Lead Specialist, Marketing - Trade Shows And Customer Events (Remote)

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As our Lead Specialist, Marketing - Trade Shows and Customer Events for our Spine business, you will help plan, develop and oversees marketing events (e.g., trade shows, conventions, sales meetings) for internal and/or external clients.

Who we want:

• Hard-working winners. Confident, competitive and results-oriented professionals who create a track record of success.
• Dedicated achievers. People who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations.
• Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, information, use cases, and industry analyses to develop best practices.
• Effective communicators. People who can interpret information clearly and accurately to concisely communicate results and recommendations to stakeholders.

What you will do:

• Lead a collaborative, trade show planning process for cross divisional trade shows
• Manage activity budgets and related expenses, reporting performance to budget
• Develop and maintain an annual tradeshow meeting calendar to establish priorities, track project status and deliverables
• Organize product focus (capital and implants) and the appropriate booth support/staffing
• Develop and manage key vendor and agency relationships as well as cross divisional relationships
• Design communications and communication plans for internal and external audiences that convey a consistent message and design before, during and after the trade show
• Partner with business unit and marketing leaders to identify Spine’s sponsorship support
• Identify competitive insights and new trends and technology in the trade show space
• Serve as a brand steward, adhering to and promoting Stryker’s brand guidelines, specifically the trade show guidelines
• Manage Spine’s trade show experience in and outside of the booth, including maximizing booth location, developing welcoming booth designs and floor plans, and planning pre-show meetings and engaging customer events – all bringing our brand to life
• Experiment with new and innovative concepts and design principles to maximize impact
• Partner with Marketing Communications to develop visuals, including graphics or videos
• Identify, track, analyze and report on key metrics and meeting leads
• Manage logistics for trade shows, including booth set up and tear down

What you need:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 4+ years of work experience required

* $65,400 - $132,300 salary plus bonus eligible + Benefits (Health, Vision, Dental, 401K, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, Wellbeing Program, Employee Stock Purchase Program). This information reflects the anticipated salary range for this position based on current national data. Actual minimum and maximum may vary based location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors.*

About Stryker

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with our customers, is driven to make healthcare better.

The company offers innovative products and services in Medical and Surgical, Neurotechnology, Orthopedics, and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 100 million patients annually.

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