Field Marketing Coordinator

San Francisco, CA (On-site)

$120K/yr – $140K/yrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end event operations for a tech-brand portfolio, driving pipeline-friendly experiences and community engagement across conferences, customer events, and executive programs.

  • Event Operations: Own logistics, budgets, and on-site execution across conferences, dinners, and activations.
  • Stakeholder Orchestration: Align Marketing, Sales, Solutions Eng, and Partners to ensure seamless attendee experiences and post-event follow-up.
  • Pipeline and Community Growth: Promote events across social/email/partner communities and track performance for future engagement.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate logistics for executive dinners, happy hours, conferences, meetups, customer events, and community activations
  • Manage event timelines, run-of-shows, and planning documents
  • Assist with venue sourcing, catering, rentals, entertainment, transportation, and vendor management
  • Support on-site event execution, setup, registration, attendee experience, and breakdown
  • Track budgets, invoices, contracts, and event expenses
  • Occasional travel required for conferences, customer events, and community programs.
  • Able to carry and lift 10 lbs of merch, marketing materials, and or event related items.
  • Manage event registration platforms and attendee communications
  • Coordinate guest lists, RSVPs, approvals, and waitlists
  • Support attendee outreach and follow-up efforts

Requirements

  • 2+ years of experience in event marketing, field marketing, community, or related fields
  • Exceptional organizational and project management skills
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with attention to detail
  • Comfortable working evenings or occasional weekends during events
  • Ability to lift and move event materials when needed

Preferred

  • Preferred: Experience supporting conferences or trade shows
  • Preferred: Experience managing executive dinners or VIP events
  • Preferred: Familiarity with developer communities, startups, or B2B SaaS
  • Preferred: Experience working with vendors, venues, and event budgets
  • Proactively solves problems before they become issues
  • Enjoys building relationships and creating welcoming environments
  • Thrives in dynamic startup environments
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  • Jun 2021
    Series B • $30M
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    Series A • $22M

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