Partner Events Specialist

Partner Marketing Events Specialist (B2B Conferences & Sponsorships)

Pay: $145–$160 per hour

Duration: 9-Month Contract

Location: Hybrid – San Francisco, CA (2 days/week onsite – Monday & Wednesday preferred; additional onsite presence required during event weeks)

Need: Experience with 20x20+ booth builds, exhibit house coordination, sponsorship deliverables/exhibitor portals, 30+ onsite staff, freight/drayage, and tech/SaaS tradeshow experience.

Must-Have Experience

• 5+ years of experience in B2B event marketing, conference operations, tradeshow marketing, sponsorship marketing, or partner events.
• Direct experience supporting Tier 1 enterprise technology conferences, such as AWS re, Microsoft Ignite, Google Cloud Next, Dreamforce, RSA Conference, CES, or similar large-scale events.
• Experience managing large conference booth activations (30x30+ preferred) from planning through on-site execution.
• Hands-on experience managing exhibitor portals, sponsorship deliverables, booth logistics, vendor coordination, freight logistics, and show services.
• Experience building staffing plans, run-of-show documentation, and supporting on-site event execution.
• Ability to travel domestically and work onsite during conference weeks.
• Please note: This role requires recent, hands-on experience executing large-scale B2B technology conferences. Candidates with primarily corporate meeting planning, hospitality, wedding, or consumer event backgrounds are unlikely to be a fit.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working within SaaS, AI, cloud computing, enterprise software, or technology organizations.
• Experience using Salesforce and conference lead capture platforms.
• Familiarity with procurement or contract management tools such as Zip, Ironclad, or similar platforms.
• Experience supporting international conferences and freight logistics.
• Background in partner marketing, field marketing, or co-marketing programs.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in B2B event marketing, conference marketing, sponsorship marketing, or trade show operations.
• Proven success executing sponsorship programs for major enterprise technology conferences.
• Experience managing exhibit houses, AV vendors, labor providers, freight partners, and production vendors.
• Strong knowledge of exhibitor portals, sponsorship fulfillment, conference logistics, and show service ordering.
• Experience creating run-of-show documents, staffing plans, and event timelines.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent events with immovable deadlines.
• Exceptional organizational, communication, and project management skills.

Russell Tobin offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Russell Tobin is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Fair Chance Employment

Russell Tobin is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.

Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.