Sr. Manager, Events and Experiential Marketing
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Fairfield, NJ, US
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 7+ years
- Category
- Marketing
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- + Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, or related field. MBA preferred.
- + 10+ years of proven experience managing B2B events with increasing levels of responsibility.
- + 7+ years managing large-scale industry and vertical tradeshows, conferences, incentive travel programs, and corporate events. Agency experience preferred but not required.
- + Expertise managing external vendor performance by effectively guiding, leading, and motivating 3rd party agencies to deliver high-quality customer experiences.
- + Proven experience planning and executing global incentive trips and dealer recognition programs for a B2B hardware manufacturer.
- + Strong budget management experience, including ownership of significant annual event investments.
- + Superb leadership, communication, and collaboration capabilities.
- + Excellent time-management and organizational skills.
- + Extreme attention to detail and strong ability to drive creativity and innovation.
- + Experience operating in Agile team environments, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, and utilizing Jira to prioritize work, manage project timelines, and ensure delivery against busine
- + Advanced proficiency with Microsoft 365.
- The typical pay range for this role is $109,000 -$136,000. This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position
- Note
- This is a general description of the duties and responsibilities most frequently required of this position. The company may from time-to-time request that the incumbent perform other related tasks and
- Kyocera Document Solutions America, Inc is a group company of Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., a global leading provider of total document solutions based in Osaka, Japan. The company’s portfolio incl
- KYOCERA Document Solutions America, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, a VEVRRA Federal Contractor, and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding nondiscrimination. Kyo
Full description
Overview
When you join Kyocera Document Solutions America, Inc. you are joining an organization that is deeply rooted in the Philosophy of “doing what is right as a human being”. Through this Philosophy, our employees are passionate about providing best in class customer service through efficiency, accountability, and a sense of urgency all while putting knowledge to work to drive change.
In addition, we’re a Great Place to Work… and we really mean it! Kyocera Document Solutions America, Inc. has been officially certified as a Great Place to Work since 2022. An organization earns this distinction when its employees have expressed their trust in the people they work for, have pride in what they do and enjoy the people they work with.
As a Senior Manager, Events and Experiential Marketing, you will report to the Senior Director, Channel and Field Marketing and be responsible for the strategic planning, management and execution of a comprehensive events portfolio that supports business growth, channel engagement, customer loyalty, and employee alignment. The incumbent will lead the execution of dealer incentive trips, industry and vertical market tradeshows, internal sales meetings, executive customer events, and other experiential events designed to elevate the Kyocera brand and generate measurable business outcomes.
The chance to do something meaningful, to challenge yourself, to be a part of change in an industry, to influence change doesn’t come around every day.
Responsibilities
+ Develop annual event marketing strategy to drive brand awareness, dealer loyalty and customer engagement across KDA’s internal and external audiences.
+ Lead the planning, execution, and management for annual experiential travel rewards and recognition programs for dealers and internal sales staff at luxury destinations and properties domestically and internationally.
+ Conduct site visits and manage destination selection, contract negotiations, travel logistics, attendee communication, onsite execution, and post-event evaluation.
+ Oversee all agency relationships including destination management companies, travel agencies, hospitality providers, and entertainment vendors.
+ Coordinate and collaborate closely with KDA executive teams, internal divisions, and key stakeholders to ensure successful program delivery.
+ Manage end-to-end planning and execution of industry and vertical market tradeshows, conferences, and exhibitions.
+ Work closely with the Director of Brand Marketing to align messaging, manage regional campaigns, and maintain brand consistency across all events and activations.
+ Develop statements of work and RFPs, negotiate contracts, manage product timelines, and ensure agency accountability.