Marketing Specialist

This is a 12-month, full-time contract role based on-site in Moon Township, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a hybrid work schedule requiring in-office attendance Monday through Thursday and remote work on Fridays, as business needs allow.

Summary

The Marketing Specialist will lead local showroom operations, event planning, and brand experience initiatives to strengthen brand visibility and engagement with customers and business partners. This role collaborates with cross-functional teams and external partners to deliver impactful events, manage budgets, and ensure consistent execution of marketing initiatives aligned with broader business objectives.

Our Ideal Candidate

• 3–5 years of experience in event management, experiential marketing, brand experience, meeting planning, or a related field.
• Passion for marketing, brand experiences, and event strategy, with a strong foundation in project management and event execution.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, with strong organizational, communication, and budget management skills.
• Familiar with event planning best practices, production coordination, merchandising, audiovisual requirements, vendor management, and marketing workflows.
• Skilled in collaborating with cross-functional teams, senior leadership, external agencies, vendors, and business stakeholders.
• Able to work independently with minimal guidance while managing multiple projects, competing priorities, and event timelines.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities, evolving business needs, and uncertain circumstances.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messaging to diverse audiences and organizational levels.
• Demonstrates strong negotiation, influencing, decision-making, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to communicate risks, advocate for resources, and manage stakeholder expectations.
• Experienced in budget tracking, purchase order management, event scheduling, and coordinating multiple partners to deliver successful experiences.
  
  

Job Description

In this role, you will oversee showroom operations and end-to-end brand experience initiatives, serving as the primary point of contact for local showroom activities and ensuring consistent, high-quality execution.

You’ll partner with cross-functional stakeholders, including marketing, sales, workplace teams, senior leaders, and external agency partners, to develop and execute events that support business priorities and enhance customer and partner engagement. This includes coordinating event logistics, managing catering and production vendors, overseeing audiovisual and merchandising requirements, and applying standardized planning tools such as event briefs, project timelines, and post-event recaps.

You will also manage showroom scheduling, track and communicate event budgets, oversee purchase orders, and ensure spending aligns with approved business priorities. Working closely with internal teams, you’ll coordinate seasonal milestone planning, support experiential strategy and creative development, and identify opportunities to improve event planning processes and consistency across initiatives.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, business, or a related field preferred.
• 3–5 years of experience in event management, experiential marketing, meeting planning, or a comparable discipline.
• Background in brand experience, event production, vendor coordination, budget management, and cross-functional project execution.
• Experience working in a highly collaborative organization with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
  
  

Additional Requirements

• This is a 12-month, full-time contract opportunity based in Moon Township, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
• The role follows a hybrid schedule, with on-site attendance Monday through Thursday and remote work on Fridays when business needs permit. In-person attendance may also be required on Fridays for collaborative meetings or presentations.
• Domestic air travel may be required as needed.
• This position may be eligible for PTO, health and dental insurance, and/or 401(k) benefits upon meeting certain length-of-service and hours-worked requirements.
  
  

Mathys Potestio values applicants of all backgrounds and experiences. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, religion or religious creed, disability or handicap, sex or gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.