Sr. Marketing & Events Specialist

Preferred Tampa area / Forward looking will likely be a hybrid role Come for the mission. Stay for the innovation. Let’s keep things simple: we are an unbelievably talented, hard-working, and compassionate team driving towards a mission that impacts every single one of us - even you! Healthcare benefits are complex, underutilized and a mystery for most users. We’re removing that complexity. HealthJoy’s industry-changing tech platform consolidates those benefits into a simplified benefits experience, saving users time and money. With $100M+ in fundraising to date, HealthJoy has garnered workplace awards for Inc.'s Fastest Growing Startups and Built In Chicago’s Best Places to Work while growing globally to 300+ team members. This is not a role for someone who needs a detailed playbook handed to them. You'll thrive here if you move fast, think creatively, bring solutions (not just problems), and love rolling up your sleeves to lead our events function and support a wide range of marketing work. Your impact. As the Senior Marketing & Events Specialist at HealthJoy, you'll be a versatile, high-output contributor embedded on a lean, fast-moving marketing team. One week you might be coordinating a trade show presence; the next, partnering with content on a campaign launch or pulling together a quick competitive brief for Sales. You bring creative thinking, hustle, and real follow-through. Events are a core pillar of this role, you'll own our event calendar from logistics to post-show reporting, but your impact won't stop there. You’ll be responsible for the end-to-end execution of HealthJoy’s event presence, from determining which events we participate, to how we show up, and how we engage across channels (think email, paid/organic social, etc) - not just onsite activation.. You are the "owner" of our event logistics, ensuring that webinars, trade shows, and key internal events reflect our premium brand. While you will collaborate with marketing leadership on the overarching strategy, you will have the autonomy to manage individual project budgets, vendor relationships, and on-site operations. What You'll Own Events — End-to-End Ownership Research, plan and execute mid-to-large scale trade shows, webinars, customer offsites, and internal large scale team events - managing everything from venue sourcing and vendor negotiation to on-site ops and post-event wrap-up. Develop and maintain a scalable Event Playbook (checklists, run-of-show templates, pre/post event marketing and activations) so execution aligns with the size, format, and opportunities associated with each event. Partner with Sales Leadership to support localized, high-impact micro-events. Own individual event budgets; drive vendor negotiations and manage brand platform tools (e.g., Brilliant) to stay efficient and on-brand. Source internal/external event speakers, develop presentations, and coordinate presenter logistics and operations with onsite teams. Capture post-event data, assess performance against KPIs, and bring forward clear recommendations for improvement. Marketing Programs & Campaign Support Jump in where the team needs you: campaign coordination, content development, competitive research, sales enablement, etc Collaborate with Content and Design to ensure event themes ladder up to quarterly marketing pillars and fuel the content pipeline (video snippets, blog takeaways, social proof). Partner with Marketing Ops to manage pre and post-event workflows and ensure clean lead attribution and CRM hygiene in Salesforce and HubSpot. Support the team in building and maintaining the HealthJoy Champions database - brokers, employers, and external speakers who amplify our brand. Strategic & Cross-Functional Contribution Draft the Event Roadmap with data-backed recommendations and be ready to adapt if priorities shift . Join appropriate commercial meetings (sales calls, CS sessions, broker events) to stay close to our audience and bring fresh market perspective back to the marketing team. Partner with Customer Success to support the Customer Advisory Board (CAB) and ensure top clients get a high-touch, premium experience. Build a perspective on the competitive and benefits landscape over time; share insights that help sharpen positioning and messaging. Who You Are You don't wait to be told what to do. You notice gaps, propose solutions, and ship work you're proud of. A generalist at heart who finds energy in variety - you'd rather master many things than specialize in one. Obsessively organized. You can manage five moving projects simultaneously without anything slipping through the cracks. A proactive communicator who keeps stakeholders (VPs, vendors, creative partners) in the loop without being asked. Solutions-first. You come to meetings with options, not just questions. Adaptable. You recalibrate without losing momentum when priorities change. Comfortable with ambiguity. You can make a reasonable call, move forward, and course-correct as needed. A natural collaborator who earns trust with both creative and commercial teams. Your experience. 4-7 years in a B2B marketing role, ideally in a high-growth SaaS or tech startup environment. Proven event production experience - you've run trade shows, webinars, and VIP experiences and have the logistics chops to show for it. Familiarity with the employer-based benefits or insurance broker landscape is a meaningful plus. Hands‑on experience with CRM and marketing tools - Salesforce, HubSpot, or similar - and comfortable tracking campaign performance. Experience with event platforms and project management tools (CVENT, Asana, etc.). Strong written communication skills - you can write a tight brief, a follow-up email, or a post-event recap without extensive editing. Autonomy & Discipline: A proven ability to coordinate multiple complex projects independently while meeting strict deadlines in a fast‑paced environment. Communication: A strong, proactive communicator who can collaborate effectively with VPs, creative teams, and external vendors alike. Total Rewards Job Level: 30 Anticipated Compensation Range for Job Level: $80,000 - $95,000 The cash compensation above includes base salary only. Certain roles are eligible for additional cash incentives such as commission, annual bonus targets, overtime pay or other variable incentives. HealthJoy maintains a comprehensive strategy to determine rewarding and competitive packages for individual compensation for new hires, internal promotions and internal job changes. This strategy is based on several factors unique to each individual, including: 1) the skills, experience and qualifications of the individual; 2) the responsibilities and demands of the role; 3) analysis of external market data; and 4) company budget and financial performance. HealthJoy is a remote‑first employer. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At HealthJoy, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each role and individual. In addition to cash compensation, HealthJoy offers a rich “Total Rewards” package that includes: Medical, Dental and vision insurance packages Stock options for eligible roles Paid parental leave Company sponsored Short Term and Long Term Disability coverage Flexible PTO Commitment to Equal Pay At HealthJoy, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to succeed and thrive. We believe that everyone should be paid based on their qualifications, experience, and the work that they do, and not on their gender, race, or any other personal characteristic. Our compensation practices are essential to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where we value the contributions of all our employees. We conduct thorough annual reviews of employee pay and our pay practices to ensure we reward the right behaviors and are providing equal pay for equal work. Additionally, we assess the external market and internal equity across like roles. As part of our regular review of pay practices, HealthJoy examines employee pay for potential disparities between persons of different genders, races and ethnicities that are not explainable by objective factors such as performance, experience level, credentials, or location, and are committed to correcting any issues and reviewing practices from unintended outcomes. Commitment to Equal Opportunity HealthJoy is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or any other basis forbidden under federal, state, or local law. Don’t meet every single requirement? We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply — we’d love to hear from you. HealthJoy is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role and HealthJoy, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. #J-18808-Ljbffr HealthJoy