Events Manager - Seattle, WA

$100,000 - 120,000 per year

This is a Hybrid role and consists of a combination of WFH In Person work

SSA Marine is seeking an experienced Event Manager to lead our event strategy and execution across both in-person employee events and conferences, as well as third-party trade shows. This role will oversee the end-to-end planning, production, and management of events that strengthen SSA Marine's brand presence and cultivate meaningful engagement with employees, customers, prospects, and partners.

The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker and hands-on operator who can move seamlessly between high-level planning and tactical execution. You thrive in fast-paced environments, enjoy cross-functional collaboration, and are passionate about creating experiences that inspire and connect.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Strategic Event Leadership: Develop and execute SSA Marine's annual event strategy, ensuring alignment with business and marketing goals across tradeshows, conferences, executive events, and owned experiences.
• Event Planning & Execution: Lead all aspects of event management including venue selection, vendor negotiations, booth design, collateral, registration, sponsorships, travel, and logistics for both in-person and virtual formats.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with business and marketing teams to identify event opportunities that drive brand awareness, generate leads, and deepen customer relationships.
• Budget & ROI Management: Own the event budget from forecasting to reconciliation; track spend against performance and deliver ROI reporting.
• Brand Stewardship: Serve as an ambassador of SSA Marine's vision and values, ensuring a consistent brand voice and experience across all events and touchpoints.
• Content Management: Work closely with the communications and business teams on the development of collateral and presentation materials associated with company events.
• Event Collateral: Coordinate the budget and inventory for promotional and logo items for general stock, trade shows, employee events, etc. Make recommendations on appropriate gift and promotional items as appropriate.
• Data & Insights: Deliver post-event reports with data-driven insights and recommendations to continuously optimize SSA Marine's event strategy.
• As-Needed Event Support: As directed by company leadership, provide support and coordination for other corporate activities and events (holiday party, summer picnic, etc.)

• 5-7 years of event management experience.
• Demonstrated success executing and leading company presence at trade shows, as well as internal meetings or summits for up to 100 people.
• Strong project management skills, including a proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with exceptional organization, attention to detail, and creative problem-solving.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across functions and seniority levels.
• Experience managing budgets, negotiating vendor contracts, and delivering measurable business outcomes through events.
• A track record of being agile, adaptable, and comfortable managing change in situations with evolving priorities.
• Ability to establish objectives, set work priorities and consistently deliver results in the required quality, quantity and timeframes established.
• Experience in the maritime or logistics industries preferred but not required.
• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, communications or a closely related field is preferred. In the absence of this, an equivalent combination of education and work experience is acceptable.
• Strong knowledge of MS Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Must maintain a professional, positive and supportive manner at all times as a highly visible representative of the company.

Supervisory Responsibilities: No

Work environment:

• Required job duties are normally performed in a climate-controlled office environment in a hybrid work schedule.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
• Required travel up to 35% both domestic and internationally. Event season may require more.

SSA Marine is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Eligible employees (and their families) may qualify for medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as having basic life and accidental death insurance, paid disability insurance, including paid parental leave if eligible, and an Employee Assistance Program. Employees will receive paid sick and vacation time, and company holidays if eligible. The company also offers paid bereavement leave, and paid jury duty. Eligible employees can enroll in our company's 401k plan, as well as a retirement plan. Employees will be eligible for discretionary and/or metric-based bonuses dependent on their position.