Cognition

Event Marketer

San Francisco, Austin, New York City. Posted 2 months ago

The role

You will design and deliver in person experiences including executive programs, large-scale conferences, and sponsorship activations. You will own the event experience end to end from concept and design through onsite execution.

What you will do

  • Manage presence at priority industry conferences and sponsorship activations
  • Partner with Product Marketing and Sales to develop event collateral and messaging
  • Own the full logistical lifecycle including vendor negotiations and budget management
  • Craft communications before and after each event
  • Partner with Field Marketing to monitor key event metrics
  • Create repeatable frameworks, playbooks, and reference materials
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for outside agencies, suppliers, and venue teams
  • Be present at events in person to manage logistics
  • Use feedback to refine and improve the events function

Required qualifications

  • 3-5 years of experience in event marketing at a company known for high-impact events or a premium experiential agency
  • Proven ability to run end-to-end events including planning, logistics, vendor management, run-of-show creation, and onsite execution under pressure
  • Experience managing events ranging from 10 to 1,000+ attendees
  • Track record supporting senior audiences (C-level, VP Eng, CTO)
  • Strong organizational rigor, attention to detail, and a high personal quality bar
  • Proficiency with tools such as Salesforce and HubSpot
  • Ability to travel up to 40%

Nice to have

  • Led event marketing programs at a high-growth startup
  • Enjoy designing executive experiences and creating moments that differentiate a brand
  • Thrive when traveling, hosting, problem-solving, and adapting in real time
  • Highly organized and operationally minded while still creative
  • Energized by high-intensity environments where expectations are high and outcomes are measurable
  • Think like an owner of the event experience and business impact

About the company

Cognition is an applied AI lab building end-to-end software agents and the makers of Devin, the first AI software engineer.