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Event Marketing Specialist roles are actively hiring on OPT, particularly at agencies, tech companies, and consumer brands that run large-scale campaigns. Your STEM OPT extension does not apply here unless your degree is in a qualifying STEM field. Standard OPT gives you 12 months, so timing your job search around your program end date is critical.
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OneTrust’s mission is to enable innovation through the responsible use of data and AI. We believe that ensuring data is trusted shouldn’t slow teams down—it should accelerate what’s possible. This led us to develop the first technology platform for responsible data use in 2016. Today, with AI representing the latest and most impactful expansion of data yet, OneTrust is once again redefining what responsible innovation looks like. OneTrust, the AI‑Ready Governance Platform™, unifies regulatory intelligence, automation, and connected governance workflows so businesses can continue to move at the speed of AI while ensuring good governance to prevent data misuse at scale. Trusted by thousands of organizations worldwide, OneTrust is shaping the future where trusted data becomes a transformative force for business and society.
THE CHALLENGE
At OneTrust, great events start with strong planning and even stronger execution. The Global Events team delivers 80+ events annually — ranging from community user groups and executive roadshows to Tier 1 tradeshows and our flagship global conferences, TrustWeek and Sales Kickoff.
As an Events Marketing Specialist, you’ll play a critical support role across this portfolio. This is an excellent opportunity for someone earlier in their events or marketing career who is eager to learn, highly organized, and excited to help deliver exceptional experiences through strong operational support, coordination, and documentation.
YOUR MISSION
You have a passion for exceptional event experiences—from immersive tradeshows to complex multi-day conferences and smaller customer connection events—and thrive in a fast-paced environment where cross-functional collaboration and innovation are key. You are eager to learn to identify and report on event goals, objectives, and KPIs and strive to create compelling experiences and marketing plans that drive attendees to register and participate in OneTrust events.
As an Events Marketing Specialist, you will support the strategy and execution of OneTrust’s event portfolio, including:
Event Execution Support
- Support planning and execution for flagship conferences such as TrustWeek and OneTrust one‑day events, including vendor coordination, speaker and breakout logistics, sponsor support, off‑site events, and attendee experience elements.
- Assist with OneTrust’s presence at third‑party tradeshows, supporting project plans, internal enablement, onsite logistics, and post‑event reporting.
- Support community and customer events including User Groups, thought leadership events, and OneTrust global roadshows.
Event Operations & Coordination
- Maintain detailed project documentation, budgets, timelines, and event folders to ensure consistency and accuracy across events.
- Support procurement processes and contract tracking for venues, vendors, and services.
- Assist with registration websites, surveys, lead capture, and ROI reporting.
Cross‑Functional Collaboration
- Partner with internal teams (Field Marketing, Sales, Customer Success, and Marketing) to support successful event participation.
- Help ensure teams are informed, enabled, and aligned on event goals, logistics, and outcomes.
Event Technology & Tools
- Work within event and marketing systems including project management tools, budget trackers, CRM, and registration platforms.
- Support reporting and analysis to help measure event performance and impact.
YOU ARE
- Looking to further your career in event management as an in-house/client-side planner.
- Have knowledge and interest in marketing and event’s role in driving business goals.
- Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously.
- Eager to learn about vendor negotiation, budget management, and logistics coordination.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, lean environment with tight deadlines.
- High degree of technical competence for registration systems and websites, event reporting and analytics through use of SFDC and PowerBI dashboards, project management and resourcing platforms.
- Keen interest in developing unique experiences that drive brand engagement across live and virtual events.
- Willing to travel (domestic & international) and work nonstandard hours as needed.
YOUR EXPERIENCE INCLUDES
- 2+ years of experience supporting marketing events or tradeshows (B2B SaaS experience is a plus).
- Degree, preferably in marketing, communication, public relations or related field.
- Experience working in a cross-functional capacity within a dynamic, rapidly changing environment.
- Experience with Microsoft tools.
- Additional bonus to have had experience with CVENT event website building, registration management and content (breakout) management.
