District Event Marketing Manager

$70,000 - $70,000/Yr

Leaf At Home LTD - Denver, CO

Full-time - Mid Level

Denver, CO

101-250 employees

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers

About the position

Meet Leaf Home, the leading provider of technology-driven home solutions that is on a mission to make homeownership easy. With more than 50% of consumers worried about the cost and effort of home maintenance, we focus on delivering remarkable, end-to-end experiences. Trusted by more than 1 million homeowners across the US and Canada, Leaf Home is America's largest direct-to-consumer full-service provider of branded home services and products. Leaf Home and its products, including the patented LeafFilter gutter protection system, have earned numerous awards and recognition from Good Housekeeping, Qualified Remodeler, Angi, Consumer Reports, This Old House, and other consumer review platforms. Powered by people, Leaf Home's innovative products and services are delivered with convenience, trust, and quality via 200+ regional sales and installation offices along with comprehensive field support offices in New York and Hudson, Ohio. We believe we win together. Leaf Home has been consistently named one of the fastest growing private companies by Inc 5000 and recognized as a top employer nationally. The District Event Marketing Manager is responsible for recruiting, hiring, training, developing, and managing a team of Event Marketers to build brand awareness and generate sales leads throughout their designated district. In addition, they are responsible for sourcing direct-to-consumer events, managing budgets, resource planning, staff schedules, and successful event execution. This role requires a self-starter with strong organizational skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-energy environment. The manager will develop and drive event-based marketing initiatives, identify and schedule events, manage event marketing materials, and collaborate with local operations to enhance brand presence. They will also track and report event metrics to evaluate performance and ensure that sales lead quotas are exceeded based on established KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and drive event-based marketing initiatives to generate sales leads for sales representative follow-up.
• Identify, schedule, and plan event calendar for team of Event Marketers in the assigned district.
• Manage budgeting and staffing for identified local events.
• Attend trade shows, home shows, fairs, festivals, and community events and manage event marketing team in generating new sales leads.
• Manage event marketing material and equipment set up and tear down.
• Collaborate with the local Operations and Installation Managers to grow brand presence within the local market.
• Recruit, hire, train, and develop Event Marketers and create accountability through established Event Marketer goals and KPIs.
• Develop timelines, organizational plans, and internal communications for cohesiveness and transparency across the organization.
• Track and report event metrics to evaluate performance and ROI of events.
• Responsible for exceeding sales lead quotas based on established KPIs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• 2+ years in a managerial position.
• Strong recruiting and training skills.
• Experience with large-scale budgeting and planning.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-starter with the ability to manage and develop others.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities at one time.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of current best practices and new strategies for event marketing.
• Ability to work evenings and/or weekends and pre-scheduled events.
• Must hold a valid driver's license and have reliable transportation to and from assigned events.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and/or Access).

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in lead generation and/or experiential marketing.
• Previous management position(s) in Direct-to-Consumer marketing.
• Experience in multi-unit management.
• Previous experience in home improvement event marketing.

Benefits

• Paid parental leave
• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Employee assistance program
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Employee discount
• Gym membership