Experiential Marketing Manager

DMV, Remote. Posted 4 months ago

The role

The Experiential Marketing Manager will lead the global events program and design brand experiences. This role involves managing the full portfolio of live presence including annual symposiums, trade shows, and executive engagements to drive measurable business results.

What you will do

Own the strategy, budget, and execution for the flagship annual symposium
Design highlight moments and standout swag to leave a lasting impression
Generate fresh, counterculture concepts for the market
Run happy hours, socials, and executive dinners
Manage sporting and action-sports activations and suite hospitality
Lead trade show presence and large-scale booth activations
Build customer engagement programs to deepen relationships
Partner with sales and demand gen to connect activations to pipeline
Manage external vendors, venues, agencies, and production partners

Required qualifications

5+ years running experiential, events, or field marketing
Portfolio of moments that connected back to the business
Experience with end-to-end ownership of strategy, budget, logistics, vendor management, and measurement
Comfort operating in a fast-moving environment with tight timelines and high standards
Willingness to travel
U.S. citizenship

Nice to have

Experience including large-scale (250+ people) flagship events
Existing relationships and fluency within the defense tech, govtech, or national security ecosystem

Benefits

Competitive Salary
100% Healthcare, vision and dental coverage
401(k) + 3% company contribution
Wellness perks
Equity incentive plan
Tech + office supplies stipend
Annual professional development stipend
Flexible paid time off + federal holidays off
Parental leave
Referral Bonus

Before you apply

Candidates must reside in one in the DC/Maryland/Virginia area
U.S. citizenship is required

About the company

Second Front Systems (2F) is a public-benefit software company powering software for the free world. They enable faster, more secure development and deployment of software across government and regulated networks.