Event Marketing Manager

About the role

SOCi, the leader in AI-powered marketing solutions for multi-location businesses, is seeking an experienced Event Marketing Manager to oversee the company's trade show and conference calendar. This role involves strategy, budgeting, logistics, on-site execution, and post-event reporting.

Responsibilities

• Own the strategy, planning, and execution of SOCi’s trade show event calendar, including major industry conferences, strategic third-party events, and select customer-hosted sponsorships.
• Manage event budgets, timelines, and logistics, working with vendors and venues to ensure deadlines are met and costs are controlled.
• Negotiate and finalize event-related contracts (venues, vendors, sponsorships) in collaboration with Legal and Finance.
• Support ReImagine, SOCi’s annual customer conference, by managing logistics, vendor coordination, and on-site execution.
• Collaborate with copywriters, designers, and Brand to develop event messaging, collateral, booth design, and pre/post-event campaigns.
• Manage event asset inventory, including shipping and receiving logistics, and use AI tools to speed up event content production.
• Work with Marketing Ops to capture event data, streamline sales follow-up, and report on event ROI.
• Equip sellers with the tools and resources they need for pre- and post-event outreach.
• Build relationships across Sales, Customer Support, and Product Marketing to align on event goals and gather feedback for continuous improvement.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of event marketing experience, preferably in B2B SaaS.
• Proven track record planning and executing successful events end to end, from strategy through on-site execution.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple events and vendors at once.
• Experience with event management and CRM/marketing automation tools.
• Genuinely AI-forward, using AI tools to speed up content, planning, or reporting work.
• Willingness and ability to travel as required for events.
• Willingness to adapt to changes in the job description as deemed necessary by the business.

Qualifications

• Remote opportunity: Ability to work 100% remotely.
• Must have a bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, business administration, or a related field.
• Experience with event management and CRM/marketing automation tools.
• Willingness to use AI tools to speed up content, planning, or reporting work.
• Ability to manage multiple events and vendors at once.

Skills

• Event planning and execution.
• Project management.
• Organizational skills.
• AI tool proficiency.
• Collaboration and communication.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package (health insurance, dental, vision, 401(k) plan with employer match).
• Flexible work environment (flexible paid time off, quarterly wellness days, paid holidays).
• Unique employee engagement programs.

Pay

$70,000 - $90,000 USD base plus bonuses. Individual pay is determined by factors such as job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Schedule

Full-time, non-contract role.

Who We Are

SOCI is redefining how multi-location enterprises achieve local and AI search visibility with the world’s first agentic workforce. Built specifically for distributed brands, SOCi’s brand-trained agents are guided by a unified visibility engine that autonomously executes and optimizes local marketing work across AI search, GEO ecosystems, social, and reviews — ensuring every location is visible, discoverable, and growing in today’s geo-driven landscape. Trusted by leading brands like Ford, Ace Hardware, and Liberty Tax, and recognized by Fast Company as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies, SOCi transforms marketing from software you manage into work that gets done — intelligently, consistently, and at scale.

What You’ll Own

Event strategy & execution, Creative & promotion, Cross-functional partnership & reporting.

What You’ll Need To Be Successful

• Remote opportunity: Ability to work 100% remotely.
• Must have a bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, business administration, or a related field.
• Experience with event management and CRM/marketing automation tools.
• Willingness and ability to travel as required for events.
• Willingness to use AI tools to speed up content, planning, or reporting work.
• Ability to manage multiple events and vendors at once.