Events Manager
Responsibilities
- Lead the planning and execution of JobTread Connect, including venues, hotel blocks, programming, staffing, speakers, schedules, and rehearsals.
- Manage bootcamps, regional workshops, meetups, and community events from planning through on-site execution.
- Oversee JobTread's presence at industry tradeshows, including booth strategy, shipping, logistics, and staffing.
- Source, negotiate with, and manage contracts with venues, caterers, AV and production teams, and other event vendors.
- Build event budgets, track expenses, and report on results and ROI.
- Cook up sponsor and exhibitor deliverables and on-site experiences.
- Partner with the marketing team on event promotion, registration, communications, and post-event content.
- Gather attendee feedback and apply learnings to future events.
- Plan internal events, team celebrations, and culture-building experiences.
- Travel and work occasional evenings and weekends as needed.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- 5-7 years of experience managing conferences, tradeshows, corporate events, or large workshops.
- Proven ability to lead events from concept and budgeting through execution and reporting.
- Strong vendor management and negotiation skills.
- Highly organized and able to manage multiple events at once.
- Calm, decisive, and resourceful under pressure.
- Cheap talker who works well with executives, speakers, sponsors, vendors, and attendees.
- Personable and comfortable engaging with business owners and executives.
- Proficient with event technology, project management software, and Excel.
- Willing to travel and work occasional evenings and weekends.
- Sponsor or exhibitor management experience is a plus.
- Construction industry experience is a plus.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred.
Perks
- Join a small, growing team as an early team member.
- Upward career mobility at a high-growth startup.
- Make an impact and advance your career development.
- Opportunity to become an innovator and solve real-world problems for construction.
- Creative and entrepreneurial working environment.
- Work every day with successful, smart, and highly motivated people.
- Electronic standing/sitting desks with top of the line secondary monitors.
- Weekly Team Lunch, Happy Hours, and other team events.
- Casual dress code.
- Flexible schedule.
Benefits
- Dental, health, and vision insurance.
- Paid training.
- 401k plan + matching.
- Vacation and other Paid Time Off.
- Free access to an onsite workout facility.
About JobTread
JobTread provides end-to-end construction management software that helps construction businesses manage all of their processes, from pre-construction through to project completion. Our full suite of features includes everything construction businesses need to manage their jobs, team members, documents, photos, customers, vendors, and sub-contractors all in one place. And our budget-first approach creates financial transparency at every stage of a project. Get organized, complete your projects on time, and increase your profits with JobTread. JobTread's mission is to leverage technology to create more profitable construction companies. Come be a part of the fun and challenging environment at our headquarters conveniently located in Dallas, TX right off Interstate 635 & Coit Rd. JobTread is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.