Tradeshows, Events & Sponsorships Specialist

Description

Passionate about marketing, events, and creating exceptional customer experiences? Join CAE and contribute to a global organization committed to innovation, collaboration, and excellence. As a Tradeshows, Events & Sponsorships Specialist, you will play a key role in planning, organizing, and executing tradeshows, customer events, sponsorships, and memberships worldwide. This role is focused on delivering outstanding stakeholder experiences, consistent brand representation, and operational excellence aligned with business objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Support the development and management of the annual Events and Sponsorships calendar, aligned with overall marketing objectives.
• Coordinate and execute all phases of event management, including planning, logistics, execution, and post-event activities.
• Negotiate contracts with event organizers, venues, vendors, and suppliers.
• Manage event logistics, schedules, customer meetings, registrations, invitations, executive briefing materials, and promotional items.
• Collaborate with internal tradeshow teams and external partners to ensure successful event delivery.
• Prepare and maintain quarterly sponsorship and donations reports for the Civil division.
• Travel internationally to support major tradeshows, conferences, and customer events.
• Support marketing communications initiatives, including brand positioning, campaigns, product launches, advertising, promotional activities, and virtual and in-person events.
• Measure and report event performance, including return on investment (ROI), and recommend opportunities for improvement.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders, event organizers, vendors, suppliers, agencies, and media partners.
• Manage event budgets, purchase orders, vendor payments, and expense tracking while ensuring adherence to financial guidelines.
• Partner with Marketing, Business Development, Sales, Product Management, Corporate Communications, Brand, and Leadership teams to ensure alignment on event objectives and messaging.
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve event management processes and incorporate industry best practices.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Event Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in event coordination, tradeshow management, sponsorship management, or a related discipline.
• Experience managing large-scale events, conferences, or tradeshows in a professional environment.
• Experience managing budgets, expenses, purchase orders, and vendor relationships.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Ability and willingness to travel internationally up to approximately 40% of the time, including trips lasting 4-7 days.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting B2B marketing programs and events.
• Experience measuring event effectiveness and analyzing ROI.
• Experience working with global stakeholders, suppliers, and event partners.
• Experience supporting executive-level meetings and customer engagement activities.
• Knowledge of event technology platforms, registration tools, or marketing automation systems.
• Ability to work in both English and French.

Benefits

We’ve designed flexible policies to promote well-being and growth, based on role-specific eligibility and requirements:

• Dynamic and innovative work environment.
• Opportunities for international travel.
• Collaboration with multidisciplinary and multicultural teams.
• Flexible work arrangements, including flex time and occasional telework.
• Open and collaborative workspaces.
• Employee break areas.
• Full cafeteria and on-site cafés.
• Career development and internal mobility opportunities.
• Competitive benefits package, including a pension plan.

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About CAE

At CAE, our mission is clear: to help make the world a safer place. For nearly 80 years, we’ve driven innovation in simulation, training, and mission readiness to support critical operations worldwide. By leveraging advanced technologies, we empower our customers to operate smarter, faster, and more sustainably. Join a purpose-driven organization where bold ideas are encouraged, collaboration drives progress, and your growth fuels our shared success.

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