Senior Manager, Event Marketing

Senior Manager, Event Marketing

DAT Freight & Analytics is an award-winning employer of choice and a next-generation SaaS technology company that has been at the leading edge of freight and logistics innovation for nearly five decades. Founded in 1978, DAT operates the largest freight marketplace in North America — processing 250 million+ load posts annually and maintaining one of the largest repositories of freight market transaction data in the world. On a defined path to $1 billion in revenue, DAT deploys a suite of software solutions, machine learning models, and intelligent automation tools that help brokers, carriers, and shippers price freight accurately, source capacity, reduce risk, and operate more efficiently. With nearly 700 teammates across offices in Denver, CO; Portland, OR; Seattle, WA; Springfield, MO; Toronto, ON; and Bangalore, India, DAT combines the credibility of a multi-decade market leader with the drive of a company that is not done disrupting the industry it helped build.

DAT is looking for a Manager of Event Marketing to join our team working hybrid in Denver, Colorado or Seattle, Washington.

The Manager of Event Marketing is the driver of DAT's event program: three signature customer events (Broker Executive Symposium, Carrier Summit, Shipper Summit) and up to 20 trade show events annually. This role requires someone who can make strategic decisions about event content, audience, and format while managing all logistics, budgets, and vendor relationships. The Manager leads one Sr Events Specialist and manages agency partners for logistics support.

What You'll Do

• Plans and executes DAT's three proprietary events: Broker Executive Symposium, Carrier Summit, and Shipper Summit
• Plan, budget, and execute DAT's trade show presence across 12-15 industry events annually (MATS, TIA, Gartner Supply Chain, TAI, Revenova, McLeod, and others)
• Collaborates with segment leadership on event content, speaker lineups, audience composition, and format Negotiate venue contracts, manage vendor relationships, and oversee event budgets ranging from individual trade show booths to multi-day proprietary conferences
• Partner with segment marketing leaders to align event programming with business objectives for carrier, broker, shipper, and Outgo segments
• Coordinate across marketing pillars (content, creative, demand gen, comms) to ensure event-related deliverables (collateral, promotional campaigns, PR coverage, lead capture) are executed on time
• Supervise the Sr Event Specialist and any additional direct reports on day-to-day execution
• Build and maintain post-event reporting including attendance, pipeline influence, customer sentiment, and ROI analysis
• Manage the annual event calendar, space selection, sponsorship inventory, and overall event budget
• Serve as an internal resource on event best practices, vendor relationships, and industry event trends in freight and logistics
• Have ability to travel up to 30% for events, site visits, and vendor meetings. Peak travel during spring and fall event seasons.

The Skills and Experience You'll Bring

• 4-6 years of experience in event marketing within a corporate marketing or agency environment, with demonstrated ownership of executive-facing customer events; large corporate event experience a plus
• Proven experience managing multi-day proprietary events for enterprise customers, not just trade show booths
• Strong strategic judgment: ability to assess customer and competitive dynamics and make decisions about event content and audience
• Exceptional project management skills with proven ability to manage competing priorities and hard deadlines across multiple simultaneous events independently, without requiring approval on every detail
• Negotiate contracts, book venues, and manage all logistics for events ranging from 30 to 1,000+ attendees
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with proven ability to coordinate across marketing, sales, product, and executive teams
• Experience in B2B technology, SaaS, or marketplace environments; freight/logistics industry experience a significant plus
• Effective communicator across customers, vendors, executive leadership, and internal stakeholders
• Proven ability to manage direct reports and agency partners
• Bachelor's degree required

Why DAT?

DAT is an award winning employer of choice.

For starters, we have a hybrid work environment, but we also know what makes a great workplace. We have a time-tested and resolute set of operating values predicated on integrity, mutual respect, open communication, and executing with excellence. These values inform our strategic vision as much as any one of our products does. We've been an employer of choice in the Portland metropolitan area for four decades, and within one year of opening our Denver office, DAT was #26 on Built In Colorado's 100 Best Places to Work In Colorado.

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and AD&D insurance
• Parental Leave
• Flexible Vacation Time (FVT)
• An additional 10 holidays of paid time off per calendar year
• 401k matching (immediately vested)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Short- and Long-term disability sick leave
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Additional programs - Employee Referral, Internal Recognition, and Wellness
• Free TriMet transit pass (Beaverton Office)
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Work on impactful projects in a cutting-edge environment
• Collaborative and supportive team culture
• Opportunity to make a real difference in the trucking industry
• Employee Resource Groups

*This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship**

For Colorado-based candidates, in compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the salary range for this role is $150,000.00 - $170,000.00 + target bonus. DAT considers factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education and training, core skills, internal equity, and market and business elements when extending an offer.

OR

For Washington-based candidates, in compliance with the Washington State Pay Transparency Law, the salary range for this role is $160,000.00 - $190,000.00 + target bonus. DAT considers factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education and training, core skills, internal equity, and market and business elements when extending an offer.

DAT embraces the value of a diverse workforce, and believes it is a core strength of our company that we encourage those values in every DAT employee, at every level of our organization, regardless of tenure or rank. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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