Senior Associate, Experiences & Events

1stdibs.com•New York, NY

9h•$74,000 - $92,000•Remote

About The Position

1stDibs Experiences is building a business around curated, high-touch events and programming for trade, seller, and consumer communities. The Senior Associate, Experiences & Events serves as the operational backbone of this initiative, translating strategic concepts into polished experiences. The role owns day-to-day production and logistics for 2–4 flagship experiences per cycle, coordinates cross-functional stakeholders, and helps develop the operating roadmap for a new business unit. The position coordinates events from discovery and planning through execution and post-event reconciliation. It manages vendor relationships, contracts, deliverables, timelines, budgets, payments, production schedules, and on-site logistics. It also supports customer discovery and attendee research, tracks event feedback and metrics, maintains competitive research, and coordinates sponsor activations and post-event marketing assets. The position is based in NYC, with the option to work remotely for employees residing in specified states. Compensation varies by location: $82,000–$92,000 for the Tri-State area and $74,000–$83,000 for remote home-office-based employees outside that area.

Requirements

At least 3 years of professional experience in event production, experiential marketing, program management, or partnership activation.
Meticulous attention to detail and a track record of managing complex timelines, budgets, and vendor contracts.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to present to and coordinate across multidisciplinary global teams.
Proficiency with Google Workspace, project management platforms such as Asana, and data or spreadsheet tracking tools.
Agility and comfort navigating ambiguity to keep projects moving forward.

Nice To Haves

Experience coordinating luxury, e-commerce, art, fashion, or interior design events.
Familiarity with sponsorship activations, partnership logistics, or event analytics platforms.

Responsibilities

Coordinate flagship events through discovery, planning, and execution.
Manage vendor relationships, including contract review, deliverables, timelines, and invoicing for venues, catering, audiovisual, and production partners.
Build and track event budgets, manage vendor payments, and complete post-event financial reconciliations.
Develop run-of-show documents, production schedules, and briefing materials for internal leaders and external partners.
Oversee on-site event logistics, including setup, registration, staffing, and live troubleshooting.
Organize customer discovery interviews, including scheduling, note-taking, and synthesizing feedback.
Track and organize post-event survey data and metrics to measure success and inform future strategy.
Maintain competitive research on experiential trends in the luxury and art/design sectors.
Partner with the Experiences Program Manager on staffing allocations, resource planning, and timeline tracking.
Coordinate activation details, asset delivery, and on-site execution for brand partners and sponsors.
Collaborate with Marketing on post-event asset collection and content amplification logistics.
Identify operational bottlenecks and propose solutions while helping shape the operating roadmap for the new business unit.

Benefits

Competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits, including a $0 single medical plan and employer HSA contributions.
Health plan coverage includes gender affirmation and infertility care.
Flexible paid time off; employees are generally expected to take around 15 days per year.
Employee ownership in 1stDibs through RSU new-hire grants and/or annual refresh grants, if eligible.
Choice of working at the New York headquarters or completely remotely; the office offers monthly meals, mixers, and happy hours.
Fully paid wellness benefits, including One Medical membership and WellHub.
Fully paid parental leave, leave to care for a family member, and bereavement leave, including reproductive loss.
Company matching of donations to 501(c)(3) charities, up to $250 per year.
FSA, life and disability insurance, EAP, commuter benefits, and other benefits.
Professional development and training workshops.