Senior Global Marketing Manager

Bloomsbury USA

Senior Global Conferences Manager overseeing Bloomsbury’s global conference program across Academic & Professional. Managing conferences, budgets, and supporting a team for successful execution.

Posted 6/12/2026full-timeGreenbelt • District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $70,000 - $80,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Oversees strategy, training and execution for Bloomsbury’s global conference program across Academic & Professional (A&P)
Manages all aspects of Bloomsbury’s conference presence for A&P marketing and editorial teams in the US and UK
Ensures the smooth running of conferences globally, and to budget
Supports A&P’s strategic objectives, including commissioning goals, branding and sustainability
Oversees a small team supporting up to 200 conferences a year globally.
Allocates and delegates work as appropriate across the team
Communicates strategy and schedule to all A&P
Manages the annual global conferences budget, ensuring a smooth budgeting process
Negotiates with conference organizers to reserve exhibit space
Maintains contracts for 3rd party exhibitors
Manages program advertising and liaises with subject marketers
Maximizes prominence of Bloomsbury brands and ensures consistent branding across all conferences
Oversees booking of relevant furniture, AV/tech equipment as required
Provides support on marketing activities such as receptions, sponsorships and book signings as agreed with internal stakeholders
Coordinates the ordering, delivery and return shipment of equipment and products

Requirements

What you’ll need

5-7 years of experience in events and conference management
Extensive experience managing conference schedules, and organizing and attending conferences in an academic and/or professional publishing environment
Experience with global conferences, and a solid understanding of territorial differences
Strategic thinking with operational follow-through
Experience budgeting, tracking and maximizing ROI
Excellent attention to detail
Leading a small team, assigning roles and delegating effectively
Liaising with and communicating with a variety of internal stakeholders
Training experience
Excellent project and time management skills
Works effectively across geographic and organizational boundaries
Demonstrates ability to use systems and tools (e.g. AI, databases, Work Management System) to enable smarter, more insight-led conference organization and presence
Excel to at least intermediate level

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical insurance
Vision insurance
Dental insurance
401(k)
Paid parental leave
Hybrid Work Schedule

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Hard Skills & Tools

events managementconference managementbudgetingproject managementschedulingROI maximizationstrategic planningteam leadershipattention to detailtraining

Soft Skills

strategic thinkingcommunicationdelegationorganizational skillsinterpersonal skillstime managementcross-functional collaborationproblem-solvingnegotiationstakeholder management