Senior Marketing Events Contractor

Join Forward, an early-stage company in the cybersecurity industry, as a Senior Marketing Events Contractor. In this role, you will be responsible for planning and executing large-scale industry events, managing logistics, budgets, and timelines. You will also support the execution of larger tradeshows and corporate events, maintain detailed project plans, manage inventory of branded merchandise, and build relationships across the organization. The position offers a competitive compensation package, including equity, top-grade insurance, and unlimited vacation time.

• Independently plan and execute turnkey tabletop events from start to finish, owning logistics, timelines, on-site coordination and post-event data hygiene.
• Support execution of larger tradeshows and corporate events including venue sourcing, budget tracking, overseeing lead list quality and updating event-related content.
• Maintain detailed project plans (like Asana) for multiple concurrent events, ensuring milestones and deadlines are tracked and communicated clearly across team members.

• You bring prior tradeshow experience, a meticulous eye for detail, and the ability to independently own events end-to-end
• You're the kind of person who catches the typo everyone else missed, notices a scheduling conflict before it becomes a problem, and takes pride in being the person a team can rely on
• Tech Savvy: Proficiency in Google Suite and MS Suite is required, particularly building and maintaining spreadsheets for tracking budgets, lead data and inventory. Experience with Asana or similar project management software is a major plus. Familiarity with lead retrieval tools and event registration platforms are a plus. Experience with marketing automation and CRM platforms (e.g., Salesforce, Marketo or HubSpot) is a bonus
• Growth Mindset: You approach every task with ownership and enthusiasm. You ramp up quickly and thrive in fast-paced environments
• Industry Experience: Prior experience in cybersecurity, networking, or infrastructure technology a plus
• Highly Organized and Detail-Oriented: You have a proven system for managing tasks and don’t let deadlines slip through the cracks. Your work is thorough, accurate, and consistent
• Willingness to Travel: Comfortable with up to 25% travel to support events-as needed, especially tier 1 industry events such as Cisco Live and RSAC Conference
• Communication Pro: You are a clear and effective communicator, both in professional emails and verbal briefings
• Tradeshow Experience: You bring 2-3 years of hands-on tradeshow experience and are comfortable owning events independently. Federal/Public Sector experience is a bonus