Marketing Event Manager

Zillow

Marketing Event Manager at Zillow shaping strategy for agent-facing events and partnerships. Leading execution and ensuring measurable business impact across various event formats.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeRemote • California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $83,200 - $132,800 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead strategy and execution for Zillow’s agent-facing sales events, including regional activations, summits, webinars, and large-scale brand experiences.
Define program goals, audience experiences, and success metrics that strengthen the brand, deepen agent engagement, and support pipeline and revenue outcomes.
Oversee end-to-end event delivery, including vendor management, speaker support, creative integration, run of show, onsite execution, and virtual event quality.
Build and scale a brokerage-focused partnerships program with clear packages, tiers, assets, and activation opportunities that support both custom and repeatable programs.
Identify, negotiate, and manage brokerage and industry partnerships that align with Zillow’s brand and create mutual value.
Partner with Legal, Finance, Sales, Brand, and Marketing to develop compliant, effective programs that drive revenue, improve efficiency, and support long-term partnership growth.
Create scalable playbooks, workflows, budget models, and project management systems that improve quality, efficiency, and predictability across the events portfolio.
Use reporting, executive communications, and cross-functional alignment to measure performance, share insights, and continuously improve event and partnership strategy.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7–10 years of experience in event marketing, experiential marketing, partnerships, sponsorships, or related strategic marketing roles.
Proven success leading large-scale event programs from strategy through execution with measurable business impact.
Experience building and managing partnerships, sponsorships, or other marketing initiatives that drive revenue or business growth.
Strong strategic thinking and operational judgment, with the ability to turn complex challenges into clear, actionable plans.
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and external partners.
Financial acumen, including experience managing budgets, forecasting, and evaluating return on investment.
Comfort working cross-functionally in fast-moving, evolving environments.
Ability to travel up to 40% for key event programs.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Eligible for equity awards based on factors such as experience, performance and location

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Hard Skills & Tools

event marketingexperiential marketingpartnership managementsponsorship managementbudget managementforecastingreportingproject managementstrategic planningperformance measurement

Soft Skills

strategic thinkingoperational judgmentcommunicationrelationship buildinginfluencingcross-functional collaborationproblem-solvingadaptabilitynegotiationleadership