Contractor, Events Marketing Manager
San Francisco Bay Area
Business, Sales, and Marketing /
Contract /
Hybrid
About Canal
We created Canal to change the way that people discover and sell physical products online. We feel that a user should be able to buy anything, at any point, anywhere on the internet. Behind the scenes, this looks like a network of deep integrations across e-commerce platforms combined with a webapp that connects consumer brands to the people and places that could sell their products. You've heard of distributed systems; we're building the distributed digital economy.
This is a big idea, and we're prioritizing the top minds in tech, who get excited about building production-grade software and scaling it to millions of users, to join our founding team. You will work with a motivated team to define the processes and procedures on which we'll build a lasting engineering culture. This is an exciting opportunity to be a foundational member of a brand new project. While our stack includes React + Typescript and Django, we're open to a wide range of experience.
About this role
Canal is looking for an experienced events and community marketer to join our growing marketing team. As our first events marketer, you’ll lead defining Canal's 2023 events strategy alongside our Marketing and Sales team. The ideal candidate is excited to create engaging experiences for our audience of DTC brands and creators. We're looking for someone interested in freelancing / contracting with the potential to join full-time if a match.
Responsibilities
- Identify and plan experiential events across in-person and virtual modalities
- Quantify the business impact of planned events and tie back to Canal's sales goals
- Handle event logistics, including but not limited to budgeting, negotiating, managing registration lists, and communicating with vendors
- Be available to travel as needed for in-person events
- Stay in touch with DTC and brand trends, understanding what’s important in integrating to Canal’s event approach
- Partner cross-functionally with marketing, sales, product, and leadership teams to develop content that can be used for demand generation, social media, PR, and other initiatives
You Have
- 3-5+ years of events or community building experience
- Familiarity with different event types and experience attending relevant events in retail / e-commerce space
- Experience working in DTC, B2B start-up, or fast-moving technology environment
- Excellent project management, collaboration and communication skills
