Manager, Event Marketing

San Francisco, CA (On-site)

$143K/yr – $210K/yrManager6+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own global events portfolio and executive engagements that drive pipeline and partnerships, combining bold concepting with tight operations and cross-functional orchestration.

  • Event Ownership: Global portfolio management across tents, owned events, and partner activations.
  • Executive & Commercial Impact: High-touch executive experiences and campaigns tied to pipeline and deal acceleration.
  • Cross-Functional Execution: Collaborate with Sales, Strategy, Comms, Growth Marketing, CRM, Product, and Creative to deliver integrated campaigns.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own & Execute a Global Events Portfolio
  • Lead execution of 10+ Ads events annually (industry tentpoles, owned events, and partner activations)
  • Manage end-to-end event lifecycle: planning → production → onsite execution → post-event amplification
  • Travel as needed to deliver best-in-class onsite experiences
  • Bring Category-Leading Event Experiences To Life
  • Elevate DoorDash Ads presence across major industry events (e.g., Cannes Lions, Shoptalk, Possible, CES, Groceryshop)
  • Stay ahead of industry trends and continuously evolve DoorDash’s event presence
  • Develop bold, differentiated concepts that surprise and delight prospects, partners, and internal teams
  • Partner with creative, comms, content, and agency teams to deliver: High-impact branding and activations, Thought leadership and speaking opportunities, Innovative, immersive experiences
  • Drive Executive Engagement & Commercial Impact

Requirements

  • Have 6+ years of B2B event marketing experience, including large-scale conferences and activations
  • Have experience interacting with AI tools (ie Claude, ChatGPT, etc) and display curiosity, adaptability, and the ability to blend AI with the day-to-day role.
  • Have owned event budgets and complex, multi-event portfolios
  • Demonstrate a track record of driving business impact (pipeline, revenue, partnerships) through events
  • Are highly organized and able to manage multiple complex workstreams simultaneously
  • Thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and take full ownership of outcomes
  • Are an excellent communicator, comfortable working with senior leaders and executives
  • Have experience managing agencies, vendors, and cross-functional teams
  • Bring a strong mix of creative thinking + operational excellence

Nice to Have

  • Experience in Ads, Media, AdTech, or Retail Media Networks
  • Experience executing executive-level or VIP experiences
  • Background in agency or in-house experiential marketing teams
  • Experience working at a high-growth company or startup

Benefits

  • DoorDash cares about you and your overall well-being. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to all regular employees, which includes a 401(k) plan with employer matching, 16 weeks of paid parental leave, wellness benefits, commuter benefits match, paid time off and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws (e.g. Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act). DoorDash also offers medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, disability and basic life insurance, family-forming assistance, and a mental health program, among others.
  • To learn more about our benefits, visit our careers page here.
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Founded in 2012, Space Capital is a venture capital firm with over $1 billion AUM investing at the intersection of space technology and global markets. We understand the space economy at a fundamentally deep level. Our partners have built advanced rockets and satellites. We have founded companies with assets currently in orbit and have led multiple exits as founders/operators -- the latest was the $500M sale of Skybox Imaging to Google as CEO. We've been pioneering investment in this category for over 10 years and now we've literally written the book on the subject with The Space Economy, published by Wiley.

Founded in 2012
New York, New York, USA
11 employees (1 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
12.6K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$337
Traffic Source Mix
Search
42.5%
Direct
31.9%
Referral
1.4%
Social
6.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~11

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1 (9% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
5

Funding

Total Funding
$70.4M
Last Raise
$100K
Series Unknown, 5 months ago

Funding History

  • Jan 2026
    SPV • $100K
  • Oct 2025
    Space Angels LXXXV • $2.3M
  • Oct 2023
    Space Angels LXXV • $500K

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