Position: Tradeshow and Event Marketing Manager
About: Verkada is a leader in cloud-based B2B physical security, offering six product lines including video security cameras, access control, environmental sensors, alarms, workplace, and intercoms. Founded in 2016, Verkada has expanded rapidly with 15 offices across three continents, 2,100+ full-time employees, and 28,000+ customers across 70+ countries.
Requirements: 5+ years of professional non-internship marketing experience building, executing, and scaling multiple, complex, multi-faceted events and trade shows, ideally within high technology; A history of managing calendars for events with multiple running simultaneously; Strong event management, project management, budget management, and reporting experience including using customer research, hard data, and metrics to back up assumptions, generate forecasts, and assess the efficacy of marketing programs; Experience negotiating with and managing external suppliers, agencies, and venues and coordinating a wide range of services, including space allocation, traditional and digital signage, attendee flows, security, food & beverage, temp staff sourcing and management, transportation, giveaways, etc.; The ability to frequently travel nationally and internationally, including weekends (some holidays) and stays up to a week, to attend highly strategic events, scout locations, or spot-check vendor execution; Demonstrable experience creating creative, unexpected, and successful event and/or campaign experiences; Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent of 4+ additional years of work experience; Ability to travel up to 35%.
Benefits: healthcare programs that can be tailored to meet personal health and financial well-being needs – Premiums are 100% covered for the employee under most plans and 80% for family premiums, nationwide medical, vision, and dental coverage, health saving account (HSA) and flexible spending account (FSA) with tax-saving options, expanded mental health support, paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits, time off to relax and recharge through paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO, and personal sick time, professional development stipend, wellness/fitness benefits, healthy lunches and dinners provided daily
