Event & Community Manager

The role

You will own end-to-end planning and execution for West Coast events across the Bay Area and Los Angeles. You will also support the launch and growth of Nectar's customer and industry community program.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end planning and execution for Nectar's West Coast event calendar
• Run account-based event programs with sales
• Build a recurring event series in both cities
• Manage budgets, vendors, venues, and logistics
• Partner with sales and customer success on event strategies
• Track and report on event ROI
• Represent Nectar at West Coast industry conferences
• Support the launch and growth of Nectar's customer and industry community program
• Help run the content and engagement cadence for the community
• Identify and cultivate community advocates

Required qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in B2B event marketing, community management, or a hybrid of both, with most of it at B2B SaaS companies
• Track record of running B2B field and executive events end-to-end
• Fluency in B2B event measurement: campaign attribution in HubSpot or Salesforce, sourced versus influenced pipeline, and post-event follow-up
• Experience supporting or growing an online or in-person community
• Based in or near Palo Alto
• Working knowledge of the Bay Area and LA event scenes
• Comfort operating with high autonomy in an early-stage environment
• Strong project management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Willingness to travel regularly to San Francisco, Los Angeles, and industry conferences (estimated 20-30%)

Nice to have

• 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
• $50/month internet stipend for remote employees
• Free lunch in the office
• $1,000/month housing stipend for living near the office
• Fully paid for commuter benefits (train stipend or Palo Alto parking reimbursement)

About the company

Nectar is building an AI-native social operating system for a new era of commerce. Founded by ex-Meta product and engineering leaders, they work with brands like Oura Health, Caraway, e.l.f. Cosmetics, Kosas, and OLIPOP.