B2B Event Marketing Manager (6-Month Contract)

Instacart is hiring a B2B Event Marketing Manager on a six-month contract, working remotely from anywhere in the United States. The role owns the company's commercial event calendar, from premier industry tradeshows to executive programs and smaller hospitality experiences. It is for someone with hands-on B2B event marketing experience who can run logistics, vendors, budgets, and cross-team coordination at the same time.

What you will do

• Execute Instacart's B2B event calendar across tradeshows including Cannes Lions, Expo West, and Shoptalk Europe, along with executive programs and bespoke hospitality experiences, delivering each event on time and within budget.
• Produce event creative assets in close partnership with marketing, creative, and sales teams so brand representation stays consistent across all touchpoints.
• Build and maintain project plans, timelines, and budgets per event, giving stakeholders across Sales, Corp Comms, Product Marketing, Growth Marketing, and Creative clear visibility and alignment.
• Put a reporting and measurement framework in place that captures event performance and informs future investment decisions.
• Manage vendor and contract relationships, including invoicing and negotiations, to keep event operations running smoothly.

What they are looking for

Minimum qualifications

• 5 to 10 years of B2B event marketing experience
• Hands-on Cannes Lions experience required
• A proven track record managing high-profile tradeshows and industry events
• Highly organized, able to manage multiple events simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with contract negotiation and vendor invoicing
• Comfortable with administrative duties and operational support
• Ability to travel 2 to 4 times during the contract period

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with Cvent, Salesforce, Google Sheets, or Excel
• Experience with events in the eCommerce, AdTech, and/or CPG marketing industries
• Experience managing large-scale events of 100 to 600+ attendees

Pay and location

The role is remote, and the base pay range depends on the candidate's permanent work location. For US-based candidates the ranges are:

• CA, NY, CT, NJ: $142,000 to $150,000
• WA: $136,000 to $143,500
• OR, DE, ME, MA, MD, NH, RI, VT, DC, PA, VA, CO, TX, IL, HI: $131,000 to $138,000
• All other states: $119,000 to $125,500

Offers may vary based on factors such as candidate experience and the skills required for the role. The role is also eligible for a new hire equity grant and annual refresh grants. Instacart describes its compensation and benefits as highly market-competitive in each location where employees work.

About Instacart

Instacart delivers groceries and household goods that customers rely on, and offers safe and flexible earnings opportunities to its Personal Shoppers. The company operates as a Flex First team: employees choose where they do their best work, whether home, an office, or elsewhere, and stay connected through regular in-person events.