The Role
Support the CMO across branding, communications, product marketing and events with emphasis on planning/executing 20–25 external sponsorships, receptions, and internal events. Manage event logistics, vendors, creative, budgets and procurement in JIRA; collaborate cross-functionally with product, sales and EEX Group; develop creative event experiences; track metrics and support sustainability/ESG reporting.
Summary Generated by Built In
Nodal Exchange, the largest power futures exchange in North America, is a derivatives exchange providing price, credit and liquidity risk management to participants. Nodal Exchange is a leader in innovation, having introduced the world's largest sets of environmental and electric power futures and options contracts. All transactions on Nodal Exchange (power, environmental and natural gas) are cleared through its wholly owned subsidiary, Nodal Clear, using its award-winning portfolio margining methodology. As leaders in innovation, Nodal Exchange and Nodal Clear have built in-house most of the trading and clearing platforms that fuel our business. Nodal Exchange is part of the EEX Group which is in turn part of the Deutsche Börse Group.
We are now looking for talented, innovative individuals to join our team in Tyson’s Corner, VA (DC Metro area).
Key Responsibilities
Reporting to the Chief Marketing Officer, primary responsibilities include:
- Works with and provides strategic and operational support for CMO across many areas of marketing including branding, corporate communications, product marketing, advertising, market research, digital/social marketing - with a particular focus on internal and external events, sustainability projects and reporting, and project management
- Collaborate closely with the Marketing Manager to plan, build, and execute end-to-end, multi-channel marketing campaigns related to events
- Develop and execute external and internal event plans and strategy for Nodal (~20-25 conference sponsorships, 2-3 receptions, 12-15 internal events)
- Manage and coordinate event logistics, creative, and programming for events ranging in size from virtual meetups, to sponsorships & exbibits, to large conferences, to private receptions
- Work closely and maintain relationships with agencies, production, staffing, and sponsorship partners
- Work cross-functionally with marketing, product & sales teams, EEX Group and collaborating companies to ensure events align with overall business objectives and brand initiatives
- Develop creative strategies and experiences that bring events to life including working with vendors to develop creative gifts, favors and promotional giveaways
- Provide insights and metrics to understand impact and learnings moving forward
- Negotiate investment & contracts with conference producers and venues
- Manage supplier management / procurement process in JIRA and track marketing and events expenses, budgets, and forecasts
- Support EEX Group and Nodal management in creating, tracking and messaging sustainability and companywide ESG targets
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in communications, marketing, business administration or related field
- Min. 5 years of relevant marketing or business experience
- Strong communication skills, including writing and public speaking
- Direct contact with customers as well as internal and external stakeholders
- Independent, organized, and structured work style
- Entrepreneurial mindset
- Creative problem solving
- High level of reliability of work commitments
Nice to Have:
- Experience with creative tools such as Adobe Express, Canva, Constant Contact and / or WordPress
- Knowledge of North American or international financial and / or derivatives markets, and our competitive environment
Salary Range: $80,000 - $100,000 per year base salary, when annualized
Pay Transparency Notice: The salary range is based on the D.C. metro area, the successful candidate’s starting salary will vary depending on permissible, non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to qualifications, skills, and experience. Nodal also offers a wide range of benefits and perks for full-time employees, which may include target bonuses.
Pay Transparency Notice: The salary range is based on the D.C. metro area, the successful candidate’s starting salary will vary depending on permissible, non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to qualifications, skills, and experience. Nodal also offers a wide range of benefits and perks for full-time employees, which may include target bonuses.
Benefits
Nodal Employee Benefits and Perks: https://nodalexchange.pinpointhq.com
Nodal Exchange, LLC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, parental status, marital status, citizenship, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status, veteran status, physical or mental health, hairstyle historically associated with race, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law with respect to recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or in any other terms and conditions of employment. Nodal Exchange is an E-verify participant.
About
Nodal Exchange is a derivatives exchange providing price, credit and liquidity risk management to participants in the North American commodities markets. Nodal Exchange is a leader in innovation, having introduced the largest set of electric power locational (nodal) futures and options contracts and the largest set of environmental futures and options contracts in the world. Nodal Exchange currently offers over 1,000 power contracts on hundreds of unique locations, providing the most effective basis risk management available to market participants.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, business administration or related field
- Minimum 5 years relevant marketing or business experience
- Strong communication skills, including writing and public speaking
- Direct contact with customers and internal/external stakeholders
- Independent, organized, and structured work style
- Entrepreneurial mindset
- Creative problem solving
- High level of reliability of work commitments
- Experience planning and executing external and internal events and multi-channel marketing campaigns
- Experience managing event logistics, suppliers, production, staffing, and sponsorship partners
- Experience with supplier management/procurement processes in JIRA
- Experience tracking marketing and events expenses, budgets, and forecasts
- Experience with creative tools such as Adobe Express, Canva, Constant Contact and/or WordPress
- Knowledge of North American or international financial and/or derivatives markets
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The Company
What We Do
Nodal Exchange is a derivatives exchange providing price, credit and liquidity risk management solutions to participants in the North American energy markets. Nodal Exchange is a leader in innovation, having introduced the world’s largest set of electric power locational (nodal) futures contracts. Nodal Exchange currently offers over 1,000 contracts on hundreds of unique locations, providing the most effective basis risk management available to market participants. In addition, Nodal Exchange offers a Henry Hub natural gas contract providing cross-margining benefits with participant’s power portfolios. All Nodal Exchange contracts are cleared by Nodal Clear which is a CFTC registered derivatives clearing organization. Nodal Exchange is a designated contract market regulated by the CFTC. Nodal Exchange is part of the EEX Group.
