Plaid · 1 day ago
Event Marketing Specialist
San Francisco
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$119K/yr - $142K/yr
3+ years expPlaid is dedicated to empowering financial transformation by building tools for developers to create their products. The Event Marketing Specialist will play a critical role in executing in-person, virtual, and hybrid events, ensuring detailed planning and logistics are flawlessly delivered while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
BankingFinancial ServicesFinTech
Responsibilities
Support end-to-end planning and logistics for Plaid’s flagship keynote event, customer events, and virtual programs, such as webinars
Manage venue research, sourcing, walkthroughs, contracting, and day of operations
Own registration workflows, attendee communications, and onsite check-in experience
Coordinate run of show elements, production timing, and backstage operations
Partner with production agencies and vendors to execute livestreams, stage management, and technical setup
Support creation of event assets including signage, staging needs, audience engagement, and meeting rooms
Assist with scheduling, logistics, and production coordination for video shoots, demo recordings, and other creative assets
Support talent coordination, location prep, equipment needs, and shoot day operations
Help plan and execute high touch executive summits for customers, prospects, partners, and industry leaders
Manage attendee list operations, scheduling, communications, seating, and white glove onsite experience
Partner with agencies to manage travel plans and transportation logistics, ensuring a smooth and cohesive experience for all attendees
Coordinate internal and external briefing materials, agendas, speakers, and prep for participating leaders
Work closely with product marketing, product, design, comms, legal, marketing operations and sales to ensure alignment across events and launches
Own timelines, task tracking, and status updates that keep programs moving
Manage vendor relationships including production teams, agencies, A/V partners, and event support staff
Qualification
Required
3+ years of experience in event management, event marketing, production coordination, field marketing, or a similar role. You know how events come together behind the scenes and what it takes to make them run smoothly
Experience tracking event campaign performance, measuring ROI, results, and metrics
Willingness to travel for onsite events and summits. You take initiative, solve problems quickly, and own every detail when on the ground
You sweat the details. You are known for being organized, precise, dependable, and able to keep multiple workstreams moving without anything slipping through the cracks
Hands on experience with venue sourcing, contract coordination, and vendor management. You are comfortable negotiating, coordinating, and building strong working relationships with external partners
Comfortable working with livestream, A/V, and virtual event platforms (or eager to learn quickly). You run toward technical challenges, not away from them
A strong communicator who thrives in cross functional environments. You can work seamlessly with product, design, comms, and external partners to keep programs aligned and on track
A passion for crafting memorable attendee experiences. You think about every touchpoint and bring a high bar for polish, flow, and hospitality
Strong project management skills with the ability to juggle multiple deadlines, stakeholders, and programs at once
Company
Plaid
Plaid develops financial technology infrastructure that enables applications to connect with users' bank accounts and financial data.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (41)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.31BKey Investors
Franklin TempletonAltimeter CapitalGoldman Sachs Investment Partners
2025-04-03Series Unknown· $575M
2025-04-03Secondary Market
2023-10-19Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Zachary Perret
Co-Founder & CEO
Eric Sager
COO
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