What are the responsibilities and job description for the Events Associate position at forter?
About the role:
We’re looking for an Events Associate to join our Events Team and play a key role in executing our flagship trade shows and surround sound event programs. In this role, you’ll help bring our brand to life through high-impact events that drive engagement, strengthen industry presence, and contribute to revenue growth.
You'll work closely with marketing and other teams to plan and pull off large-scale industry events, making sure everything - from logistics to booth activations - runs smoothly and delivers real impact. We’re looking for someone who can bring fresh, creative ideas while keeping an eye on the details to ensure successful execution.
The ideal candidate is a highly organized event professional who thrives in fast-paced environments and is passionate about delivering unique event experiences.
This position is based in New York City.
What you’ll be doing:
- Support the planning of multiple trade shows and surround sound events, ensuring deadlines are met and every detail is handled effectively.
- Develop creative event concepts and activations that engage attendees, create memorable experiences, and support business growth.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure event alignment, buy-in and success.
- Coordinate logistics and manage vendors to ensure seamless event execution.
- Negotiate with vendors and track spend to stay within allocated event budgets.
- Oversee day-to-day event operations with a focus on exceeding registration and attendance targets.
- Lead on-site execution, tackle real-time challenges, and maintain composure and professionalism at all times.
- Track key event metrics and provide actionable insights to improve future events.
- Gather feedback from stakeholders and attendees to evaluate success and continuously improve future events.
What you’ll need:
- 2-4 years of experience in event planning (trade show experience preferred).
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, high-growth environment while meeting deadlines.
- Self-starter with the ability to independently manage projects, take initiative, and proactively solve roadblocks while keeping stakeholders informed.
- Comfortable leading meetings and presenting to large cross-functional teams.
- Remain poised under pressure with a can-do attitude, ensuring seamless execution in high-stakes situations.
- Hands-on and ready to dive into the details, problem-solve, and get things done.
- Strong track record of cross-functional collaboration, working effectively with sales, marketing, and leadership teams.
- Highly organized and detail-oriented, with a passion for logistics and onsite execution.
- Experience with budget management and tracking event costs.
- Metrics-driven mindset, using data to evaluate event success and refine strategies.
- Comfortable with 25% travel to manage on-site event execution.
About us:
Digital commerce is built on trust. At every point along the eCommerce journey, businesses must make a critical decision: Can I trust this customer? Answering this simple question accurately and instantly is powerful—it can accelerate revenue growth and strengthen a company’s connection with its customers. How do we do it? Forter was founded on the insight that it's not about what is being purchased, nor where— but who is behind the interaction.
The Forter Decision Engine finds patterns across more than one billion identities in our dataset. We isolate fraudsters and protect customers—ensuring everyone gets the experience they deserve. Given that trust is central to how we operate, Forter is very much driven by a defined set of values. We attract remarkable talent and have retention and engagement levels that are well above benchmarks. We’re meticulous about strengthening our culture as we grow and ensuring this is an environment where people can have outsized impact.
Trust is backed by data – Forter is a recipient of over 10 workplace and innovation awards, including:
- Great Place to Work Certification (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- Fortune’s Best Workplaces in NYC (2022, 2023 and 2024)
- Forbes Cloud 100 (2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024)
- #3 on Fast Company’s list of “Most Innovative Finance Companies” (2022)
- Anti-Fraud Solution of the Year at the Payments Awards (2024)
- SAP Pinnacle Awards “New Partner Application Award” (2023)
- Fintech Breakthrough Awards – Best Fraud Prevention Platform (2023)
Life as a Forterian:
We are a team of over 600 Forterians spread across 3 different continents. Since 2013, we've raised $525 million from investors such as Tiger Global, Bessemer, Sequoia Capital, March Capital and Salesforce Ventures. We're on a mission to bring trust to global digital commerce so that companies like Adobe, ASOS, eBay, Instacart, Priceline and Nordstrom can block fraud, drive revenue and improve customer experience.
At Forter, we believe unique people create unique ideas, and valuable experience comes in many forms. So, even if your background doesn't match everything we have listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply and tell us why your skills and values could be an asset to us. By welcoming different perspectives, we grow together as humans and as a company.
Forter is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that will consider all qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetics, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at interviewaccommodation@forter.com. This information will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of determining an appropriate accommodation for the interview process.Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
- Matching 401K Plan
- Comprehensive and generous health insurance, including vision and dental coverage
- Home office allowance
- Generous PTO policy
- Half day Fridays
At Forter, we have embraced a hybrid work model that combines the benefits of in-office collaboration with the flexibility of remote work. As part of this exciting approach, Team members are invited to work from the office at least 2 days per week. Within these two days, we encourage employees to join each week, for a department Team Day and for a Hub Day within each office. Your recruiter will share the specifics of these days.
Our hope is that a balance of in-person collaboration will aid massively in employee professional growth, development and relationship-building.
*Forter does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to Forter (or any related) jobs alias or directly to any Forter employees. Forter will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Salary Range: $80,000 - $98,000 annually bonus equity benefits
The referenced salary range is based on the Company's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, and skill level.
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Salary : $80,000 - $98,000
