Marketing Director

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Marketing Director leading integrated campaigns for Forge’s CEDIA Expo, a residential systems integration event. Growing attendance, exhibitor sales, sponsorships, and year-round community engagement.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead the annual CEDIA Expo marketing strategy, campaign calendar, and budget
  • Align marketing priorities with attendance, exhibitor, sponsorship, and revenue goals
  • Define audience segments, personas, and customer journeys for industry audiences
  • Develop integrated attendee acquisition, retention, and reactivation campaigns
  • Partner with sales on exhibitor and sponsorship value propositions, sales collateral, prospecting campaigns, and lead-nurturing programs
  • Coach, develop, and inspire the marketing team while remaining hands-on in execution
  • Manage marketing spend and channel performance
  • Establish KPIs and monitor registration conversion, acquisition costs, engagement, and sales lead generation
  • Use testing and reporting to optimize campaign results
  • Lead pre-show, on-site, and post-show marketing, including registration communications, exhibitor marketing toolkits, education and show-feature promotion, and follow-up campaigns
  • Own brand positioning, messaging, and content strategy
  • Oversee website updates, landing pages, creative assets, and marketing copy
  • Develop social media, community engagement, public relations, and industry partnership programs
  • Collaborate with CEDIA, media partners, exhibitors, and internal teams to extend reach and maintain consistent messaging

Requirements:

  • 7+ years of progressive marketing experience, with experience leading integrated B2B campaigns
  • People management and team leadership experience, with a hands-on, collaborative approach to coaching and execution
  • Digital marketing experience across email, paid search/PPC, paid social, SEO, social media, and web analytics
  • Experience with HubSpot, Salesforce, or comparable CRM and marketing automation platforms, including segmentation, lead nurturing, and campaign reporting
  • Experience managing agencies, creative resources, media partners, and other external vendors
  • Strong planning, prioritization, project management, and organizational skills
  • Ability to manage multiple campaigns and event deadlines
  • Demonstrated ability to use data to improve audience acquisition, registration conversion, campaign performance, and website effectiveness
  • Experience developing marketing plans, managing budgets, and communicating performance against business objectives
  • Excellent copywriting, presentation, and communication skills
  • Ability to tailor messaging for attendee, exhibitor, and sponsor audiences
  • Ability to build strong cross-functional relationships and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment while demonstrating the company’s values
  • Ability to travel to events periodically, up to 15% annually, for up to a week at a time
  • BS/BA in Marketing, Communications, Business, or a related field preferred
  • Trade show, conference, or event marketing experience preferred
  • Interest in or familiarity with residential systems integration, smart home technology, AV, lighting, automation, security, or networking preferred

Benefits:

  • Unlimited vacation for exempt employees
  • Flexible working locations
  • 401(k) plan with a company match
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Inclusive coverage provisions including transgender services and fertility benefits
  • Parental and caregiver leave
  • Dependent, commuter, and FSA benefits
  • Professional development programs like Toastmasters
  • Mental wellness tools