Outsourced association management, events and trade show services
Smithbucklin runs management, events and education programs for associations from Chicago, with a stack built around Salesforce and HubSpot for CRM and marketing plus a heavy Adobe Creative Cloud and Canva layer for in-house creative production. Current hiring tilts toward director-level marketing and operations leaders, with trade show, certification and executive director roles pointing to growth in client-facing program leadership rather than engineering.
Notable leadership hires: Executive Director, Trade Show Director, Certification Program Lead
Smithbucklin is a privately held association management company headquartered in Chicago, IL, founded in 1949. It serves associations either through full organizational management or through targeted initiatives such as events, education and strategy. Its service areas include board governance, advocacy, marketing and communications, sales, conventions, trade shows and virtual events. The company employs 501–1,000 people and hires in the United States.
Smithbucklin uses Salesforce and HubSpot for CRM and marketing, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Adobe Creative Cloud, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Canva, Google Ad Manager, ADP and Zoom.
Yes, hiring is accelerating, led by marketing and operations, with mostly director and senior roles including Executive Director, Trade Show Director and Certification Program Lead, all in the United States.
Job posts point to trade show strategy and site selection, membership strategy and systems improvements, a strategic transformation plan, and support for McKinley Advisors consulting projects.
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