Trade Show/Event Coordinator

For over 160 years, our customer has been turning information into insights, providing essential intelligence that accelerates progress in our ever-changing world. They deliver data, research, credit ratings, benchmarks, and ESG solutions that governments, companies, and individuals depend on to make decisions with conviction.

We are seeking a Trade Show/Event Coordinator on a contract basis to support our customer's business needs.

What You’ll Do:

• Develop strategies, objectives, and plans for trade shows/events to maximize a company's product exposure
• Reserve space, coordinate set-up and breakdown of displays
• Ensure required support materials are available
• coordinate show advertising
• Drive the strategy, execution, and return on investment of trade shows / hosted events, local field events, company conferences, and internal events nationally
• Work very closely with customer marketing, product marketing, sales
• Plan, executed, and handled all aspects of conference sponsorships, including coordination of logistics such as equipment, catering, marketing collateral, promotional giveaways, and company travel requirements
• Work with sales leadership to develop strategy and lead execution of territory-based regional sales events
• Handle individual event budgets, with a focus on delivering high-quality leads and generating pipeline while maximizing the return on investment of each event
• Manage external vendor relationships, including negotiating budgets and contract
• Work closely with internal teams to ensure each event meets the overall goals of the company
• Manage the development and implementation of comprehensive marketing plans for events and conferences, including direct mail, email, social media, and telemarketing

Must Haves:

• A minimum of 5 years overall experience
• Microsoft Office experience – Teams, PowerPoint, Excel, Word
• Event management coordination experience
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to a fast-paced environment

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

Hours & Location:

• M-F 40 hrs/week. This role is hybrid with three 3 days remote, and 2 days onsite at our Customer’s Houston, TX, office location.
• Central time zone required.

All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States and are required to have US residency at the time of application.

Perks are available through our 3rd Party Employer of Record (Available upon completion of the waiting period for eligible engagements)

• Health Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life (including spouse & child), 401k, STD/LTD, AD&D, and Commuter Benefits program.