Events Marketing Specialist

Job Type: Contract (W2)

Start Date: ASAP

Duration: Through 12/31/2026 (with potential for extension)

Work Location: San Francisco, CA (onsite role)

Work Schedule/Hours: Monday–Friday, 8 hours per day

Compensation: $33.00 to $37.00 per hour

Overview:

Our client, a leading global technology organization, is seeking an experienced Events Marketing Specialist to join its startup ecosystem marketing team in San Francisco. This role is ideal for a hands-on marketer who can independently manage experiential marketing initiatives and help shape how the organization engages with founders, investors, and the broader startup community.

The Events Marketing Specialist will support high-impact experiential marketing efforts, including major industry sponsorships, first-party events, social storytelling, and scalable startup ecosystem programs. The role will also help activate and strengthen relationships with Venture Capital (VC), incubator, accelerator, and technology partners. The ideal candidate combines strong event marketing execution with strategic thinking, creativity, excellent attention to detail, and a genuine understanding of the startup and investor ecosystem.

Responsibilities:

• Own the planning and day-to-day execution of experiential marketing programs and onsite events in San Francisco.
• Develop and execute event strategies that support brand awareness, perception, engagement, and demand-generation objectives.
• Manage major industry sponsorships, first-party events, and other high-impact marketing activations.
• Drive the development and execution of scalable programs designed to engage founders, startups, investors, and the broader startup community.
• Help develop and activate relationships with Venture Capital (VC), incubator, accelerator, and technology partners.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, agencies, vendors, and external partners to deliver successful events and marketing programs.
• Manage event timelines, deliverables, budgets, logistics, and onsite execution.
• Partner with internal technical, AI, marketing, and business teams to translate strategic priorities into compelling event experiences.
• Develop creative event concepts and marketing activations that resonate with founders and investors.
• Support social storytelling and other content initiatives that extend the impact of events beyond the physical experience.
• Monitor program performance and identify opportunities to improve engagement, reach, and effectiveness.
• Anticipate challenges, move quickly to resolve issues, and maintain a high standard of execution across multiple priorities.

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 3+ years of experience in event marketing, experiential marketing, field marketing, partner marketing, or a related area.
• Proven experience independently managing events, marketing programs, or experiential activations from planning through execution.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams and with external partners.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work onsite in San Francisco and manage onsite event activities.
• Proficiency with standard Microsoft Office or Google Workspace applications.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Direct experience working within a startup, venture capital firm, accelerator, incubator, or technology ecosystem.
• Strong understanding of founders, startups, investors, and the broader startup ecosystem.
• Experience working with technology, SaaS, AI, artificial intelligence, cloud, or other technical organizations.
• Experience supporting major industry sponsorships and first-party events.
• Experience working with VC, incubator, accelerator, or ISV partners.
• Experience partnering with technical or AI-focused teams.
• Highly creative mindset with a passion for developing resonant, market-shaping campaigns and experiences.
• Demonstrated ability to move quickly, connect strategic priorities, and execute with exceptional attention to detail.