Marketing Events & Communications Manager

📋 Description

• Identify conferences, sponsorships, events, podcasts, and industry gatherings aligned with Clair's go-to-market strategy.
• Develop an annual and quarterly event calendar focused on driving partner and prospect engagement; evaluate event ROI and resource allocation.
• Own end-to-end event planning and logistics, including vendor management, contracts, budgets, registrations, travel coordination, venue selection, and on-site execution.
• Coordinate executive dinners, customer appreciation events, and partner gatherings; lead Clair's participation in HR Tech, Money20/20, Fintech Meetup, and NY Tech Week.
• Serve as the operational day-to-day liaison with Clair's PR agency—tracking deliverables, updating media lists, drafting pitches, coordinating interviews, and preparing briefing materials.
• Measure and optimize events and PR programs by tracking attendance, pipeline influence, share of voice, and ROI; collaborate cross-functionally to scale Clair's programs.

🎯 Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in event marketing, field marketing, communications, PR, or a hybrid of the above.
• Demonstrated experience executing B2B events, conferences, executive dinners, or partner-facing experiences end-to-end.
• Experience managing or working alongside a PR agency—including briefing, reviewing pitches, tracking coverage, and holding an agency accountable to outcomes.
• Familiarity with media relations basics: media lists, pitch coordination, and press briefing prep.
• Exceptional project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills—comfortable drafting a pitch, a briefing doc, and a run-of-show in the same week.
• Willingness to travel as needed.

🎁 Benefits

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Coverage, with option to extend to your family.
• Fully-paid parental leave.
• Company-sponsored 401k, HSA, and FSA.
• Unlimited vacation for salaried roles, generous PTO for hourly roles.
• Work from home setup allowance.
• Company-sponsored short-term and long-term disability insurance.