Events Marketer

Pylon Labs
San Francisco, US
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Best suited to mid-level B2B SaaS event marketers comfortable with full in-office presence and frequent travel.

Best fit for

  • Strategic event marketers who thrive in ambiguous environments and build new playbooks.
    β€” β€œprefer following existing playbooks over building and testing new ones”
  • Candidates with proven ownership of entire events programs, not just execution.
    β€” β€œdemonstrated ownership of an events program, not just execution within one”
  • Professionals comfortable balancing strategy development with hands-on event execution.
    β€” β€œas comfortable developing a quarterly events strategy as they are on-site running a dinner”

Things to consider

  • Mandatory full in-person attendance in San Francisco with no remote options.
    β€” β€œThis is a fully in-person role in SF; we do not offer remote or hybrid options”
  • Frequent travel commitment required for on-site event execution.
    β€” β€œwilling and excited to travel 20-40% of the time”

How to stand out

  • Highlight creative event formats beyond traditional conferences in your portfolio.
    β€” β€œHave experience with creative, experiential, or guerrilla marketing formats”
  • Showcase specific examples of events driving pipeline progression metrics.
    β€” β€œReport on events performance against pipeline and relationship outcomes, not just attendance”
  • Demonstrate experience scaling programs through repeatable playbooks.
    β€” β€œBuild repeatable playbooks so the events program scales as we grow”
Pace Β· Fast PacedCollaboration Β· HighAutonomy Β· MediumDecision Impact Β· TeamLevel Β· Mid Level

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • successful event strategies
  • high ROI from events
Typical background
5+ years in event marketing

Skills & requirements

Required

Event MarketingStrategy DevelopmentSales AlignmentCRM Management

Preferred

Creative MarketingProgrammatic Advertising

About the role

Original posting from Pylon Labs via Ashby

OVERVIEW

Pylon is a Series B, AI-native B2B company building the next generation of customer support.

Legacy platforms like Zendesk and Salesforce Service Cloud were built around tickets. Pylon is built around accounts, real-time collaboration, and AI-driven customer intelligence.

This is a massive market with incumbents that weren't built for AI-first workflows.

Company

  • Series B, $51M raised to date
  • Backed by a16z, BCV, General Catalyst, Y Combinator
  • 100+ employees

This is a fully in-person role in SF; we do not offer remote or hybrid options.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Events are our most proven pipeline channel and this role owns it.

As the Events Marketer at Pylon, you will own our events program from strategy through execution: deciding where to invest, building out owned event formats, and ensuring every touchpoint before, during, and after moves the right people closer to a conversation with our team. You'll build Pylon's brand presence with founders and post-sales leaders and partner closely with Sales, Success and Marketing to make sure every event drives the business forward.

We have playbooks that work. We're looking for someone to take what's working and push it further with more creativity, testing, and scale. This role is ideal for someone who is as comfortable developing a quarterly events strategy as they are on-site running a dinner.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Develop the annual events strategy: which events to invest in, why, and what success looks like for each
  • Own our conference presence end to end, from contract and booth to on-site execution and post-event follow-up
  • Build and scale our hosted event programs: dinners, workshops, founder community events, and wrap-around activations
  • Develop community programs that extend the value of events beyond the room, including formats like a Slack community for customers and power users
  • Own the planning and execution of our first-ever Pylon user conference
  • Drive pre-event targeting and outreach in close collaboration with sales to ensure the right people are in the room
  • Manage the on-site experience and post-event follow-up to drive pipeline progression
  • Build repeatable playbooks so the events program scales as we grow
  • Manage vendor relationships, budgets, and contracts across all programs
  • Report on events performance against pipeline and relationship outcomes, not just attendance
  • Use Claude and other AI tools to accelerate your work across research, outreach, logistics, and reporting

THIS ROLE MIGHT BE FOR YOU IF YOU:

  • Have 5+ years in event marketing or a closely related role at a B2B SaaS company
  • Have demonstrated ownership of an events program, not just execution within one
  • Have strong strategic instincts: you can articulate why an event belongs in the plan, not just how to run it
  • Are highly organized and can manage multiple programs simultaneously without losing the details
  • Build strong relationships with sales and know how to align events to pipeline goals
  • Are comfortable as both the strategist and the person setting up the room
  • Are willing and excited to travel 20-40% of the time for on-site execution

Strong candidates may also

  • Have experience with creative, experiential, or guerrilla marketing formats
  • Have familiarity with Salesforce, Clay, Sequel, or similar tools
  • Bring existing relationships with venues, production agencies, or AV partners

This role might not be for you if you

  • Prefer a standard nine-to-five schedule with fixed, predictable hours
  • Are not excited by the thought of frequent travel for on-site execution
  • Would rather work in isolation than collaborate with cross-functional teams
  • Avoid ambiguous environments and prefer following existing playbooks over building and testing new ones

OUR PERKS

πŸ₯ Fully covered medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees

🏦 401(k) retirement plan

πŸš† Commuter benefits

🌱 Parental leave

🏝️ 14 company holidays + unlimited PTO

πŸ—ΊοΈ Annual offsite

🍽 Lunch, dinner, and snacks at the office

πŸ‹οΈ Fitness stipend

MORE ABOUT PYLON

Traction: Hundreds of paying customers and growing fast

Funding: Series B ($51M total raised), backed by Y Combinator, General Catalyst, and a16z

Founders: Advith Chelikani, Robert Eng, and Marty Kausas

Team: 100+ and growing

Source: Pylon Labs careers (Ashby)

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