As Event Marketing Specialist for Accruent, you will be responsible for planning and executing high impact, strategic marketing events for Accruent throughout the globe.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage Accruent events large and small in a busy annual schedule, including numerous trade shows, seminars, sales, and customer events, with attention to detail in all aspects of event production
• Manage events calendar, project timelines, project checklist, exhibit management templates and event budget.
• Organize and drive pre-show and post-show meetings.
• Develop and send pre-show and post-show communications for both employees and customers.
• Develop and present post-show reports.
• Work with vendors, e.g. exhibit house, printers, etc., to ensure timely, cost-effective execution.
• Customer event planning, logistics, sponsor management, promotion and registration.
• Assisting with collateral and promotional items/swag ordering, printing and shipping of items.
• Oversee travel arrangements and assist with staffing and duty assignments.

Skills and Requirements

• 2-5 years’ experience in trade show, event management and planning.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Detail-oriented with excellent follow-up, budgeting and time management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to think strategically, generate creative solutions, and manage multiple complex projects simultaneously under pressure to meet tight deadlines.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Strong sense of ownership.
• Self-starter with ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work with all levels of internal staff, clients and prospects.
• Ability to handle confidential client and company information.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Project.
• Ability to travel 5-10%

Desired Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, or equivalent.
• Proficiency with Salesforce.com or similar CRM system
• Knowledge of event management, project management and content collaboration tools
• Proficiency with the Office products suite
• Knowledge of WebEx, GotoMeeting or other web conferencing software

ABOUT ACCRUENT

Accruent helps real estate and facilities leaders deliver long-term, world-class operational and financial performance through industry-specific suites that deliver greater customer value. Accruent’s solutions are at work in more than 5,400 leading organizations worldwide, including 40 percent of the top 100 retailers, 20 percent of the Fortune 500, 40 percent of the leading universities, all of the top 4 U.S. wireless carriers, 55 percent of U.S. hospitals, and leading service providers managing more than 4 billion square feet of property. Founded in 1995, Accruent is headquartered in Austin with U.S. offices in Santa Monica, Evanston, Columbus, Pittsburgh, Minneapolis and Boston. Outside of the U.S., Accruent has offices in Vancouver, BC; Burnaby, BC; Calgary, AB; Vaughan, ON; Reading, UK and Hong Kong. For more information, visit www.accruent.com. 

Accruent is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

All offers of employment are made contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. A background check may include: verification of education, past employment, criminal background reports, motor vehicle driving records, reference checks, civil suit records, drug test and/or investigations into incidents involving theft, fraud, harassment and workplace violence. The company is the sole determinant of a successful background check.

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