# Senior Marketing Events Specialist - Contractor

**Company**: Forward
**Location**: Santa Clara
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: contract
**Salary**: $35–$45/hr
**Category**: Marketing
**Industry**: Technology

**Apply**: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/forwardnetworks/jobs/8004690003?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
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## Description

We are seeking a Senior Marketing Events Specialist Contractor to join our marketing team at Forward. In this role, you will be responsible for planning and executing large-scale industry events and turnkey field events.

Responsibilities:

- Independently plan and execute turnkey tabletop events from start to finish, including logistics, timelines, on-site coordination, and post-event data hygiene.

- Support the execution of larger tradeshows and corporate events, including venue sourcing, budget tracking, and overseeing lead list quality.

- Maintain detailed project plans for multiple concurrent events, ensuring milestones and deadlines are tracked and communicated clearly.

- Manage the warehouse supply of branded merchandise and event materials, including tracking inventory and coordinating restocks.

- Build trusted relationships across marketing and the broader organization to ensure smooth event execution.

Desired Skills and Experience:

- 2-3 years of hands-on tradeshow experience.

- Highly organized and detail-oriented with a proven system for managing tasks.

- Clear and effective communicator, both in professional emails and verbal briefings.

- Proficiency in Google Suite and MS Suite, particularly building and maintaining spreadsheets.

- Experience with Asana or similar project management software is a plus.

- Familiarity with lead retrieval tools and event registration platforms is a plus.

- Experience with marketing automation and CRM platforms (e.g., Salesforce, Marketo, or HubSpot) is a bonus.

- Prior experience in cybersecurity, networking, or infrastructure technology is a plus.

This is a contract position with an hourly pay range of $35–$45/hr.

## Skills

### Required
- Google Suite
- MS Suite
- Asana
- project management
- communication
- event planning

### Nice to have
- tradeshow experience
- federal/public sector experience
- lead retrieval tools
- event registration platforms
- marketing automation
- CRM platforms
- cybersecurity
- networking
- infrastructure technology

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