# Marketing & Events Lead

**Company:** [hud](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/hud)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Product Marketing
**Skills:** Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Content Writing, Social Media Marketing, Event Planning, Analytics Tools, Ai/Ml Marketing, Growth Strategies, Storytelling, Technical Narratives
**Posted:** 2026-04-24

> Owns marketing strategy, social media growth on Twitter/X and LinkedIn, content creation explaining technical AI products, and event planning/execution to build brand and pipeline for AI infrastructure startup. Requires startup marketing experience and technical communication skills.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own and execute the overall marketing strategy and content calendar
- Lead social media presence on Twitter/X and LinkedIn to grow audience, engagement, and inbound interest
- Ghostwrite high-quality content for founders that tells HUD's story, communicates product vision and insights, and showcases wins on the platform
- Translate complex, technical product concepts into clear, compelling narratives for a technical audience
- Develop and refine HUD's voice, positioning, and storytelling across channels
- Experiment with different formats (e.g., posts, short-form video, memes) and double down on what works
- Identify high-leverage opportunities to show up at events where the target audience already is (e.g., conferences, hackathons, technical communities)
- Plan and run high-quality, memorable events that reinforce brand and generate pipeline
- Support the founders and team with event presence (e.g., talks)

## Experience
- Genuine excitement about frontier models and telling HUD's story
- Experience in marketing, content, or community roles in startups
- Strong track record of growing social accounts or company branding
- Portfolio of writing that showcases ability
- Evidence that you can understand technical products well enough to explain them simply and accurately
- Experience planning and running events
- Strong organizational skills and ability to own multiple workstreams
- Startup experience in early-stage technology companies with ability to work independently in fast-paced environments

## Strong candidates may also have
- Experience marketing AI/ML, developer tools, or technical platforms
- Standout portfolio of writing, social content, or campaigns
- Experience running events, meetups, or community programs end-to-end
- Strong network within the RL researcher, RL engineer, and broader startup communities
- Familiarity with analytics tools and growth strategies for social and content
- Clear point of view on how great technical companies tell stories and build brand

## What we offer
- Competitive compensation
- 100% covered top-of-the-line medical, dental, and vision from Blue Shield of CA
- Lunch and dinner when you're in the office
- Company-wide holiday break (Christmas Eve to New Year's Day) on top of PTO and paid holidays
- Other perks including an Equinox membership, 401k, and commuter benefits
- Unlimited* access to tokens for ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor, etc.

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