Marketing Specialist (Event Lead Generation)

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Job Title: Marketing Specialist (Event Lead Generation)

 

About the Company:

Our client is a British American pub and sports bar in San Jose that offers a full food menu, craft beers, live sports, and live music. They have a large patio and a license for live entertainment. They want to increase event bookings for occasions like reunions, parties, and corporate events to better use their venue.

 

Job Description:

Our client is looking for a Marketing Specialist to help them increase event bookings. You will proactively find and engage new customers for events. You will also lead the marketing strategy for the venue. This role involves reviewing current marketing efforts, setting up listing platforms, and building a target list of local companies.

You will manage and optimize social media, Meta ads, and Google ads. You will also promote the venue's patio, entertainment license, and offer of no rental fee to potential event customers. Your main goal is to drive event bookings and make better use of the venue.

 

Responsibilities of the role:

• Proactively find and engage new customers for events like reunions, parties, and corporate events.

• Generate leads through platforms like Event Detective, Yelp, and Google SEO.

• Reach out to local companies to book corporate events.

• Manage and optimize social media, Meta ads, and Google ads.

• Promote the patio, entertainment license, and no rental fee offer to event customers.

• Lead the marketing strategy for the venue.

• Review current marketing efforts.

• Set up listing platforms.

• Build a target list of local companies.

 

Required Experience and Qualifications:

• Marketing experience.

• Ability to generate leads independently.

• Ability to lead marketing strategy independently.

• Experience with social media.

• Experience with Meta ads.

• Experience with Google ads.

• Comfort with outreach to local businesses.

• English level C2 or C1.

 

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with Event Detective.

• Experience with Yelp.

• Experience with Google SEO.

• Experience promoting events, venues, or restaurants in the hospitality or entertainment industry.

 

Personality:

• You lead strategy and take ownership.

• You propose ideas and drive results.

• You communicate directly and proactively.

 

Software & Tools:

• Event Detective

• Yelp

• Google SEO

• Google Ads

• Meta Ads

• Social media (including Instagram)

 

Schedule:

Monday to Friday

09:00–13:00 PT

No weekends

20 hours per week

 

Salary and Benefits:

• Payment in USD or Local Currency according to candidate's preference.

• Full-time remote opportunity.