Full Time

Director of Event Marketing

Swooped
Full-time
Director
Staffing and Recruiting
United States
$130,000 - $190,000* / year (about $63–$91 an hour)

Job Description

About the Opportunity

The organization is seeking a Director of Event Marketing to direct and scale its overarching event strategy. This full-time role is based in the United States and reports directly to the Chief Revenue Officer while collaborating closely with the go-to-market team.


Serving as a key contributor to building the marketing function from the ground up, the Director of Event Marketing will oversee the department's largest budget line item, steering presence across industry conferences, organization-sponsored gatherings, and executive dinners.


Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the complete event marketing strategy, including third-party conferences, organization-sponsored events, and dinners.
  • Assume ownership of an existing events calendar and collaborate with the Chief Revenue Officer and Director of Growth to expand it.
  • Develop and execute strategies to connect with prospective customers and partners via in-person events, organic social channels, and related outreach avenues.
  • Host and facilitate events across both virtual and in-person formats.
  • Design, test, and implement new event concepts, tracking and reporting on their overall efficacy.
  • Work in close alignment with the sales team to support pipeline generation and relationship development.


Required Qualifications

  • Proven track record of strategizing, organizing, and executing a full events calendar in close collaboration with sales teams.
  • Comfort and proficiency hosting events in both virtual and in-person environments.
  • Strong messaging capabilities with demonstrated experience communicating value propositions across multiple mediums.
  • Deep customer focus and comfort engaging prospects and partners directly regarding service value.
  • Demonstrated self-starter mindset with the ability to pilot new ideas, drive them through completion, and analyze outcomes.
  • Strong interest in engaging with product details and solving customer problems within a technology organization.
  • Enthusiasm for building and developing a marketing function from the ground up.


Preferred Qualifications

  • Capability to serve as a public-facing voice for the organization.
  • Demonstrated potential to scale event marketing outcomes into broader brand marketing responsibilities.


Compensation and Benefits

  • Annual base salary ranging from $135,000 to $165,000
  • Equity
  • Health coverage
  • Paid time off and paid holidays


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