COMPENSATION
- Salary Range: $69,375 - $104,062.50 USD
For California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, and Washington-based candidates: the annual base pay range for this role is listed below. Within this range, individual pay is determined by several factors, including location, job-related skills, work experience, and relevant education and/or training. This role may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, equity, and/or commissions, as well as benefits.
WHERE WE WORK
We are embracing an office-first culture, encouraging three days a week in office for most roles, with meaningful opportunities to collaborate and celebrate in person.
Each role may have specific requirements or flexibility depending on the scope of the position, so we encourage you to verify this with your recruiter during your first interview.
BENEFITS
As an employee at OneTrust, you will be part of the OneTeam. That means you’ll receive support physically, mentally, and emotionally so that you can do your best work both in and out of the office. This includes comprehensive healthcare coverage, flexible PTO, equity RSUs, annual performance bonus opportunities, retirement account support, 14+ weeks of paid parental leave, career development opportunities, company-paid privacy certification exam fees, and much more. Specific benefits differ by country. For more information, talk to your recruiter or visit onetrust.com/careers.
RESOURCES
Check out the following to learn more about OneTrust and its people:
- OneTrust Careers on YouTube
- @LifeatOneTrust on Instagram
YOUR DATA
You have the right to have your personal data updated or removed. You also have the right to have a copy of the information OneTrust holds about you. Further details about these rights are available on the website in our Privacy Overview. You can change your mind at any time and have your personal data removed from our database. In order to do this you must contact us and let us know you wish to be removed. The request should be made on the Data Subject Request Form.
Recruitment fraud warning: OneTrust is aware of scams involving false offers of employment with our company. The fraudulent jobs, interviews and job offers use fake websites, email addresses, group chat and text messages. Be aware that we never ask candidates for personal information, IDs or bank information during the interview process. We do not interview prospective candidates via instant message or group chat, and do not require candidates to purchase products or services, or process payments on our behalf as a condition of any employment offer. Please note that any legitimate interview availability requests will come directly from a OneTrust recruiter with an "@onetrust.com" email address. You may also receive legitimate emails from "@us.greenhouse-mail.io". Recruiters will only reach out to candidates who have applied for a role through our ATS (Greenhouse) or prospects via LinkedIn InMail. Job offers will come from a recruiter and may have a "@docusign.net" email address.
OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU
When you join OneTrust you are stepping onto a launching pad — the countdown has begun. The destination? A career without boundaries working alongside a diverse and inclusive crew who is passionate about doing meaningful work. As a pioneer, your voice and expertise will help chart the direction of an entirely new category. Our commitment to putting people first starts with you. Your growth is part of the mission. Our goal is to give you the power to embark on the next phase of your uniquely, unique career.
OneTrust provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.
INTRODUCTION
OneTrust’s mission is to enable innovation through the responsible use of data and AI. We believe that ensuring data is trusted shouldn’t slow teams down—it should accelerate what’s possible. This led us to develop the first technology platform for responsible data use in 2016. Today, with AI representing the latest and most impactful expansion of data yet, OneTrust is once again redefining what responsible innovation looks like. OneTrust, the AI‑Ready Governance Platform™, unifies regulatory intelligence, automation, and connected governance workflows so businesses can continue to move at the speed of AI while ensuring good governance to prevent data misuse at scale. Trusted by thousands of organizations worldwide, OneTrust is shaping the future where trusted data becomes a transformative force for business and society.
THE CHALLENGE
At OneTrust, great events start with strong planning and even stronger execution. The Global Events team delivers 80+ events annually — ranging from community user groups and executive roadshows to Tier 1 tradeshows and our flagship global conferences, TrustWeek and Sales Kickoff.
As an Events Marketing Specialist, you’ll play a critical support role across this portfolio. This is an excellent opportunity for someone earlier in their events or marketing career who is eager to learn, highly organized, and excited to help deliver exceptional experiences through strong operational support, coordination, and documentation.
YOUR MISSION
You have a passion for exceptional event experiences—from immersive tradeshows to complex multi-day conferences and smaller customer connection events—and thrive in a fast-paced environment where cross-functional collaboration and innovation are key. You are eager to learn to identify and report on event goals, objectives, and KPIs and strive to create compelling experiences and marketing plans that drive attendees to register and participate in OneTrust events.
