Marketing Events Manager

Embrace a career with purpose at Nice North America, a subsidiary of Nice S.p.A., an Italian multinational leader in Home and Building Automation. Guided by our vision of creating A World Without Barriers, we develop cutting-edge solutions for smart home control, security, door and gate automation, access control, and more to achieve our mission of Simplifying Everyday Movements.

Headquartered in Carlsbad, CA, with several R&D and manufacturing centers and offices throughout the region, Nice is committed to innovation that enhances everyday life. Our team thrives in an environment that fosters continuous learning and professional growth where you’ll collaborate with talented and dynamic individuals every day to create groundbreaking solutions. And, as a global leader, we offer award-winning sales and marketing programs, technical support, and CEU training to the industry’s top partners.

Our commitment extends beyond technology development; we also proudly support the Gary Sinise Foundation R.I.S.E. program, helping wounded veterans and their families through specially adapted smart homes. A philanthropic endeavor that truly embodies our corporate mission.

Summary: We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Marketing Events Manager to plan and execute our event marketing program across trade shows, regional events, conferences, and partner activations. This role is responsible for delivering high-quality, on-brand experiences that drive partner engagement, support sales efforts, and contribute to pipeline growth. The ideal candidate is a strong project manager who thrives in fast-paced environments and can manage multiple events simultaneously.

Location: Carlsbad, CA

Salary Range: $100,000 to $115,000 annually, depending on experience.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Plan and execute a range of events including trade shows, regional tabletop events, roadshows, and conferences  
• Manage event logistics end-to-end, including timelines, vendors, shipping, and onsite coordination  
• Ensure consistent, high-quality execution across all events  
• Support planning and execution of major trade shows (booth setup, staffing coordination, materials, demos)  
• Coordinate with internal teams to ensure alignment on messaging, product focus, and event goals  
• Manage onsite execution to ensure a smooth and professional presence  
• Coordinate regional events in partnership with sales teams and distributors  
• Support event promotion efforts to drive attendance and engagement  
• Ensure events deliver a strong partner experience  
• Manage sourcing, inventory, and distribution of event swag and branded materials  
• Coordinate production of booth assets, signage, and collateral  
• Ensure all materials are on-brand and delivered on time  
• Work closely with Sales, Product Marketing, Creative, and Channel Marketing teams  
• Serve as a key point of coordination for event-related deliverables and timelines  
• Manage relationships with external vendors and event partners  
• Track event budgets and expenses to ensure alignment with approved spend  
• Assist in vendor negotiations and cost management  
• Support post-event reporting, including attendance, engagement, and lead tracking  
• Implements and maintains department policies and standards
• Required to have a strong comfort-level communicating throughout all levels of the organization
• Understand, support and execute all work according to the established procedures of the organization
• Project based assignments as requested

Qualifications:

• 3–6+ years of experience in event marketing, trade shows, or event coordination (B2B preferred)
• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, or a related field
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
• Experience coordinating logistics for events or trade shows
• Willingness to travel (up to 35%)

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Strong written communication and verbal skills
• Proven ability to multi-task, set project priorities, establish department/discipline goals and objectives for self and staff
• Computer literacy required; including immediate skills in Microsoft applications (i.e. Excel, Word, PPT, etc.)
• Previous experience managing and leading a team

• Strong attention to detail
• Positive attitude, self-motivated and eager to succeed

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Lead, develop and mentor a team
• Interviewing, selecting, and training employees
• Performance evaluations

Budgetary Responsibilities:

• Track event budgets and expenses to ensure alignment with approved spending  
• Assist in vendor negotiations and cost management  
• Support post-event reporting, including attendance, engagement, and lead tracking
• Analyzing financial information to ensure all operations are within budget
• Presenting annual budgets to leadership team
• Make budgetary suggestions and execute cost-saving initiatives
• Meet budget submission deadlines

Physical Requirements:

Essential functions of this job require the following minimal physical demands.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable the individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Required to sit, talk or hear; frequently required to use hands to grip or feel; and occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Vision and depth perception suitable for use of utilizing a computer, printer, phone, and keyboard
• Manual dexterity suitable for use of utilizing a computer
• Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes which permits the employee to work in an office setting
• Ability to walk and/or climb 5% of the time comfortably, with or without reasonable accommodation
• Ability to sit at a computer for 90% of the time comfortably, with or without reasonable accommodation
• Travel up to 35% of the time
• Light to moderate lifting

Working Conditions: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be comfortable working in an office environment to include moderate noise levels
• The working area is primarily in an open office setting with reasonable lighting and controlled temperatures

==================================================================================================

As thinkers and creators, we look at the world with an open mind, engaging with the possibilities and broadening our perspective in an inclusive way.

Disclaimer:

The above statements reflect the general details considered necessary to decide the principal functions of the job identified and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all work requirements that may be inherent in the job. Job incumbents are expected to perform other duties necessary for the effective operation of the position, department, or the business.