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Blue Force Gear is proud to design and manufacture the world’s lightest and most cutting-edge military equipment – all made here in the USA! We have a dedicated team committed to the mission of our nation’s armed service, law enforcement, prepared citizen, and sporting enthusiast. Also important to our company culture is the spirit of “Always Better” – a quest for constant improvement both in the workplace and in your personal lives. To enhance our long-term growth, we are looking for an experienced, detail-oriented Brand Experience Manager! We perform meaningful work that impacts the lives of those who risk it all to save ours.

The Event Specialist will be responsible for planning, organizing and executing all aspects of our trade shows and customer experience events.

Job Components:

Major Responsibilities

• Audit events submitted for BFG participation

• Evaluate and determine best booth space and selection

• Creates pre-show briefs and manages set meetings

• Maintains and leads milestones checklist progress

• Ensure booth layout and design meets BFG standards

• Responsible for logistics management for all marketing materials for show, booth and event shipment and return

• Event registration and badging

• Lodging logistics in compliance with event discounts and BFG standards

• Range ammunition shipping

• Coordinates SWAG orders for show attendees

• Develops and enforces show staffing schedules

• Working with legal team, meets compliance to live-fire event documentation

• Adherence to and provide team education on out of state participation compliance policies per the Director of training

• Manage communications with internal and external stakeholders and vendors

• Manage AAR (After Activity Review) for pos event

• Partners with Marketing Manager for budget and AAR protocols for post-events

• Responsible for alignment with Fuel team goals

• Remains up to date with industry trends, best practices, and innovation

• Other duties are required

  Qualifications:

  Educational Requirements :

  Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, or related field

  Previous Experience :

• Proven track record of 5+ years in industry event management

• 3+ years experience planning, operating, budgeting, and logistics in trade show

• Strong focus on trade shows customer- centric experience

  Competencies and Skills

• Experience in live-fire shooting events in the outdoors among military, government, law enforcement and civilian communities and training.

• Both a team and independent worker

• Delegation

• Understand the flow of booth design, space selection, and event opportunities

• Visualization of product presentation I  event space and customer experience

• Alert to successful impression during and post event to vendor, brand, and customer

• Creates strategic planning for events well in advance

• Creative

• Detailed oriented

• Strategic thinker

• Strong project management skills

• Budgeting and resourcing allocation

• Ability to work under pressure

• Meet deadlines

• Handling multiple projects simultaneously on time with diplomacy and accuracy

• Works with sense of urgency

  Compensation & Benefit 

• Travel to trade shows events, dealer days and training

• On-site vendor and partner visits

Other Information 

• FLSA Classification: Exempt/Salary

  Blue Force Gear is an Equal Opportunity Employer and promotes a Drug Free Workplace.

  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.

   

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