Founding Event & Community Lead — Build from Scratch

Trynectar; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) match

Equity

Job summary

Nectar Social in New York is seeking an Event & Community Manager to design and run our first customer/community programs. You will own the events calendar from concept to post-event reporting, building experiences that drive pipeline, retention, and brand.

This founding role reports to the marketing leadership and collaborates with sales, customer success, and the founders to align every touchpoint with company goals. Expect travel to events and conferences (20–30%).

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of experience in event marketing, community management, or a hybrid of both.
• Experience building or growing an online or in-person community from scratch.
• Strong autonomy in an early-stage environment and ability to build processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Willingness to travel for events and conferences (20–30%).

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end planning and execution for Nectar's event calendar: dinners, roundtables, happy hours, webinars, and conference sponsorships.
• Manage budgets, vendors, venues, and logistics; build repeatable processes for scalable events.
• Partner with sales and customer success to generate pipeline and deepen customer relationships.
• Track ROI and report on attendance, pipeline influence, and sentiment to sharpen the calendar.
• Represent Nectar at industry conferences and manage on-site logistics.
• Design and launch Nectar's first customer/community program (Slack/Discord/ambassador).
• Create a cadence of content and engagement (AMAs, office hours, spotlights).
• Serve as primary contact for community members and cultivate advocates for case studies and referrals.
• Feed insights back to product, marketing, and customer success teams.

Skills

Event marketing

Community management

B2B SaaS

Project management

Written communication

Public speaking

Travel readiness

Job description

Nectar Social in New York is seeking an Event & Community Manager to design and run our first customer/community programs. You will own the events calendar from concept to post-event reporting, building experiences that drive pipeline, retention, and brand.

This founding role reports to the marketing leadership and collaborates with sales, customer success, and the founders to align every touchpoint with company goals. Expect travel to events and conferences (20–30%).