Event Marketing Manager

This is a unique opportunity to be the first Event Marketing hire in a scaling, early-stage startup. This person must be onsite in San Francisco daily and open to travel. Relocation assistance is available.The Event Marketing Manager will own the full events motion from strategy through execution: deciding which events to invest in, building owned event formats, and ensuring every touchpoint before, during, and after is moving the right people closer to a qualified conversation.Responsibilities:Build and manage end-to-end events program — sponsored events, owned roundtables and dinners, and industry conferencesOwn pre-event outreach and targeting in close collaboration with sales to ensure the right buyers are in the roomDesign the on-site and post-event experience to drive meaningful follow-up and pipeline progressionOwn the full content and materials suite for events — briefs, leave-behinds, and follow-up sequences — in close alignment with marketing leadershipManage event budgets, vendor relationships, and logistics end-to-endBuild repeatable playbooks so the events motion scales as we growReport on events performance against leading indicators tied to pipeline and relationships, not just attendanceRequirements:2+ years in event marketing, hospitality, or a closely related fieldDemonstrated ownership of an event or program, from strategy to executionHigh degree of creativity in format, environment, and detailExceptionally organized and calm under pressureComfortable working in a lean team where you are both the strategist and the executorNICE TO HAVE:Experience in insurance, fintech, or selling into large, traditional enterprise buyersExperience building roundtable or hosted dinner programs from scratchBackground in hospitality (hotels, restaurants) in addition to traditional B2B eventsFamiliarity with pre- and post-event amplification