ETC is seeking a Tradeshow & Events Specialist to support our European teams! This highly hands-on role combines live event production, technical expertise, and problem-solving. The successful candidate will help bring ETC’s products and brand to life through trade shows, customer events, demonstrations, and internal events, ensuring a professional and engaging experience for attendees.
Success in this role requires balancing detailed planning and preparation with the flexibility to adapt when priorities shift, product availability changes, or last-minute event needs arise. The position involves managing multiple projects simultaneously, collaborating with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, and supporting both event execution and the ongoing enhancement of ETC’s demonstration facilities.
Travel is a regular part of the role, often occurring monthly or every other month, and may range from a few days to nearly two weeks, including weekends. An ideal home base would be ETC’s London or Germany office.
The ideal candidate will bring a background in theatre production, live events, or a related technical field, along with strong organizational skills, adaptability, and the ability to learn and apply technical product knowledge quickly.
Representative Responsibilities:
- Technical coordination of events in the sales territory of ETC Ltd, ETC GmbH and ETC France:
- Preparation of technical drawings, and other documentation as required
- Working with team on new booth designs and construction
- Some fabrication of new booth pieces
- Identifying and working with outside resources as necessary throughout the fabrication and refurbishment process.
- Maintaining inventory of trade show demo equipment
- Stand set-up and supervision of on-site labor crew, working with MarCom Coordinator
- Technical Service support throughout each assigned show
- Staffing stand at shows as assigned
- Technical coordination of regional sales events as needed
- Developing and supervising flexible technical crew capability within company
Presentation responsibilities:
- Work with Product Managers to improve product presentations to target markets
- Development and creation of visualization and showfiles for standardized presentations throughout ETC trainings and shows
- Support for training group to keep training material current
- Technical coordination of ETC training
- Upkeep and maintenance of existing booth pieces, training rooms and ETC products
- Preparation of dealer promotion presentations as needed
- Performing other duties as assigned
- Completing special projects and requests in a timely and positive fashion
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Technical theatre or related technical field, or equivalent experience
- 4-6 years related work experience
- Experience touring with live performance/events - preferred
- Experience supervising labor crews
- Experience with lighting design - preferred
- Strong communication, organizational and interpersonal skills
- High degree of technical expertise with ETC and other industry product
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Proficiency in CAD programs, preferably VectorWorks
- Strong electrical skills
- Ability to travel to shows and other offices as required
- Carpentry skills
- Powered Access Equipment license
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ETC is an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture, making it an ideal place for professionals seeking to grow in the finance sector. Located in London, employees benefit from a vibrant city atmosphere while enjoying opportunities for professional development and engagement in meaningful projects within the entertainment and architectural lighting industry.
