Marketing & Events Lead

OpenClaw Foundation • San Francisco, CA

8d • $200,000 - $250,000 • Remote

About The Position

The OpenClaw Foundation is seeking its first Marketing & Events Lead to build and execute the Foundation's global events, marketing, and ecosystem engagement strategy. This is a highly operational role focused on execution, not agency management or high-level brand strategy. You will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering the experiences that bring the OpenClaw ecosystem together—from flagship conferences and hackathons to industry events, community activations, sponsorship programs, and digital campaigns. The centerpiece of this role will be owning ClawCon, OpenClaw Foundation’s conference and meetup arm (multiple events per quarter globally). From venue selection and sponsorship execution to speaker management, attendee experience, logistics, production, and post-event follow-up, you will serve as the operational leader responsible for making every ClawCon a world-class event. You will also manage The Foundation’s broader event portfolio, helping establish the Foundation as the gathering place for developers, researchers, enterprises, startups, and ecosystem leaders shaping the future of agentic AI. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on building systems, managing details, coordinating stakeholders, and turning ambitious ideas into flawlessly executed experiences. This role will likely require 40-50% travel internationally.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in event management, conference operations, community events, field marketing, or experiential marketing
• Proven track record managing large-scale conferences, summits, or developer-focused events
• Strong project management skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Experience managing budgets, vendors, contracts, and logistics
• Ability to simultaneously manage multiple complex projects and timelines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable working independently in a fast-moving environment
• Strong operational mindset with a bias toward execution

Nice To Haves

• Experience running developer conferences, open-source events, or technical community programs
• Familiarity with open-source software ecosystems
• Experience working with sponsorship programs and partner activations
• Experience supporting startup, technology, AI, or developer-focused organizations
• Familiarity with marketing automation, CRM systems, and event technology platforms
• Experience managing global or distributed events

Responsibilities

• Own ClawCon End-to-End: Serve as the primary owner and operator of ClawCon. Build and manage event timelines, budgets, vendors, and execution plans. Source and negotiate venues, production partners, catering, A/V, and event services. Coordinate speaker recruitment, onboarding, logistics, and scheduling. Manage sponsorship fulfillment and partner activations. Oversee attendee registration, communications, and support. Coordinate onsite operations and event staffing. Build repeatable systems that enable ClawCons to scale year-over-year. Own post-event reporting, feedback collection, and success metrics.
• Execute Foundation Events: Plan and execute developer conferences, hackathons, community meetups, workshops, summits, working group gatherings, sponsor activations, and virtual events and webinars. Manage The OpenClaw Foundation's presence at major industry events. Coordinate travel, logistics, sponsorships, and speaking opportunities. Build event playbooks and operational processes.
• Drive Marketing Execution: Support execution of Foundation marketing initiatives. Coordinate campaign launches across events, community, partnerships, and content. Manage marketing calendars and promotional timelines. Develop event-related marketing assets and attendee communications. Coordinate email campaigns, social promotion, and event announcements. Ensure consistency across Foundation messaging and event experiences.
• Support Sponsorship & Partnerships: Coordinate sponsor onboarding and fulfillment. Manage sponsorship deliverables and activation plans. Work closely with partners to maximize event value. Support fundraising and sponsorship initiatives through operational excellence. Build systems for sponsor reporting and relationship management.
• Build Operational Infrastructure: Create scalable event operations and project management systems. Manage event budgets and vendor relationships. Develop templates, processes, and documentation. Implement tools for registration, communications, CRM management, and event tracking. Establish reporting frameworks and KPIs.
• Collaborate Across the Foundation: Partner with Developer Relations, Research, Engineering, and Leadership teams. Coordinate announcements, launches, and ecosystem initiatives. Ensure events align with Foundation priorities and community needs. Help create exceptional experiences for contributors, sponsors, researchers, and attendees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed