Marketing Events Specialist

As the Marketing Events Specialist, you will assume a high profile position that will leverage your skills tactically and strategically. In addition to the industry trade shows and conferences you have grown accustomed to, you will drive the planning and execution of Vignette Village, our annual global user conference, Vignette’s Sales Kickoff, and other customer events, internal training programs and trade shows critical to the continued success of our organization. This is not for the faint of heart and you’ll have to own it. You will be responsible for coordinating all event logistics, including site selection, budget management, program promotions, content support and post-event reporting. No lone rangers! It’s essential that you work cross-functionally to ensure proper execution of exhibit, audio visual, IT and venue requirements. This will include exhaustive internal communication and partnership as well as the procurement and management of third-party vendor services. On-site event execution roles up to you, comprehensive site research and Production experience required.

Vignette helps organizations improve the way they connect online with their key audiences, by providing software for building great online experiences and for managing the content that fuels those experiences. Our customers tell us that Vignette is their only option when they must support large sites with lots of traffic, featuring diverse types of content; when they require support for virtually any kind of end-user device; when they need to build online communities around their brand or offerings; when they require a high degree of personalization in their online interactions; and when they need to expose internal business processes to their online constituencies. Vignette created the first Web Content Management software more than a decade ago, and today our customers include some of the world's most prominent brands in virtually every industry.

Requirements:Ability to manage vast internal and external resources and million dollar budgets Vendor/partner management experience essentialCapacity to leverage your global vision into event concepts and themes

Ideal candidate profile:Proven events management experience (high tech experience strongly preferred) Austin/Central Texas based Metrics driven/analytical Consensus builder Driven to be the best