Field Marketing Coordinator
About The Position
As a Field Marketing Coordinator, you'll help execute in-person experiences that connect developers, founders, engineering leaders, and the broader technology community with PlanetScale. You'll work closely with the Head of Community and cross-functional teams to coordinate events ranging from intimate executive dinners and customer roundtables to conference activations, office events, meetups, and large-scale community programs. This role is ideal for someone who loves logistics, thrives in fast-paced environments, enjoys meeting people, and takes pride in creating memorable experiences.
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience in event marketing, field marketing, community, or related fields
- Exceptional organizational and project management skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with attention to detail
- Comfortable working evenings or occasional weekends during events
- Ability to lift and move event materials when needed
Nice To Haves
- Proactively solves problems before they become issues
- Enjoys building relationships and creating welcoming environments
- Obsesses over details while maintaining a big-picture mindset
- Thrives in dynamic startup environments
- Experience supporting conferences or trade shows
- Experience managing executive dinners or VIP events
- Familiarity with developer communities, startups, or B2B SaaS
- Experience working with vendors, venues, and event budgets
Responsibilities
- Coordinate logistics for executive dinners, happy hours, conferences, meetups, customer events, and community activations
- Manage event timelines, run-of-shows, and planning documents
- Assist with venue sourcing, catering, rentals, entertainment, transportation, and vendor management
- Support on-site event execution, setup, registration, attendee experience, and breakdown
- Track budgets, invoices, contracts, and event expenses
- Occasional travel required for conferences, customer events, and community programs.
- Able to carry and lift 10 lbs of merch, marketing materials, and or event related items.
- Manage event registration platforms and attendee communications
- Coordinate guest lists, RSVPs, approvals, and waitlists
- Support attendee outreach and follow-up efforts
- Help create thoughtful experiences that foster meaningful connections between attendees
- Coordinate event promotion across social channels, email, and partner communities
- Assist with post-event reporting and performance tracking
- Maintain event calendars and planning documentation
- Coordinate merchandise ordering, inventory management, and event shipments
- Manage conference booth materials and event assets
- Organize storage, shipping schedules, and vendor deliveries
- Partner closely with Marketing, Sales, Solutions Engineering, Executive Leadership, and Operations teams
- Support customer-facing and prospect-facing events that contribute to pipeline and community growth
- Coordinate with sponsors, speakers, customers, and external partners
Benefits
- Base salary range: $120,000 - $140,000 USD
- Total Compensation and Pay Transparency
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
