[Hiring] Events Manager @Marketing Architects

Role Description

This role owns Marketing Architects’ events strategy and execution, helping the company build brand awareness and create meaningful in-person connections with prospective clients. You will plan and manage conferences, sponsorships, hosted dinners and other in-person experiences while representing Marketing Architects at events across the industry. This role sits on the Marketing team and reports to the Chief Marketing Officer.

• Own the events strategy: Plan and manage Marketing Architects’ annual events calendar, including conferences, sponsorships, hosted dinners and company events.
• Execute events end-to-end: Lead logistics, vendor coordination and onsite management to ensure events run smoothly and deliver strong experiences for prospects and partners.
• Travel to events: Attend 5–10 conferences and industry events per year (~10–15% travel), typically 3–4 days per event and concentrated in the spring and fall, to execute experiences and represent Marketing Architects in-market.
• Create meaningful prospect engagement: Design in-person experiences that increase face time with CMOs and senior marketing leaders and help generate new business opportunities.
• Manage event investments: Oversee a $1M+ annual events budget and ensure sponsorships and activations support brand visibility and pipeline growth.
• Partner across teams: Work closely with marketing and sales leaders to ensure events support broader marketing campaigns and business development efforts.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience managing conferences, sponsorships or experiential marketing programs.
• Background in marketing, advertising or agency environments with the ability to engage credibly with CMOs and senior marketing leaders.
• Experience managing complex events and logistics with significant budgets ($500K+ preferred).
• Familiarity with event management platforms, CRM tools or marketing automation systems used to track event engagement and outcomes.

Benefits

• 100% employer-paid medical, dental and disability, with vision option.
• Generous 401(k) matching.
• Flexible paid time off, 9 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays.
• Paid parental leave.
• Annual office supply allowance, monthly internet stipend and employer-paid cell phone.
• Opportunities to connect virtually and in-person twice a year with our fully remote team.

Company Description

Marketing Architects is an All-Inclusive TV agency that gives performance brands access to high-quality, effective TV campaigns without the traditional high entry cost and ongoing challenges of optimization, scale and measurement. Founded in Minneapolis, Marketing Architects has been helping companies connect with their customers in new and inspiring ways for more than 25 years.