Director of Event Marketing at Hello Heart

We are growing rapidly and are looking for a Director of Event Marketing to build and evangelize Hello Heart’s corporate events strategy. We are seeking a passionate leader who understands how events contribute to sales and marketing goals as well as company strategic initiatives. The ideal candidate must be a strategic advisor to sales and marketing teams but also able to roll up their sleeves and get the job done.

You will work with a cross-functional team of leaders to drive and execute event strategy with key players across marketing, strategic alliances, and sales - establishing vision, process, and ROI. Your work will have a measurable impact on the growth of Hello Heart. This hands-on role will require you to understand and manage the details of event strategy, planning, and execution including creating a compelling presence at a myriad of events.

This person will report to the head of enterprise marketing and will manage a team of event specialists. 

Responsibilities

• Define a holistic event strategy and annual program budget that aligns with the company’s goals
• Set the vision for compelling event presence and experiences
• Collaborate with executives and team leaders across the company on strategic, high-visibility events
• Work with various stakeholders in creating event-related content, including presentations, booth messaging, and more. 
• Create a standardized process, budget, and planning (staff, giveaways, etc.) for events
• Work closely with operations to track event ROI and contribution to the company’s KPIs
• Create, maintain, and communicate a detailed calendar of events 
• Experience developing strategic event programs and taking them to market including annual budget management and planning on behalf of multiple departments
• Demonstrable understanding of all event marketing and planning phases including promotions, traffic drivers, staff training, logistics, KPIs and metrics.
• Experience with contract negotiations and world-class vendor selection
• Be the “go to” person for all marketing-related activity related to Hello Heart, partner, and industry events, both in-person and virtual
• Flex your creative muscles and work cross-functionally on creative imagery and promotions for events
• Coach a small team of event specialists

The ideal candidate will have:

• Strategic Thinker - create a vision for how to effectively and uniquely position Hello Heart at industry events
• Stellar Communication skills - clarity and conciseness in all written and verbal communication 
• Hustle - ability to meet goals with sleeves rolled up - always finding a way to get things done with a sense of urgency and drive
• A Drive to Collaborate -  articulate a vision to teams, collaborate with cross-org stakeholders, deliver feedback, and everything in between
• Left/Right Brain Balance - can balance creativity/innovation with analytics/data 
• Low Ego - it doesn’t fit through the door here
• Organized/Project Management - effectively manage multiple projects and timelines for different stakeholdersPersonal Desire to Change the Lives of Others - mission-driven with high integrity
• Independence - ready to thrive in an environment based on freedom and responsibility
• Travel flexibility; travel may reach up to 50%
• Negotiation skills - stellar ability to negotiate contracts and select world-class vendors

Qualifications

• 7+ years of event marketing experience
• 3+ years of people management and coaching experience required
• 3+ years in digital healthcare and high growth tech strongly preferred
• Proven success driving both virtual and face-to-face events 
• Experience working with HLTH, Conference Board & similar conferences  preferred
• Experience in a scaling company is a must
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA a plus
• Experience with enterprise tools, including Salesforce, Google Suite, Pardot, Asana