# Events Lead

**Company:** [Column](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/column)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Other
**Salary:** $160k – $200k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Event Production, Project Management, Experiential Marketing, Brand Activation, Vendor Management, Budget Management, Creative Direction, Event Strategy
**Posted:** 2026-04-03

> Leads strategy, creative direction, and execution of high-stakes events including customer events, offsites, and brand activations to build pipeline and reinforce culture. Requires 5+ years in event production, strong project management, and aesthetic sensibility; based in SF HQ with 4 days/week in-office and travel.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own strategy and execution for Column's highest-stakes internal and external moments — customer-facing events, company offsites, board meetings, brand activations, and conference presence.
- Partner with Workplace Experience Manager to build employee engagement programming that reflects and reinforces Column's culture.
- Run the full production stack: vendor sourcing, venue selection, creative direction, communications, budget management, and day-of execution.
- Work with GTM to develop event strategies that generate pipeline and deepen relationships with key business contacts.
- Be on the ground at high-priority events — present, adaptable, and always three steps ahead.
- Contribute to broader marketing campaigns and brand initiatives.

## Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in event production, experiential marketing, or brand activation roles—ideally at a high-growth startup or creative agency.
- Demonstrated success executing high-profile, detail-rich events under tight timelines.
- Outstanding project management skills and ability to multitask in fast-paced environments.
- Strong aesthetic sensibility and eye for brand cohesion.
- Scrappy, resourceful, and humble—you’re just as comfortable building a strategy deck as you are taping down cables.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfort interfacing with executives and VIPs.
- Willingness to travel and adapt on the fly.

## Compensation
- Annual US base salary range: $160,000 - $200,000 + equity.
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans (100% covered options).
- Family planning and fertility benefits (up to $20,000 reimbursement).
- FSA and HSA options.
- 401k plan.
- Flexible time-off policy.
- 100% paid parental leave (up to 16 weeks).
- Catered lunches and dinners for SF employees.
- Commuter benefits.
- Regular team building events.

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