Sr. Associate, Event Marketing, Brand Partnerships

DoorDash USA•Los Angeles, CA

4h•$83,000 - $122,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This role is part of DoorDash's growing Global Events organization, specifically within the Brand Partnerships, Events & Hospitality team. The team shapes how DoorDash's brands come to life through experiences, partnerships, and hospitality, ensuring consistent and meaningful brand presence across all touchpoints. The Senior Event Marketing Associate will support the growth of DoorDash Reservations and SevenRooms across North America. This position involves bringing the brand to life through consumer-facing activations, restaurant partnerships, merchant events, industry conferences, and local market experiences. The role requires cross-functional collaboration to execute memorable experiences that drive awareness, engagement, and adoption of DoorDash Reservations. It is ideal for individuals passionate about hospitality, thriving in fast-paced environments, and skilled in managing details to create exceptional customer and merchant experiences.

Requirements

4+ years of experience in event marketing, experiential marketing, field marketing, hospitality marketing, partnerships, or related functions.
Hands-on experience executing both consumer-facing and B2B events, with a passion for creating exceptional guest experiences.
Experience interacting with AI tools (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT) and displaying curiosity, adaptability, and the ability to blend AI with the day-to-day role.
Highly organized and skilled at managing multiple projects, deadlines, vendors, and stakeholders simultaneously.
Ability to roll up sleeves and confidently manage event logistics from planning through on-site execution.
Strong project management skills and exceptional attention to detail.
Proactive problem-solver who remains calm and resourceful in fast-paced environments.
Experience working with agencies, venues, vendors, and external partners.
Effective communicator who can build relationships across teams and influence stakeholders through collaboration.
Passionate about restaurants, hospitality, dining experiences, and local communities.
Comfortable using data and reporting to evaluate performance and inform future event planning.
Willingness to travel up to 25–35% across North America to support key activations and events.

Responsibilities

Support the planning and execution of North America event and experiential marketing programs for DoorDash Reservations.
Lead end-to-end event logistics for a variety of activations, including owned events, merchant pop ups, food festivals, trade shows, conferences, and partner activations.
Coordinate with restaurant partners, venues, agencies, vendors, and internal stakeholders to ensure successful event execution.
Help develop and execute consumer-facing experiences that increase awareness, consideration, and engagement for DoorDash Reservations.
Manage event production timelines, budgets, vendor contracts, shipping logistics, inventory, and on-site operations.
Support sponsorship activations and strategic partnerships by coordinating deliverables, assets, guest experiences, and event programming.
Collaborate with Integrated Marketing, Social, Communications, Partnerships, Sales, and Customer Success teams to ensure alignment across campaigns and activations.
Track event performance metrics including attendance, lead generation, customer engagement, merchant participation, and overall program impact.
Maintain event calendars, project plans, and reporting dashboards to support program visibility and operational excellence.
Travel to support on-site execution and serve as a brand ambassador at events across North America.
Identify opportunities to improve processes, scale event operations, and enhance attendee experiences across the portfolio.