Associate Director, Events Marketing, Front Office/HR/Ops Buyer

KPMG

$112K — $261K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum ten years of experience in event marketing, focusing on strategic planning and experience design.
  • Bachelor's degree in marketing, business, or related field from an accredited university.
  • Expertise in B2B event marketing and negotiation, with a knack for influencing senior marketing leaders.
  • Strong financial acumen with budget planning and ROI analysis experience.
  • Proven collaboration skills with senior strategy leaders to ensure alignment on events.
  • Ability to translate high-level business objectives into an effective event portfolio; travel is required.
  • U.S. work authorization without need for visa sponsorship required.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the event marketing subject matter expert for assigned buyer, co-creating an event calendar to achieve business goals.
  • Partner with event marketers and the firm's Events & Meetings team to strategize and execute impactful event marketing efforts.
  • Scan the market for new event marketing opportunities relevant to target buyers, ensuring innovation and market relevance.
  • Define strategic rationale, format, and core messaging for events aligning with buyer campaigns and models ROI.
  • Collaboration with Events and Digital teams to create personalized attendee engagement strategies using event engagement data.
  • Analyze event portfolio performance metrics to provide insights to Buyer Marketers for future investment decisions.
  • Maintain a respectful work environment through integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental plans, vision coverage, and life insurance.
  • Robust 401(k) plans with employer contributions.
  • Personal well-being benefits for mental health support.
  • Annual Personal Time Off based on job classification and years of service.
  • Two additional breaks per year without using Personal Time Off during selected holidays.
Full Job Description
KPMG is currently seeking an Associate Director, Events Marketing, Front Office/HR/Ops Buyer to join our Clients and Markets organization.

Responsibilities:

  • Serve as the dedicated event marketing subject matter expert for your assigned buyer, synthesizing strategic direction from buyer marketing leadership to co-create an annual and quarterly event calendar and plan a high-impact portfolio of in-person and virtual marketing events that translate business goals into measurable results
  • Partner with national and local event marketers as well as the firm's Events & Meetings team to oversee the strategy and execution of the firm's event marketing efforts, advising on which events to execute and how to design experiences that achieve specific business objectives
  • Constantly scan the market to identify new, and timely event marketing opportunities that matter to target buyers, ensuring the firm stays ahead of the curve and avoids market saturation
  • Define the strategic rationale, format, and core messaging for each proposed event in alignment with overarching buyer campaign messages, while modeling estimated costs and potential ROI to build strong business cases and defining the target audience based on guidance from Growth Strategists and Buyer Marketers
  • Partner with Events and Digital teams to integrate digital intent signals into personalized event attendee engagement strategies, capturing event-specific engagement data (breakout attendance, meetings held, content consumed) to power ongoing digital engagement and 360° marketing toward key buyer targets.
  • Own end-to-end success metrics for the event portfolio by analyzing performance data (registration, attendance, pipeline influence, ROI) to deliver actionable insights to Buyer Marketers for future investment decisions, while serving as the central communication point to manage stakeholder expectations and maximize brand exposure and value
  • Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment


Qualifications:

  • Minimum ten years of experience in event marketing, with a strong background in strategic planning, experience design, and stakeholder management
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited university in marketing, business, or a related field
  • Expertise in strategic event marketing and B2B experience design; strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior marketing leaders
  • Strong financial acumen, with experience in events marketing budget planning, management, and ROI analysis
  • Proven ability to collaborate with multiple senior strategy leaders to ensure alignment; proficiency in using data and actionable reporting to measure event ROI and success
  • Ability to translate high-level business objectives into a tangible and effective event portfolio; travel required
  • Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future; KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa)

KPMG LLP and its subsidiaries ("KPMG") complies with all local/state regulations regarding displaying salary ranges. If required, the ranges displayed below or via the URL below are specifically for those potential hires who will work in the location(s) listed. Any offered salary is determined based on relevant factors such as applicant's skills, job responsibilities, prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications and market considerations. In addition, KPMG is proud to offer a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, with options designed to help you make the best decisions for yourself, your family, and your lifestyle. Available benefits are based on eligibility. Our Total Rewards package includes a variety of medical and dental plans, vision coverage, disability and life insurance, 401(k) plans, and a robust suite of personal well-being benefits to support your mental health. Depending on job classification, standard work hours, and years of service, KPMG provides Personal Time Off per fiscal year. Additionally, each year KPMG publishes a calendar of holidays to be observed during the year and provides eligible employees two breaks each year where employees will not be required to use Personal Time Off; one is at year end and the other is around the July 4th holiday. Additional details about our benefits can be found towards the bottom of our KPMG US Careers site at Benefits & How We Work .

Follow this link to obtain salary ranges by city outside of CA:
https://kpmg.com/us/en/how-we-work/pay-transparency.html/?id=3645BPG_9_26 California Salary Range: $112100 - $261050

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