Marketing Events Manager
Bullhorn is the leading global software provider for the staffing and recruitment industry. More than 10,000 companies rely on Bullhorn’s cloud-based platform to power their staffing processes from start to finish. Through our incredible products and services, we create raving fan customers, resulting in company growth that consistently offers new opportunities for our talent to advance their careers. 25% of our global workforce gets promoted or moves into a new role every year, expanding their skills and working with new people. Bullhorn is large enough to provide these exciting opportunities but small enough to maintain the energy of a startup, and we’re consistently ranked as a great place to work for our strong culture and rewarding career opportunities.
Our commitment to our employees: Every Bullhorn employee has a sense of belonging, a voice that is heard, and a clear path to success. Bullhorn offers unlimited planned vacation, great opportunities for career development, quarterly paid volunteer days through its philanthropic group Bullhorn Cares, and an open invitation to Bullhorn Allies groups, which celebrate and cultivate diversity and inclusion for all employees.
Our in-office employees enjoy a casual, collaborative environment with weekly catered-in lunch and breakfast, and quarterly social events. While working from the comfort of their own homes, our remote employees are provided a full equipment package with all the tools they need to perform their role. We use Zoom, Slack, and other tools to stay connected while we are remote.
Why this job is important:
Based in Bullhorn’s Boston office and reporting to the Director of Marketing, the Marketing Events Manager will be responsible for managing all events for Bullhorn that reinforce our brand, engage new prospects, strengthen relationships with current customers, and enable the sales team to advance key accounts. This person will work closely with the marketing and sales teams to execute flawless events that support Bullhorn’s reputation of being the market leader in staffing and recruiting software. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who is exceptionally detail-oriented, strategic, analytical, organized, and able to manage multiple projects at once.
A typical day might include:
Managing Bullhorn’s participation in all industry tradeshows, events, and associations
Strengthening existing relationships with industry associations and identifying opportunities to creatively partner with strategic associations
Managing and executing Bullhorn’s annual customer conference for 1000+ attendees
Overseeing the budget for all tradeshows, customer events, and associations, and tracking the ROI analysis
Developing creative and strategic campaigns around all event programs
Working cross-functionally, especially with sales personnel and Bullhorn executives, to ensure events are well attended and flawlessly executed
Managing a wide range of vendors
Aggressively negotiating rates and contracts with vendors
This role may be a fit for you if you have:
Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably in Marketing or Communications
3-5 years’ experience in the field of marketing
Event planning experience is required, event planning experience within the software industry is preferred
Very strong written and verbal communication skills
Excellent knowledge of marketing terms and concepts, keen attention to detail, and the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously within tight deadlines
Ability to thrive as a self-starter and work in a team setting
Previous experience maintaining vendor relationships
Bonus points for:
Experience managing events in the technology space
Bullhorn is committed to our core values and we are looking for people who exhibit these traits:
Service - You go beneath the surface to solve problems.
Energy - You build up your teammates and leave people positively charged.
Ownership - You take action and own up to your mistakes.
Speed & Agility - You go around obstacles and demonstrate urgency.
Being Human - You consider other people's perspectives, laugh, and have fun.