As an Events Marketing Specialist, you will support the strategy and execution of OneTrust’s event portfolio, including:
Event Execution Support
- Support planning and execution for flagship conferences such as TrustWeek and OneTrust one‑day events, including vendor coordination, speaker and breakout logistics, sponsor support, off‑site events, and attendee experience elements.
- Assist with OneTrust’s presence at third‑party tradeshows, supporting project plans, internal enablement, onsite logistics, and post‑event reporting.
- Support community and customer events including User Groups, thought leadership events, and OneTrust global roadshows.
Event Operations & Coordination
- Maintain detailed project documentation, budgets, timelines, and event folders to ensure consistency and accuracy across events.
- Support procurement processes and contract tracking for venues, vendors, and services.
- Assist with registration websites, surveys, lead capture, and ROI reporting.
Cross‑Functional Collaboration
- Partner with internal teams (Field Marketing, Sales, Customer Success, and Marketing) to support successful event participation.
- Help ensure teams are informed, enabled, and aligned on event goals, logistics, and outcomes.
Event Technology & Tools
- Work within event and marketing systems including project management tools, budget trackers, CRM, and registration platforms.
- Support reporting and analysis to help measure event performance and impact.
YOU ARE
- Looking to further your career in event management as an in-house/client-side planner.
- Have knowledge and interest in marketing and event’s role in driving business goals.
- Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously.
- Eager to learn about vendor negotiation, budget management, and logistics coordination.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, lean environment with tight deadlines.
- High degree of technical competence for registration systems and websites, event reporting and analytics through use of SFDC and PowerBI dashboards, project management and resourcing platforms.
- Keen interest in developing unique experiences that drive brand engagement across live and virtual events.
- Willing to travel (domestic & international) and work nonstandard hours as needed.
YOUR EXPERIENCE INCLUDES
- 2+ years of experience supporting marketing events or tradeshows (B2B SaaS experience is a plus).
- Degree, preferably in marketing, communication, public relations or related field.
- Experience working in a cross-functional capacity within a dynamic, rapidly changing environment.
- Experience with Microsoft tools.
- Additional bonus to have had experience with CVENT event website building, registration management and content (breakout) management.
COMPENSATION
- Salary Range: $69,375 - $104,062.50 USD
For California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, and Washington-based candidates: the annual base pay range for this role is listed below. Within this range, individual pay is determined by several factors, including location, job-related skills, work experience, and relevant education and/or training. This role may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, equity, and/or commissions, as well as benefits.
WHERE WE WORK
We are embracing an office-first culture, encouraging three days a week in office for most roles, with meaningful opportunities to collaborate and celebrate in person.
Each role may have specific requirements or flexibility depending on the scope of the position, so we encourage you to verify this with your recruiter during your first interview.
BENEFITS
As an employee at OneTrust, you will be part of the OneTeam. That means you’ll receive support physically, mentally, and emotionally so that you can do your best work both in and out of the office. This includes comprehensive healthcare coverage, flexible PTO, equity RSUs, annual performance bonus opportunities, retirement account support, 14+ weeks of paid parental leave, career development opportunities, company-paid privacy certification exam fees, and much more. Specific benefits differ by country. For more information, talk to your recruiter or visit onetrust.com/careers.
RESOURCES
Check out the following to learn more about OneTrust and its people:
- OneTrust Careers on YouTube
- @LifeatOneTrust on Instagram
YOUR DATA
You have the right to have your personal data updated or removed. You also have the right to have a copy of the information OneTrust holds about you. Further details about these rights are available on the website in our Privacy Overview. You can change your mind at any time and have your personal data removed from our database. In order to do this you must contact us and let us know you wish to be removed. The request should be made on the Data Subject Request Form.
