Events Marketing Specialist

About the position

The Events Marketing Specialist is responsible for coordination and execution of projects, trade shows, events, and related activities that support Gentex's marketing and corporate communications initiatives. This position requires on-site work at Gentex facilities. This role is not eligible for remote work.

Responsibilities

• Help execute internal and external corporate, marketing, community relations, and HR events.
• Tasks may include packing of show properties, shipping coordination, event set-up and tear-down, event staffing and coordination.
• Help maintain the company's marketing warehouse.
• Manage mid-size, US based internal and external corporate, marketing, community relations, and HR events.
• Assist department marketing managers and directors with various marketing and corporate communication projects as assigned.
• Organize, maintain, and inventory the department's physical assets such as trade show properties, vehicles, promotional materials, etc.
• Contribute to digital brand assets, including photos and videos, sales tool libraries, and online repositories and sharing platforms.
• Coordinate the activities of external marketing and corporate communications vendors.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, or related field.
• 2+ years of professional experience in marketing/communications/sales environment.
• 2+ years of experience in event coordination and project management experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite.
• Ability to travel.
• Ability to work non-standard hours, including evenings and weekends, with the possibility of overnight travel, as needed.

Nice-to-haves

• Electrical/mechanical aptitude.
• Forklift certified.
• Experience driving box trucks and driving with utility trailers.
• Previous customer service/sales experience.
• Experience with photography, videography and editing experience.
• Writing, researching, planning, outlining, grammatical and compositional skills, and editing.
• Willingness to assist where/when needed.
• Ability to learn and comprehend new software and other tools.