Marketing Event Specialist Jobs

Barco designs technology that makes everyday life a little better. Seeing beyond the image, we develop sight, sound, and sharing solutions to help you work together, share insights, and wow audiences. Our focus is on three core markets: Enterprise (from meeting and control rooms to corporate spaces), Healthcare (from the radiology department to the operating room), and Entertainment (from movie theaters to live events and attractions). Our solutions make a visible impact, allowing people to enjoy compelling entertainment experiences; to foster knowledge sharing and smart decision-making in organizations and to help hospitals provide their patients with the best possible healthcare. Headquartered in Kortrijk (Belgium), Barco realized sales of 804 million euro in 2021 and has a global team of 3,000+ employees, whose passion for technology is captured in +500 granted patents.
Barco is seeking an innovative, hands-on, motivated and proactive Event manager to support and execute initiatives and actions that will drive growth of our Meeting Experience business in the AMERICAS region.
Your Responsibilities

• Administrative execution related to events is nothing new for you! (cost negotiations, PO creation, quotes, orders, material to submit..)
• Creating and executing communication using marketing automation flows (invitations, registrations, reminders, capture attendees, and thank you mails, promotion through social media & other channels, ...) is within your scope
• You will provide on site support during the event when required
• Organize virtual events & webinars:
• Setting up of a webinar using Zoom will become a standard practice
• You will assist in identifying and organizing national and local, Barco and industry events in the US (potentially Canada) in collaboration with our regional channel and sales teams.
• You will secure the coordination and execution of all related elements (booth space, booth design, organize technology gear needs with field, goodies, transport & logistics products, attendance demand, lead capture and follow up plan, ...)
• You’re the master at tracking & measuring results vs. KPI’s set for each event
• Creating and executing communication using marketing automation flows (invitations, registrations, reminders, capture attendees, and thank you mails, promotion through social media & other channels, ...) is within your scope

Your Profile

• You are fluent in English (speaking & writing)
• Have worked with and built relationships with trade show production companies, booth builders and logistic organizations
• You live at reasonable travel distance from our Duluth office where the marketing material is stored. We have a home working policy allowing you to work from home three days per week.
• You have a bachelor’s degree– preferably in Marketing and/or Communication
• Ability to bring together key stakeholders to work together collaboratively in executing event and PR activities
• You work well independently, as well as in a team environment and interact with individuals at all levels in the organization
• You are eager to learn our internal digital tools (Marketo, Zoom, Teams, Zapier, Sitecore, DAM, Salesforce, SAP…)
• 2-3 years of experience in events organization/coordination
• You possess project/ event management and tradeshow skills

Barco is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition or AIDS/HIV status, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, military, veteran status, marital status, citizenship or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process at Barco, please contact our HR department at [email protected] Please specify the reasonable accommodation you are requesting, along with the job posting number in which you may be interested. A Human Resources representative will review your request and contact you to discuss reasonable accommodation.
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