial services sectors.

🏝️ Benefits

• Travel to support approximately 3 to 6 Drips-hosted events each year.

• Individual contributor position offering real ownership and visibility with leadership.