Field and Event Marketing Manager

Handshake was founded on a simple belief that everyone deserves a path to a great career regardless of where they went to school or who they know. Today we power 25 million job seekers 1 million employers and 1600 educational institutions.

In 2025 we started Handshake AI and built the fastest-growing AI data business in history. We work directly with frontier AI lab researchers to create evaluations publish benchmarks and push the boundary of data. Weve grown from $0 to $1B run rate and pay $60M to over 30K individuals every month.

Why join Handshake now:

• Shape how every career evolves in the AI economy at global scale with impact your friends family and peers can see and feel

• Partner hand-in-hand with world-class AI labs Fortune 500 partners and the worlds top educational institutions

• Work together with engineers scientists operators and more from Palantir Meta Scale AI and former YC founders

• Build a massive fast-growing business with billions in revenue

The Field and Event Marketing Manager is a hands-on role on Handshakes Marketing team. Youll build and execute field marketing and events across two distinct business lines: our Careers business (enterprise employers and higher education institutions) and Handshake AI (researchers and leaders at frontier AI labs and enterprise AI teams).

Youll own end-to-end strategy and execution for marquee experiences major conference presence executive dinners VIP and sporting events workshops and roundtables all designed to build pipeline deepen customer relationships and accelerate deal cycles. Youll report to the Sr. Manager of Field Marketing and work closely with executives and GTM leadership. The pace is fast and the expectations are high; were looking for someone whos energized by that.

Youre detail-oriented and thrive on ownership: when you commit to a project plan nothing falls through the cracks. Youre curious and creative always asking what havent we tried Youre comfortable contributing to budget conversations and vendor negotiations and you know how to read campaign data to find whats working. You actively use AI to work smarter: streamlining workflows drafting first-pass assets and speeding up repetitive tasks.

• Support strategy decisions and lead the execution of field event and marketing campaigns across both business lines

• Own project plans for the entire lifecycle of an event (pre- during- and post-event) documenting and tracking with attention to detail

• Contribute to budgetary and resourcing decisions for field and customer marketing activities including vendor negotiation

• Partner deeply with Sales leaders to identify where events can build and accelerate enterprise pipeline

• Keep a pulse on field and customer campaign performance providing insights for optimization using quantitative and qualitative data

• Partner with Demand Gen Content Product Marketing and Marketing Ops to execute integrated programs and assets using AI to accelerate production

• Measure and report on field program ROI: attendee feedback pipeline influence deal acceleration and engagement

• Help maintain our third-party event calendar and vendor relationships

• Lead with creativity always asking what havent we tried

• Travel as needed for events (roughly monthly)

• Assist in developing a complex multi-initiative calendar making smart trade-offs and surfacing clear recommendations to leadership

• 4 years of field marketing and/or events experience

• Experience executing multi-format programs: conferences workshops dinners or webinars

• Strong project management skills and comfortable juggling multiple workstreams under deadline

• Clear proactive communicator who collaborates well across teams

• Actively uses AI tools to work smarter - drafting briefs analyzing event data or speeding up repetitive tasks

• Familiarity with Google Suite SplashThat (or equivalent) Salesforce Marketo/Eloqua/HubSpot/Pardot or virtual event platforms (Hopin Goldcast Zoom Webinar) is a plus

• ABM demand gen and high-touch executive program experience is a plus

Handshake delivers benefits that help you feel supported and thrive at work and in life.

The below benefits are for full-time US employees.

Ownership: Equity in a fast-growing company

Financial Wellness: 401(k) match competitive compensation financial coaching

Family Support: Paid parental leave fertility benefits parental coaching

Wellbeing: Medical dental and vision mental health support $500 wellness stipend

Growth: $2000 learning stipend ongoing development

Remote & Office: Internet commuting and free lunch/gym in our SF office

Time Off: Flexible PTO 15 holidays 2 flex days

Connection: Team outings & referral bonuses

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