Trade Show & Events Manager

The Opportunity

EZ4X4 is looking for a highly organized, hands-on Trade Show & Events Manager to lead the planning and execution of the events that bring our products, team, customers, and brand together.

At EZ4X4, we make the Jeep and Bronco lifestyle more attainable through accessories that help owners personalize, upgrade, and enjoy their vehicles. Trade shows and events are an important opportunity to showcase our products, connect with enthusiasts, support dealer relationships, build brand awareness, and create momentum for the company.

This is not a role for someone who simply books a booth and attends an event. We need a working manager who can plan every detail, solve problems before they become issues, coordinate people and vendors, create a professional brand experience, and make sure each event delivers measurable value.

What You Will Do

• Develop and manage EZ4X4's annual trade-show and events calendar in partnership with company leadership, sales, dealer development, and marketing teams.
• Research and recommend trade shows, off-road events, dealer events, sponsorships, and other opportunities that align with EZ4X4's products, audience, and growth goals.
• Define event goals, budgets, timelines, staffing plans, product-display plans, lead-capture needs, and measures of success for each event.
• Manage the full event lifecycle, including applications, booth selection, contracts, registrations, insurance requirements, vendor coordination, travel, lodging, shipping, setup, on-site execution, teardown, and return logistics.
• Coordinate with the Graphic Designer, Content Creator, Director of Marketing & Growth, Dealer Development Representative, and other team members to develop booth graphics, displays, signage, printed materials, giveaways, product demonstrations, content coverage, and event promotions.
• Plan booth layouts, product displays, vehicle displays, demonstration areas, and customer touchpoints that create a professional, engaging EZ4X4 experience.
• Coordinate product inventory, event equipment, displays, signage, and other materials with warehouse, operations, and vendor partners to ensure everything arrives on time and in the right condition.
• Recruit, schedule, brief, and coordinate Trade Show & Events Representatives and other event staff. Make sure every team member understands the event goals, product highlights, customer experience expectations, and their on-site responsibilities.
• Attend trade shows and events as the on-site lead. Manage setup, staff coordination, customer flow, vendor relationships, day-of issues, breakdown, and return logistics.
• Coordinate lead-capture processes and ensure customer, dealer, media, and partner opportunities are documented and routed to the right internal team for timely follow-up.
• Support event promotion before, during, and after each show through coordination with marketing and social-media teams.
• Track event costs, results, leads, sales opportunities, feedback, and lessons learned. Prepare clear post-event reports and recommendations for future events.
• Maintain organized event plans, contracts, vendor information, budgets, equipment lists, schedules, and historical records for the events program.
• Identify opportunities to improve event operations, control costs, strengthen the booth experience, and increase the value EZ4X4 receives from each event.

What We Are Looking For

• Demonstrated experience planning and managing trade shows, industry events, live activations, conferences, or other high-visibility events from start to finish.
• Strong project-management skills and the ability to manage detailed timelines, competing priorities, budgets, vendors, staff, and deadlines.
• Experience coordinating logistics such as booth space, shipping, equipment, product displays, travel, lodging, vendors, registration, setup, and teardown.
• Confidence managing on-site event operations and solving problems calmly, quickly, and professionally.
• Strong communication, organization, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
• Experience managing event budgets, tracking expenses, reviewing invoices, and making practical recommendations to improve event return on investment.
• The ability to lead and coordinate event staff, communicate clear expectations, and create an organized, positive on-site team environment.
• Comfort working closely with sales, dealer development, marketing, creative, warehouse, operations, vendors, customers, and other partners.
• Comfort using spreadsheets, presentation tools, project-management tools, and other systems to manage event details, budgets, schedules, and reporting.
• Willingness and ability to travel for trade shows and events, with availability for evening, weekend, and extended hours during show preparation and events.
• Experience with automotive aftermarket, Jeep, Bronco, truck accessories, off-road culture, enthusiast brands, dealer networks, or consumer events is strongly preferred.

What Success Looks Like

Success in this role means EZ4X4 arrives at every event prepared, professional, on-brand, and ready to connect with customers, dealers, partners, and the off-road community.

You will create clear plans, manage the details, support a confident event team, and make each booth, display, product demonstration, and customer interaction reflect the quality of the EZ4X4 brand.

You will also help the company make better event decisions by tracking results, identifying what created value, and improving the program over time.

Travel and Work Environment

Travel is a core part of this role. You will attend trade shows, industry events, dealer events, and other off-site opportunities, with regular domestic travel.

Evening, weekend, and extended hours are required during show preparation and at trade shows and events.

Show Us Your Experience

Please submit your resume and be prepared to discuss events you have managed, including the event goals, your planning responsibilities, the size and complexity of the event, the results, and what you learned.

Experience with exhibitor booths, product displays, vendor management, event staffing, logistics, lead capture, and post-event reporting is especially relevant.

Apply

If you are an organized, resourceful event professional who enjoys building memorable experiences and making complex events run smoothly, we would love to meet you.