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Tradeshow Event Operations Manager

The Opportunity:

Clarion’s Digital Marketing Division is the home of two market-leading brands Traffic & Conversion Summit & Affiliate Summit. Traffic & Conversion Summit is the biggest independent digital marketing conference in North America, we have a mind-blowing pedigree of speakers including Richard Branson, Magic Johnson, Martha Stewart, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Affiliate Summit runs the biggest affiliate marketing events in the world, and attracts thousands of advertisers, networks, agencies and affiliates from the US and across the globe.

We don’t run your typical conference, so if you’re looking for a bunch of guys in grey suits, we might not be for you. We bring together SMBs, bloggers, Instagram influencers and the world’s largest eCommerce brands.

Our Vegas show sells out every year (well it used to pre-pandemic), but we’re confident we can get back there pretty quickly, as you have probably seen EVERYBODY (including your granny) is now shopping online.

The pandemic has changed EVERYTHING. But as hard as this year has been, it has forced the digital marketing industry to pivot and innovate in ways we’ve never seen before. We’re at a really exciting time of transformation in our business as we launch new content for the industry, get back to live events, and ultimately become even more customer obsessed than ever before.

The Candidate:

The ideal candidate will have operations experience managing and delivering medium-sized conferences and/or small- sized trade shows. We are looking for someone who has worked with US general contractors and venue on a day to day basis alongside other vendors including but not limited to audio visual companies.

They will be extremely detailed-orientated with an ability to multi-task and manage all relevant operations aspects of the show.

You will love a fast-paced environment and be able to organize your own time. We are looking for a motivated, proactive person and team player

Key Responsibilities:

As Operations Manager, you will be required to deliver two trade shows annually, our largest event and a newly launched show. In addition, you will support all other trade shows in the Portfolio onsite and during busy periods. On your trade shows, yu will be solely responsible for managing our general contractor, signage, show labor, AV and feature designs.

Trade Show And Conference Logisics

  • Event lead on one of two trades show; in charge of budget and event delivery
  • Lead contact for general contractor; responsible for managing floor plans, booth designs, furniture, power, labor, signage & production schedule
  • Main venue day-to-day contact; key tasks include but not limited to venue specs, room sets, internet, security, telecoms, traffic marshalling, parking & first aid needs
  • Design show floor features & seating zones incorporating our show theme and customers’ needs
  • Create AV set designs & manage all scheduling, quotes & deliverables for content program
  • Responsible for developing sponsorship opportunities and costings with support of Operations Coordinator
  • Manage and deliver all exhibitor contracts working with Operation Coordinator & CSM team
  • Negotiate and contract vendors; including but not limited to security, entertainment & first aid
  • Update and execute health and safety plans for onsite as per Clarion’s guidelines
  • Oversee and manage operations team deadlines and deliverables for your lead event
  • Develop onsite resource plans with support from Head of Operations for your lead event OPERATIONS DUTIES
  • Report and collect event data to make recommendations for future shows
  • Update budgets, project costs and process vendor payments
  • Keep abreast with industry, attend other shows and bring propose new ideas and intiatives
  • Assist & support operations with event orders, shipping management and administrative duties

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

  • Passionate about customer experiences and live events
  • Experience managing large conferences and/or trade shows in hotel or convention centers
  • Management experience of general contractor deliverables
  • Strong communication skills with ability to present information and ideas
  • Experience in designing features on the show floor desirable
  • Ability to think outside the box and be creative
  • Budget management & excel skills compulsory
  • Ability to effectively manage one’s time and meet deadlines at a high standard
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Problem solver

Clarion Events and the Digital Marketing portfolio embrace diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will

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