Tradeshow Coordinator
Join the kingdom! By raising the standard, we turn the ordinary into the extraordinary.
With over 30+ years in the production industry, Drape Kings has cemented itself as the premier event services provider! We are excited to bring together the best Tradeshow Coordinators in the business to help continue our mission of Raising the Standard!
Can you build a diorama? Drape Kings is looking for a highly motivated self-starter to join our team as the Trade Show Coordinator. This individual will provide expert project management skills in support of trade shows and marketing initiatives including management of all marketing support materials and uniform procurement.
Responsibilities:
As the Trade Show Coordinator, you know that every day is different, which is why you need to know how to:
- Manage end to end process of trade shows
- Serve as project manager for all shows including collaborative booth design, set -up, strike and ship
- Organize special purchases, and maintain schedules for collection of materials
- Organize and manage promotional items and marketing materials inventory
- Create regular performance reports for events and other marketing efforts
- Coordinate with Digital Marketing for all trade show promotion
- Keep calendar and spreadsheet of all planned shows
- Order all products needed for all events including special requests
- Manage procurement and disbursements of all Trade Show collateral materials including brochures and swag
Tradeshow Specifics:
- Plan and execute all Regional and National trade shows annually
- Participate in both trade show booth design and warehouse pre-build
- Attend trade shows to build on site
- Participate in trade show planning and budgeting
- Coordinate and book all travel including air & hotel
- Coordinate all advertising for trade shows
- Organize and manage promotional items and marketing materials inventory
- Complete ordering for all required show deadlines
- Coordinate shipping, with tracking follow up
- Schedule material handling
- Coordinate all vendors and services needed for trade show completion
- Work with Marketing on campaign management including all advertising and e-blasts, both pre-show and post show ROI and KPI tracking
- Other miscellaneous duties as requested by Manager, Executive Team or Company including assisting in other areas of marketing or other areas of the company such as photoshoots, product photography
Your Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree in marketing, theatre or related field
- Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, Outlook & PowerPoint
- CAD, Visio, AutoCad, Vectorworks, or Sketch-up a plus
- Design background preferred
- Ability to manage multiple projects at once in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment
- Ability to seek solutions to problems independently
- Excellent time management & organizational skills
- Ability to manage results in stressful situations
- Ability to work independently & as part of a team
- Must be honest, dependable, resourceful and work at an efficient pace with self-start abilities
- Ability to be creative and flexible and have a good attitude
- Commitment to work can on occasion extended to evenings and possibly weekends
- Some heavy lifting required
- Willingness to travel outside of geographic area, as needed
What we offer:
- Competitive Pay
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- 401K w/ Company Match
- Generous paid time off
- 7 Paid Holidays, including a floating holiday
- Employee Discounts
For additional employment opportunities, please visit our career page
Equal Opportunity:
It is the policy of Drape Kings to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status regarding public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Drape Kings will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.