Trade Show and Tour Specialist

Leidos is seeking a detail-oriented and execution-focused Trade Show & Tour Specialist to support the planning coordination and delivery of trade shows customer engagements executive visits and facility tours that advance brand visibility business development objectives and customer relationships.

This role contributes to the successful execution of events ranging from local engagements and customer demonstrations to large-scale trade shows and strategic executive tours. The ideal candidate brings strong organizational skills event logistics experience stakeholder coordination expertise and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while ensuring a professional and consistent experience for customers partners and internal stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

Trade Show Planning & Execution

Lead the planning and execution of select trade shows and events aligned with Leidos brand growth strategy and business priorities.

Coordinate event tasks and timelines to help deliver high-quality consistent and professional experiences across key touchpoints.

Support the event lifecycle including planning logistics onsite support and post-event follow-up.

Tour Planning & Customer Engagement

Coordinate customer partner government and executive tours at Leidos facilities and demonstration environments.

Develop an understanding of the end-to-end tour planning and execution process to ensure successful visitor experiences and alignment with business objectives.

Provide onsite support during periods of high tour activity including concurrent tours large-scale visits executive engagements and peak demand periods.

Serve as a backup to Tour Coordinators during absences ensuring continuity of operations and seamless visitor experiences.

Program & Logistics Coordination

Coordinate trade show logistics including booth materials budgeting and payments shipping graphics production registration support visitor management schedules vendor coordination sponsorships and equipment needs.

Coordinate tour and VIP visit logistics including visitor scheduling agendas facility access stakeholder participation transportation conference room reservations reserved parking catering photography audiovisual requirements and other visitor support services.

Monitor timelines action items and deliverables to support on-time and on-budget execution of assigned trade shows and tours.

Marketing & Communications Support

Partner with marketing and communications teams to support trade show and tour materials that highlight Leidos solutions and align with brand messaging.

Help maintain consistency and organizational alignment of messaging graphics collateral presentations and other materials across event and tour platforms.

Stakeholder & Partner Coordination

Build effective working relationships with internal stakeholders customers vendors and external partners.

Collaborate cross-functionally with business development marketing communications operations facilities technical teams security and leadership teams to support alignment issue resolution and successful delivery.

Performance Tracking & Continuous Improvement

Track and organize trade show and tour performance information including attendance tour activity engagement metrics customer feedback lead-generation inputs and follow-up actions.

Maintain event and tour planning documentation schedules inventories and operational processes.

Qualifications:

To be effective in this role candidates should meet the following qualifications:

Bachelors degree with 4 years of experience supporting communications marketing events trade shows customer engagement programs tours or related initiatives; OR Masters degree with 2 years of experience. Associates degree with 6 years OR High School diploma with 8 years of relevant experience may be considered.

Experience coordinating or supporting trade shows events customer visits executive engagements tours marketing communications or related initiatives.

Strong organizational and project coordination skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously.

Experience coordinating logistics schedules vendors facilities and stakeholder communications.

Ability to build effective working relationships with internal stakeholders customers vendors and external partners.

Strong written and verbal communication skills with attention to detail and customer service excellence.

Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and collaboration tools.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience supporting customer-facing tours executive visits demonstration environments or briefing center operations.

Experience working with government defense aerospace technology or engineering-focused events and customer engagements.

Familiarity with event analytics CRM platforms and lead management processes.

Ability to travel periodically to support trade shows events and customer tours.

Why Join Leidos

This role offers the opportunity to shape how Leidos engages with customers and partners across key markets. You will work alongside cross-functional leaders to deliver impactful experiences that strengthen brand presence and drive business growth.

If youre looking for comfort keep scrolling. At Leidos we outthink outbuild and outpace the status quo because the mission demands it. Were not hiring followers. Were recruiting the ones who disrupt provoke and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. Were already at step 30 and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data applicable bargaining agreement (if any) or other law.

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