Senior Manager, Event Marketing

About DAT DAT Freight & Analytics is an award‑winning employer of choice and a next‑generation SaaS technology company that has been at the leading edge of freight and logistics innovation for nearly five decades. Founded in 1978, DAT operates the largest freight marketplace in North America, processing 250 million+ load posts annually and maintaining one of the largest repositories of freight market transaction data worldwide. With nearly 700 teammates across offices in Denver, CO; Portland, OR; Seattle, WA; Springfield, MO; Toronto, ON; and Bangalore, India, DAT combines the credibility of a multi‑decade market leader with the drive of a company that continues to disrupt the industry it helped build.

Job Application Deadline 7/4/2026 The Opportunity DAT is looking for a Manager of Event Marketing to join our team working hybrid in Denver, Colorado or Seattle, Washington. The Manager of Event Marketing is the driver of DAT's event program: three signature customer events (Broker Executive Symposium, Carrier Summit, Shipper Summit) and up to 20 trade show events annually. This role requires someone who can make strategic decisions about event content, audience, and format while managing all logistics, budgets, and vendor relationships.

The Manager leads one Sr Events Specialist and manages agency partners for logistics support. What You’ll Do Plan and execute DAT's three proprietary events: Broker Executive Symposium, Carrier Summit, and Shipper Summit. Plan, budget, and execute DAT's trade show presence across 12–15 industry events annually (MATS, TIA, Gartner Supply Chain, TAI, Revenova, McLeod, and others).

Collaborate with segment leadership on event content, speaker lineups, audience composition, and format; negotiate venue contracts, manage vendor relationships, and oversee event budgets ranging from individual trade show booths to multi‑day proprietary conferences. Partner with segment marketing leaders to align event programming with business objectives for carrier, broker, shipper, and Outgo segments. Coordinate across marketing pillars (content, creative, demand generation, communications) to ensure event‑related deliverables (collateral, promotional campaigns, PR coverage, lead capture) are executed on time.

Supervise the Sr Event Specialist and any additional direct reports on day‑to‑day execution. Build and maintain post‑event reporting including attendance, pipeline influence, customer sentiment, and ROI analysis. Manage the annual event calendar, space selection, sponsorship inventory, and overall event budget.

Serve as an internal resource on event best practices, vendor relationships, and industry event trends in freight and logistics. Travel up to 30% for events, site visits, and vendor meetings. Peak travel during spring and fall event seasons.

The Skills and Experience You’ll Bring 4–6 years of experience in event marketing within a corporate marketing or agency environment, with demonstrated ownership of executive‑facing customer events; large corporate event experience a plus. Proven experience managing multi‑day proprietary events for enterprise customers, not just trade show booths. Strong strategic judgment: ability to assess customer and competitive dynamics and make decisions about event content and audience.

Exceptional project management skills with proven ability to manage competing priorities and hard deadlines across multiple simultaneous events independently, without requiring approval on every detail. Experience negotiating contracts, booking venues, and managing all logistics for events ranging from 30 to 1,000+ attendees. Strong cross‑functional collaboration skills with proven ability to coordinate across marketing, sales, product, and executive teams.

Experience in B2B technology, SaaS, or marketplace environments; freight/logistics industry experience a significant plus. Effective communication across customers, vendors, executive leadership, and internal stakeholders. Proven ability to manage direct reports and agency partners.

Bachelor's degree required. Benefits Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and AD&D insurance. Parental leave.

Flexible vacation time (FVT). Additional 10 holidays of paid time off per calendar year. 401(k) matching (immediately vested). Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Short‑ and long‑term disability sick leave. Flexible Spending Accounts. Health Savings Accounts.

Employee Assistance Program. Employee Referral, Internal Recognition, and Wellness programs. Free TriMet transit pass (Beaverton Office).

Competitive salary and benefits package. Work on impactful projects in a cutting‑edge environment. Collaborative and supportive team culture.

Opportunity to make a real difference in the trucking industry. Employee Resource Groups. Equal Opportunity Employer DAT embraces the value of a diverse workforce, and believes it is a core strength of our company that we encourage those values in every DAT employee, at every level of our organization, regardless of tenure or rank.

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities DAT shall not discharge or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60‑1.35(c) Salary Information For Colorado‑based candidates, in compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the salary range for this role is $150,000.00 – $170,000.00 + target bonus.

For Washington‑based candidates, in compliance with the Washington State Pay Transparency Law, the salary range for this role is $160,000.00 – $190,000.00 + target bonus. #J-18808-Ljbffr