Director, Field & Event Marketing
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Director of Field & Event Marketing at DigitalOcean leading event strategy across multiple platforms. Engaging founders and VCs through innovative event experiences in the Bay Area.
Responsibilities:
- Own DigitalOcean’s global event strategy across first-party, third-party, and field programs
- Lead DigitalOcean’s presence at priority third-party events
- Build a differentiated event strategy that balances proven formats with new ideas
- Partner with Sales, Product Marketing, Product, and Growth to align event investments
- Design unique, high-quality attendee experiences
- Build and scale the "Event Operating Model"
- Identify and secure technical speaking opportunities
- Build a vendor network and “event-in-a-box” program
- Own the end-to-end event experience
- Hire, lead, and develop a high-performing event marketing team
Requirements:
- 10+ years of B2B event marketing experience, ideally in cloud, AI, SaaS, or developer tools
- Experience producing first-party events (from intimate to 5k+ attendees) and managing third-party sponsorships (30k+ attendees)
- Experience creating a wide range of event formats, including flagship conferences, industry events, hands-on workshops, hackathons, customer programs, startup events, founder dinners, and executive experiences
- A creative, experimental mindset
- Owner-operator mindset
- Deep empathy for the attendee experience
- Deep GTM fluency
- Demonstrated vendor, agency, budget, and production management experience
- Strong understanding of the San Francisco / Bay Area AI and Startup ecosystem
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Bonus eligibility based on performance
- Equity compensation including stock options
- Reimbursement for relevant conferences and training
- Access to 10,000+ courses on LinkedIn Learning
- Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible time off policy
- Local Employee Meetups
- Health and wellness programs
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