Manager, Events and Experiences

Date: Oct 30, 2024

Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60614

Company: Belden, Inc

Belong. Believe. Be You. Belden.

Propel your career surrounded by a diverse team of innovative, goal-oriented individuals who are pursuing the next generation of connectivity solutions. At Belden, you’ll participate in work that will challenge you and position you to excel. You’ll collaborate with colleagues from around the world, gaining exposure to a broad base of expertise and perspectives.

Together, we’ll continue on a journey of innovation, creating a connected world and paving the way for automation. Join us and let’s build the future.

 

Belden is seeking an innovative and visionary leader to redefine how we deliver unforgettable experiences through our events and Customer Innovation Centers (CIC) in the Americas. This role is not about traditional event planning; it’s about designing bold, creative, and transformative experiences that elevate our brand and deeply resonate with customers, employees, and stakeholders. If you’re a big thinker with a passion for pushing boundaries and bringing off-the-wall ideas to life, this is the role for you.

 

You will make an impact in the following ways:

  • Developing an experience strategy that goes beyond traditional events and customer interactions, positioning Belden as a solutions leader.
  • Reimagining the role of our Customer Innovation Centers by creating immersive, interactive, and high-impact experiences that leave lasting impressions on internal teams and external customers.
  • Defining the future of events for Belden, using data, trends, and a creative mindset to shape which events we participate in, host, or innovate.
  • Challenging traditional norms of event planning by designing experiences that blend storytelling and bold design to bring the Belden brand to life in unexpected ways.
  • Collaborating across departments to ensure a unified vision that integrates branding, memorable messaging, and differentiated positioning across all touchpoints.
  • Leading the team members responsible for executing your vision for regional events including planning, coordination, agenda, materials, displays, promotional items, meeting room experiences, food and beverage, digital experiences, departure and post-event follow-up.
  • Inspiring and empowering your team to think big, take risks, and execute world-class events and experiences that align with the company’s vision and values.
  • Optimizing processes and redefining success metrics to measure the impact of experiences in terms of engagement, brand loyalty, and business outcomes.


Required Skills and Experience

 

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Marketing, Event Management, or a similar field.
  • 10+ years of experience in the marketing field and managing customer events.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Extensive experience in project management and event planning execution. Basic understanding of Adobe Creative Cloud, Salesforce, and Microsoft Office.

Applicants can expect a base compensation range of $110,000 - $150,000, plus benefits and additional incentives based on the level of the role.  This is the reasonable estimate that Belden believes it might pay for this job based on applicable circumstances at the time of posting. Belden may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law, and commensurate with the applicant’s experience, qualifications, and geographical location. 

 

Belden also offers hybrid and remote work practices where feasible and provides employees with benefits that could include health/dental/vision, long term/short term disability, life insurance, HSA/FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, parental leave, employee stock purchase plan, paid leave for volunteer work in your community, training opportunities, professional talent management and succession planning, corporate health well-being initiatives and a work culture which includes commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and sustainability!

Let’s Write the Next 100 Years Together.
Join a global community striving to improve connectivity and security. The work we’re doing puts our people on the front lines of impacting lives and shaping the future. Propel your story of innovation by helping Belden write the next chapter in ours. Shape your future at Belden.

 

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These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work involved for this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of this job.