Tradeshow and Events Specialist

ETC is seeking aTradeshow & Events Specialist to support our European teams! This highly hands-on role combines live event production, technical expertise, and problem-solving. The successful candidate will help bring ETC’s products and brand to life through trade shows, customer events, demonstrations, and internal events, ensuring a professional and engaging experience for attendees.

Success in this role requires balancing detailed planning and preparation with the flexibility to adapt when priorities shift, product availability changes, or last-minute event needs arise. The position involves managing multiple projects simultaneously, collaborating with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, and supporting both event execution and the ongoing enhancement of ETC’s demonstration facilities.

Travel is a regular part of the role, often occurring monthly or every other month, and may range from a few days to nearly two weeks, including weekends. An ideal home base would be ETC’s London or Germany office.

The ideal candidate will bring a background in theatre production, live events, or a related technical field, along with strong organizational skills, adaptability, and the ability to learn and apply technical product knowledge quickly.

Representative Responsibilities:
• Technical coordination of events in the sales territory of ETC Ltd, ETC GmbH and ETC France:
• Preparation of technical drawings, and other documentation as required
• Working with team on new booth designs and construction
• Some fabrication of new booth pieces
• Identifying and working with outside resources as necessary throughout the fabrication and refurbishment process.
• Maintaining inventory of trade show demo equipment
• Stand set-up and supervision of on-site labor crew, working with MarCom Coordinator
• Technical Service support throughout each assigned show
• Staffing stand at shows as assigned
• Technical coordination of regional sales events as needed
• Developing and supervising flexible technical crew capability within company

• Presentation responsibilities:
• Work with Product Managers to improve product presentations to target markets
• Development and creation of visualization and showfiles for standardized presentations throughout ETC trainings and shows
• Support for training group to keep training material current
• Technical coordination of ETC training

• Upkeep and maintenance of existing booth pieces, training rooms and ETC products
• Preparation of dealer promotion presentations as needed
• Performing other duties as assigned
• Completing special projects and requests in a timely and positive fashion

Minimum Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in Technical theatre or related technical field, or equivalent experience
• 4-6 years related work experience
• Experience touring with live performance/events - preferred
• Experience supervising labor crews
• Experience with lighting design - preferred
• Strong communication, organizational and interpersonal skills
• High degree of technical expertise with ETC and other industry product
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Proficiency in CAD programs, preferably VectorWorks
• Strong electrical skills
• Ability to travel to shows and other offices as required
• Carpentry skills
• Powered Access Equipment license