Executive Events Architect - Travel-Ready

Cognition; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognition is seeking an Event Marketer to design and deliver in-person experiences that bring our brand and go-to-market strategy to life, from executive programs to large conferences and sponsorship activations. Your events will drive brand awareness, pipeline, and relationships with our most important accounts.

This role is execution-heavy, demanding flawless end-to-end delivery and precise cross-functional coordination.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of event marketing experience with high-impact events and executive programs.
• End-to-end event execution including planning, logistics, vendor management, run-of-show and onsite.
• Experience handling events ranging from 10 to 1000+ attendees.
• Experience supporting senior audiences and partnering with sales and GTM teams to drive outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Manage Cognition's presence at priority industry conferences and sponsorship activations.
• Partner with Product Marketing and Sales on event collateral, messaging, and follow-up assets.
• Own the full logistical lifecycle: vendor negotiations, budgets, contracts, staffing, scheduling.
• Craft communications before/after events, Know Before You Go guides, and staff trainings.
• Monitor key metrics (leads, pipeline, meetings) to gauge success and inform planning.
• Create repeatable frameworks, playbooks, and materials at scale with growth.
• Serve as primary contact for agencies, suppliers, and venue teams.
• Be onsite to manage logistics and keep execution smooth.

Skills

Event marketing

Logistics management

Vendor negotiations

Cross-functional collaboration

Sales alignment

Travel up to 40%

Tools

Salesforce

HubSpot

Job description

Cognition is seeking an Event Marketer to design and deliver in-person experiences that bring our brand and go-to-market strategy to life, from executive programs to large conferences and sponsorship activations. Your events will drive brand awareness, pipeline, and relationships with our most important accounts.

This role is execution-heavy, demanding flawless end-to-end delivery and precise cross-functional coordination.