Trade Show And Events Coordinator

Trade Show and Events Coordinator

Do you want to join a Fintech startup at the ground level for an amazing growth opportunity? We continue to grow and are building out our growth team to maintain our momentum!

About US: Founded in 2015 by college roommates Sean De Clercq and Erik Straub, Kickfurther is disrupting the world of business financing. Our marketplace model breaks away from traditional factoring and PO-financing in a way that enables growing small to medium size consumer goods (CPG) businesses to access capital so they can produce inventory. Kickfurther is a Boomtown 2015 and 43North 2018 alumni and is backed by investors behind companies like Zoom, Tesla Robinhood and more. We have funded over $150MM for our clients!

Ever wonder what happens when a company gets their largest order ever from someone like REI or their Amazon sales are through the roof? How do they pay for all the inventory to meet the demand of these sales channels? Sometimes they don’t have the money and miss out on a game-changing opportunity. Other times, they resort to giving up significant equity or take on exorbitantly high debt just to produce their stuff. This is where we come in.

Kickfurther created a model to help business owners affordably raise funds for inventory to grow their business without giving up equity or taking on onerous debt.

About YOU: As Kickfurther builds out its growth engine, we’re looking for a specialist in tradeshow and event marketing to join and oversee the planning, execution and optimization around our events strategy. You will lean into your experience, and all that you’ll learn about our target customers, to oversee the before- and after-show experience, delivering revenue-driving events across the US. While you may not be needed to travel to each show, you should expect to .

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Coordinate on-site event management services like setup and teardown
• Effectively manage promotional items, including sourcing, ordering, storage and transportation
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to define and assess event-specific KPIs, ensuring a return on investment (ROI) and driving continuous improvement
• Negotiate with event producers and external vendors to source and secure optimal space and maximize the company's investment
• Coordinate the logistics of outbound and inbound shipments, including packing boxes and monitoring shipment progress
• Manage event attendees, encompassing attendee registration, securing hotel room blocks, and establishing and maintaining booth staffing schedules
• Transform business objectives into captivating and impactful experiences
• Act as a project manager for trade shows and other events covering both sides of our marketplace
• Collaborate with department leadership to devise and execute lead cultivation strategies, including outbound email, before, during and after events
• Formulate and manage event budgets
• Manage an event calendar encompassing 20-30 events annually, while keeping track of vital details such as contract status, due dates, contact information, venue details, and more

Qualifications:

• Openness to trying new things
• 3+ years of experience planning and executing B2B events; experience with trade shows required
• Desire to work in a higher-volume, fast-paced environment where each team member is expected to adopt an entrepreneurial approach to owning their work and results
• Strong knowledge of trade show and event marketing best practices
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work some evenings and/or weekends in support of events (with a flexible schedule that allows you to recoup non-standard hours)
• Buffalo, NY will be given preference, remote will be considered for the right candidate.
• Strong work ethic and high expectations for quality
• Ability to move, lift and carry material weighing up to 25 pounds
• Ability to walk and stand up to eight hours each day while at events
• Comfortable working cross-functionally with sales, marketing and creative teams
• Ability to manage multiple projects and own execution with limited supervision

You’ll report to our Chief Marketing Officer and work closely with our sales team. Competitive compensation with benefits included. Salary range of $65,000 - $80,000 depending on experience. Full-time employee with start date at your earliest availability. Kickfurther is an EEOC Employer.