Partner Marketing and Events Specialist

Harbor; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Harbor seeks a Partner Marketing and Events Specialist to lead joint events from planning to execution and post-event follow-up. You will coordinate timelines, logistics, and deliverables with partners and internal teams, creating co-branded materials and targeted messaging for campaigns.

Responsibilities include shaping event strategy, workflow management, and post-event analysis in Salesforce, with opportunities to develop experiential events and vendor relationships across multiple regions.

Qualifications

• A minimum of three years’ experience in events/marketing, preferably in a professional services organization; experience delivering partner or co-marketing initiatives is an asset.
• Experience leading events from planning through execution and follow-up, including coordinating external partners and vendors.
• Flexibility to work additional hours, including early mornings and evenings, as necessary
• Travel when necessary for events held in other cities

Responsibilities

• Lead partner events from planning through execution and post-event follow-up.
• Coordinate responsibilities, timelines, logistics, and deliverables with partners and internal teams.
• Create partner-specific marketing materials, including co-branded presentations, invitations, landing pages, and event collateral.
• Prepare joint messaging for campaigns and events, aligning value propositions and brand guidelines.
• Coordinate partner campaign promotion and post-event follow-up; track engagement in Salesforce with RevOps.
• Support broader event logistics and develop experiential events to maximize client engagement.
• Build PowerPoint decks for conferences/tradeshows Harbor participates in; post-event reporting.
• Create email invitations, landing pages, and campaigns in Salesforce; curate outreach lists.
• Source venues, manage vendors, and coordinate on-site logistics with design teams and suppliers.
• Manage Salesforce updates with RevOps and drive cross-department projects.

Skills

Event planning

Project coordination

Vendor management

Salesforce

PowerPoint

Marketing collaboration

Written communication

Attention to detail

Tools

Salesforce

PowerPoint

Job description

Harbor is seeking a Partner Marketing and Events Specialist to join our growing team. Partner Marketing and Events Specialist will l ead partner events from planning and development through execution and post-event follow-up, coordinating responsibilities, timelines, logistics, and deliverables with key partners and internal teams.

This is a full-time position that can be worked from anywhere in the USA, Canada or the UK, with a strong preference to those able to work hybrid (flexible schedule) from our Chicago, Illinois headquarters.

Responsibilities:

• Work with key partners to plan and deliver joint events and other marketing activations that engage shared audiences and support mutual marketing objectives.
• Create partner-specific marketing materials, including co-branded presentations, invitations, landing pages, and event collateral, working with designers and relevant internal teams.
• Prepare joint messaging with partners for use in campaigns and at events, aligning value propositions, audience needs, and brand guidelines and coordinating approvals before launch.
• Coordinate partner campaign promotion, targeted outreach, and post-event follow-up; work with RevOps to track engagement and report on outcomes in Salesforce.
• Support broader event logistics as directed by Marketing and the Client Engagement team, including but not limited to:
• Ideate on experiential events that maximize client engagement
• Conceptualize and manage the staging of events from planning and development through execution and post-event follow-up
• Build powerpoint decks to communicate details of conferences and tradeshows where Harbor is sponsoring / participating; post event reporting; with Partners and on our own
• Create copy for and build electronic invitations, landing pages, campaigns in Salesforce
• Curate targeted persona-based outreach lists for events
• Source venues for client events when needed
• Work with designers to produce event-related creative
• Order promo items and other resources that support events
• Manage and ship exhibit resources as needed
• Work with the RevOps team to manage and update Salesforce
• Independently manage various department projects outside the scope of events
• Strong attention to detail and ability to multi-task and handle competing demands
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to handle work well under pressure with a professional and positive attitude and meet strict deadlines
• Self-starter who can work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to manage numerous outside vendors with confident communication both on and off site
• Strong relationship-building and collaboration skills, with the ability to coordinate key partners and internal stakeholders around shared messaging, plans, and deadlines.
• Ability to develop clear, audience-focused marketing copy and adapt materials for partner-specific campaigns and events.

Qualifications & Required Experience:

• A minimum of three years’ experience in events/marketing, preferably in a professional services organization; experience delivering partner or co-marketing initiatives is an asset.
• Experience leading events from planning through execution and follow-up, including coordinating external partners and vendors.
• Flexibility to work additional hours, including early mornings and evenings, as necessary
• Travel when necessary for events held in other cities

About Us:

Harbor is the preeminent provider of expert services across strategy, legal technology, operations, and intelligence. Our globally integrated team of 900+ strategists, technologists, and specialists navigate alongside our clients – leading law firms, corporations, and their law departments – to provide essential resources and invaluable insights. Anchored in a rich heritage of deep knowledge, steadfast relationships, and mutual respect, our unwavering dedication lies in shaping the future of the legal industry and fostering enduring partnerships within our community and ecosystem.

Harbor is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, national origin, ancestry, age, parental status, disabled status, veteran status, or any other legally protected classification, in accordance with applicable law.