Recruitment fraud warning: OneTrust is aware of scams involving false offers of employment with our company. The fraudulent jobs, interviews and job offers use fake websites, email addresses, group chat and text messages. Be aware that we never ask candidates for personal information, IDs or bank information during the interview process. We do not interview prospective candidates via instant message or group chat, and do not require candidates to purchase products or services, or process payments on our behalf as a condition of any employment offer. Please note that any legitimate interview availability requests will come directly from a OneTrust recruiter with an "@onetrust.com" email address. You may also receive legitimate emails from "@us.greenhouse-mail.io". Recruiters will only reach out to candidates who have applied for a role through our ATS (Greenhouse) or prospects via LinkedIn InMail. Job offers will come from a recruiter and may have a "@docusign.net" email address.
OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU
When you join OneTrust you are stepping onto a launching pad — the countdown has begun. The destination? A career without boundaries working alongside a diverse and inclusive crew who is passionate about doing meaningful work. As a pioneer, your voice and expertise will help chart the direction of an entirely new category. Our commitment to putting people first starts with you. Your growth is part of the mission. Our goal is to give you the power to embark on the next phase of your uniquely, unique career.
OneTrust provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship as an Event Marketing Specialist
Target employers with established event programs
Companies running recurring conferences, product launches, or experiential campaigns are far more likely to hire and sponsor event marketers than those with ad hoc event needs. Look for roles with dedicated event budget lines in the job description.
Lead with measurable event outcomes
Attendance numbers, lead generation figures, and ROI metrics from past events make your application concrete. Employers sponsoring OPT workers want proof you deliver results, not just experience coordinating logistics or managing vendors.
Emphasize cross-functional collaboration skills
Event marketing sits at the intersection of sales, product, and creative teams. Highlighting your experience managing stakeholders across departments signals maturity that justifies the investment an employer makes in sponsoring your work authorization.
Time your applications around Q4 budget cycles
Most companies finalize event marketing headcount in Q4 for the following year. Applying between October and December puts you in front of hiring managers when event budgets and headcount are actively being approved for the year ahead.
Build a portfolio of event case studies
A one-page case study per major event you have managed, showing objective, strategy, execution, and outcome, gives hiring managers something tangible to evaluate. OPT candidates who demonstrate this level of documentation stand out significantly in competitive markets.
Address your OPT timeline proactively with employers
Bring up your OPT end date and visa situation before the offer stage. Employers appreciate transparency, and it filters out companies unwilling to sponsor early, saving you time and preserving relationships with those genuinely open to sponsorship.
Event Marketing Specialist OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Can I work as an Event Marketing Specialist on OPT?
Yes, as long as the role is directly related to your degree field. A marketing, communications, business, or related degree will typically satisfy the requirement. If your role involves digital analytics or data-driven campaign work and your degree is STEM-designated, you may qualify for the 24-month STEM OPT extension, giving you up to 36 months of total work authorization.
Does event marketing qualify for the STEM OPT extension?
Only if your degree program carries a STEM designation and your day-to-day work involves a substantial technical or analytical component, such as marketing technology, data analytics, or programmatic advertising. A general event coordination role under a non-STEM degree does not qualify. Check with your DSO to confirm whether your specific degree and job duties meet USCIS requirements for the extension.
Where can I find Event Marketing Specialist jobs that sponsor OPT?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for F-1 OPT students and filters jobs by sponsorship willingness, so you are not wasting applications on employers who will not support your visa status. Searching Migrate Mate for Event Marketing Specialist roles surfaces companies with a history of sponsoring international candidates, which is the most efficient way to focus your search.
Will employers hire an Event Marketing Specialist on OPT given the short authorization window?
Many employers in agencies, tech, and consumer brands hire on OPT regularly, especially for event marketing roles where the talent pool is competitive. Your 12-month window, and potentially 36 months with a STEM extension, is enough runway for employers who plan to sponsor H-1B visa status. Being transparent about your timeline and targeting companies with existing sponsorship infrastructure significantly improves your odds.
What visa typically follows OPT for Event Marketing Specialists?
The H-1B is the most common path. Event Marketing Specialist roles typically qualify as specialty occupations because they require a bachelor's degree in a related field such as marketing, communications, or business. Your employer files the H-1B petition on your behalf, usually in April for an October start. Some candidates also explore the O-1A if they have demonstrated exceptional achievement in their field.