Event & Community Manager

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end planning and execution for Nectar's West Coast event calendar across SF and LA: customer dinners, executive roundtables, happy hours, creator meetups, and conference sponsorships and booths.
• Run account-based event programs with sales: executive dinners and roundtables built around target accounts, with a follow-up plan for every attendee.
• Build a recurring event series in both cities so Nectar has a consistent, recognizable presence in each market.
• Manage budgets, vendors, venues, and logistics in both cities, and build repeatable processes so events scale smoothly as the company grows.
• Partner with sales and customer success on event strategies that generate pipeline and deepen relationships with existing customers.
• Track and report on event ROI (attendance, sourced and influenced pipeline, and customer sentiment), and use that data to sharpen the calendar over time.
• Represent Nectar at West Coast industry conferences and manage on-site logistics, staffing, and sponsor deliverables.
• Support the launch and growth of Nectar's customer and industry community program (e.g., a Slack community, ambassador program, or customer council).
• Help run the content and engagement cadence that keeps the community active: AMAs, office hours, member spotlights, and peer-to-peer discussion.
• Use in-person events to feed the community, turning SF and LA attendees into active members.

Requirements

• 5-8 years of experience in B2B event marketing, community management, or a hybrid of both, with most of it at B2B SaaS companies.
• A track record of running B2B field and executive events end-to-end, from concept through post-event reporting, that sourced and accelerated pipeline alongside sales.
• Fluency in B2B event measurement: campaign attribution in HubSpot or Salesforce, sourced versus influenced pipeline, and post-event follow-up with target accounts.
• Experience supporting or growing an online or in-person community.
• Based in or near Palo Alto, with working knowledge of the Bay Area and LA event scenes: the venues, the vendors, and the people worth knowing.
• Comfort operating with high autonomy in an early-stage environment where processes don't exist yet. You're excited to build them.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to juggle multiple events across two markets without dropping details.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with a real interest in connecting with people.
• Willingness to travel regularly to San Francisco, Los Angeles, and industry conferences (estimated 20-30%).

Preferred

• Experience in the social media, marketing technology, or creator economy space.
• Experience marketing to brand, social, or marketing leaders as the buyer.
• An existing network in Bay Area tech and in LA's consumer brand or creator communities.
• Familiarity with community platforms (Slack, Discord, Circle) and event tools (Luma, Bizzabo, HubSpot).
• Prior experience as an early hire at a startup, building a function from zero to one.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and early equity
• Health, vision, and dental benefits + 401(k) match
• ClassPass membership for fitness and wellness classes
• $50/month mobile stipend for all employees, and $50/month internet stipend for remote employees
• For our Palo Alto Office: - Hybrid schedule: 4 days in office, plus 3 remote flex days per quarter (after your first 3 months) - Free lunch in the heart of University Ave. in Palo Alto - $1,000/month housing stipend for living near the office - Fully paid for commuter benefits (train stipend or Palo Alto parking reimbursement)