Events Specialist

OpenKrill; United States; Remote; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan

401K with 3% Contribution

Pre-IPO Stock Options

At least 12 Public Holidays

Flexible Time Off

Job summary

MinIO is seeking an Events Specialist to support execution across Marquee, Trade Show, Regional, and Community events in the US. This entry-level role partners with the Director of Field Marketing & Events and offers broad exposure to event marketing for a recent graduate who is detail-oriented and eager to learn.

You will coordinate logistics, staffing, on-site operations, and post-event reporting, while gaining hands-on experience across budgeting, vendor management, and attendee engagement in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 0-2 years of professional experience; internship or coursework in events, marketing, or hospitality is a plus.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail.
• Comfortable juggling multiple deadlines and vendors at once.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Willing to travel (approximately 25%, depending on event calendar).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate logistics and vendors for US trade shows and marquee events, including booth build, shipping, and on-site setup/teardown.
• Build and manage on-site staffing schedules and shift coverage for US event presence.
• Run lead and badge-scan operations at events.
• Set up and manage post-event follow-up flows (email sequences, SFDC lead routing).
• Draft first-pass post-event reports against the standardized reporting format.
• Support logistics for US regional events, including executive dinners, happy hours, and local activations.
• Support Community/Developer event logistics in the US (meetups, local developer events).
• Track event budgets against actuals and flag discrepancies.
• Provide general administrative support to the Director of Field Marketing & Events, including scheduling, vendor invoicing, and calendar maintenance.

Skills

Highly organized

Clear written/verbal communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

SFDC

Job description

MinIO is the data and memory foundation for enterprise AI. Built for the speed, scale, and economics that AI and analytics demand, AIStor and MemKV unify every layer of the data stack, from agentic and inference context memory to tables and objects across core, edge, and cloud. Trusted by 77% of the Fortune 100, MinIO is redefining how AI factories, intelligent applications, and autonomous agents secure, persist, and unlock the full value of their data.

MinIO's Events Specialist supports execution across Marquee, Trade Show, Regional, and Community events, including logistics, on-site operations, and post-event reporting. It's an entry-level role with broad exposure to event marketing, working directly with the Director of Field Marketing & Events. A strong fit for a recent graduate who's detail-oriented, comfortable with ambiguity, and excited to learn by doing.

What You Will Do:

• Coordinate logistics and vendors for US trade shows and marquee events, including booth build, shipping, and on-site setup/teardown
• Build and manage on-site staffing schedules and shift coverage for US event presence
• Run lead and badge-scan operations at events
• Set up and manage post-event follow-up flows (email sequences, SFDC lead routing)
• Draft first-pass post-event reports against the standardized reporting format
• Support logistics for US regional events, including executive dinners, happy hours, and local activations (venue sourcing, catering, invite/RSVP management)
• Support Community/Developer event logistics in the US (meetups, local developer events)
• Track event budgets against actuals and flag discrepancies
• Provide general administrative support to the Director of Field Marketing & Events, including scheduling, vendor invoicing, and calendar maintenance

Your Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
• 0-2 years of professional experience; an internship or coursework in events, marketing, or hospitality is a plus
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail
• Comfortable juggling multiple deadlines and vendors at once
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Willing to travel (approximately 25%, depending on event calendar)

What We Offer:

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• 401K with 3% Contribution
• Pre-IPO Stock Options
• At least 12 Public Holidays
• Flexible Time Off

Equal Opportunity Policy (EEO)

MinIO is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We review applications for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, or any other basis prohibited by law.