Events and Field Marketing Manager
About the job
- The role requires 3–5 years of experience running B2B or education events, including trade shows and hosted events.
- The role requires experience managing an events budget and negotiating with venues and vendors.
- The role requires comfort working with Sales and ensuring follow-up without formal authority.
- The role requires experience with HubSpot or a similar customer relationship management system, including lead capture and list building.
- The role requires strong project management skills and a record of coordinating contributors and meeting overlapping deadlines.
- Own the management of every conference inquirED attends, as well as its hosted events and Social Studies Leadership Symposium.
- Manage one event calendar and budget.
- Recommend which events to attend, discontinue, or add based on results.
- Build invite lists with Sales, write event copy, and manage invitations and RSVPs.
- Plan booths, receptions, dinners, and speaker moments to create a strong impression of inquirED among district leaders.
- Own sponsorships, event briefs, creative deadlines, shipping, booth staffing, internal communications, and vendor payments.
- Collaborate with Sales on post-event strategy, ensure a smooth and speedy hand-off, and execute marketing action items.
- Recap each event within two weeks, including cost, meetings, opportunities, and changes to consider.
- Travel to events for on-site execution, with heavier travel during fall and spring conference seasons.
- K–12 or EdTech experience is a plus, but not required.
About the company
inquirED provides an inquiry-based K–5 social studies curriculum developed by teachers for teachers. It offers student-led investigations across history, civics, geography, and economics while integrating literacy and aligning with national standards. The curriculum supports culturally responsive instruction by connecting learning to students’ lived experiences and interests. It also includes professional learning programs and tools to help educators adopt inquiry-based teaching practices. Overall, inquirED aims to give all students engaging social studies experiences and build essential content knowledge and future-ready skills.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Early VC
Total Funding
$6.2M
Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois
Founded
2017
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Oregon's 2026 implementation year for new social studies standards expands buying urgency.
- inquirED's free pilot program lowers district adoption friction and accelerates reviews.
- Updated 2026 product pages show active expansion into Pre-K/TK, K-2, and middle school.
What critics are saying
- inquirED last raised only $6.16 million in November 2023, limiting scale capital.
- Bellevue's recommendation still needed School Board approval in June 2026.
- SFUSD kept History Alive for middle grades, signaling inquirED lost that larger adoption.
What makes inquirED unique
- inquirED pairs inquiry-based social studies with literacy through Inquiry Journeys and Inkwell.
- Bellevue Schools recommended InquirED Elementary Program for K-5 adoption in April 2026.
- SFUSD selected InquirEd for elementary piloting after scoring its inquiry, literacy, and culture fit.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- 401(k) Company Match
- Remote Work Options
- Home Office Stipend