Trade Shows and Events Marketing Lead

Elbit America is a distinguished provider of high-performance products, system solutions, and support services catering to critical sectors such as defense, homeland security, commercial aviation, and medical instrumentation. The company prides itself on its extensive facilities spread across the United States, demonstrating a firm commitment to supporting professionals and organizations that contribute to the safety and security of the nation. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT and TASE: ESLT), a globally recognized high-tech company, Elbit America benefits from a wealth of experience and innovation, serving a wide array of programs that blend defense and commercial applications. For more details, visit ElbitAmerica.com or follow their updates on YouTube.

The role of Trade Show and Event Marketing Lead at Elbit America plays a pivotal part in the company’s marketing and business development strategy. This hands-on, results-driven position involves end-to-end responsibility for planning, managing, and executing trade shows, conferences, symposiums, and a variety of other events designed to enhance brand presence and drive growth. The successful candidate will be instrumental in aligning marketing objectives and messaging, designing impactful marketing tactics, and facilitating seamless logistics. With accountability extending from budget management—ranging notably from $1,000 to $1 million depending on specific events—to post-event analysis, the role demands a strategic and detail-oriented mindset.

The Trade Show and Event Marketing Lead is expected to be highly capable of simultaneously managing multiple initiatives and customer engagements. Collaboration will be key, as this role involves working closely with the Growth team, various business units, subsidiaries, and external partners to ensure cohesive marketing efforts that reflect Elbit America’s strategic goals. Responsibilities include managing exhibit design and layout, product demonstration assets, attendee management, and on-site supervision. In addition, this role engages with protocol officers and embassy staff to handle high-level engagements involving dignitaries and government diplomatic operations, showcasing the level of professionalism and diplomacy required.

Candidates in this role will lead integrated marketing plans that employ multi-channel approaches, ensuring that trade shows and events are prioritized as critical success factors in customer engagement and brand development. They will conduct vigorous after-action reviews to glean insights that refine future marketing strategies continuously. A comprehensive understanding of trade show and event logistics, budget forecasting, vendor negotiations, and cross-departmental coordination is essential. This role offers an opportunity to contribute meaningfully to a company at the forefront of technology innovation in defense and commercial industries, combining creativity with rigorous operational execution to deliver measurable business outcomes.