Field Marketing Manager, Fictiv
$144-160k
Occasional national travel
Office located in Oakland, CA
Global manufacturing and supply chain company
Job no longer available
Global manufacturing and supply chain company
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$144-160k
Occasional national travel
Office located in Oakland, CA
201-500 employees
Company mission
To simplify sourcing for customer manufacturing.
Role
Who you are
- 4+ years of field or event marketing experience in a B2B or high-growth tech environment
- Proven success managing trade shows, user conferences, roadshows, or community events end-to-end
- Hands-on experience managing SWAG programs or physical brand assets
- Strong project management skills with the ability to juggle multiple events simultaneously
- Comfortable working cross-functionally and influencing stakeholders at all levels
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience supporting Sales and GTM motions; familiarity with CRM and marketing automation tools
- Creative problem solver with a high bar for excellence and operational detail
- Ability to lift event materials (up to ~25 lbs) and travel up to 25%
- Must live within commuting distance of Fictiv’s Oakland headquarters
What the job involves
- The Field Marketing Manager will be the operational and creative force behind Fictiv’s corporate and community event presence
- This role is responsible for planning, executing, and optimizing all field, partner, customer, and community events that build brand awareness, generate high-quality pipeline, and deepen engagement with engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing audiences
- This person will also mange all SWAG programs across Sales and Marketing — from inventory and sourcing to distribution and creative alignment — ensuring memorable, on-brand experiences for prospects, customers, and employees
- This position reports to the Chief Marketing Officer
- Event Strategy & Planning:
- Own the planning, coordination, and execution of all Fictiv corporate and community events, including trade shows, summits, customer events, meetups, webinars, and field activations
- Develop event strategies aligned to GTM priorities and revenue goals, including audience targeting, messaging, and experience design
- Build event calendars, project plans, and budgets
- Event Execution & Production:
- Lead all logistics: venue selection, vendor management, contracts, travel, shipping, AV, catering, staffing, on-site execution, and teardown
- Manage booth design, event creative assets, demos, signage, and brand consistency in partnership with Creative and Product Marketing
- Coordinate with Sales to ensure proper territory coverage, pre-event outreach, and post-event follow-up
- Community & Customer Engagement:
- Develop and grow Fictiv’s community presence through meetups, industry gatherings, university partnerships, and local ecosystem events
- Support Fictiv-hosted events such as the Digital Manufacturer Summit, CAB meetings, roundtables, and executive dinners
- Collaborate with customers and partners to co-host events that deepen relationships and drive brand evangelism
- SWAG & Brand Experience Management:
- Own end-to-end management of Fictiv SWAG for Sales, Marketing, recruiting, customer events, and internal initiatives
- Source, design, track, store, and distribute branded materials and merchandise
- Coordinate on-site SWAG inventory at the Oakland HQ and ensure timely fulfillment for campaigns and field activities
- Maintain brand quality and consistency across all physical brand touchpoints
- Performance & Reporting:
- Track event performance against pipeline, attendance, engagement, and ROI goals
- Lead post-event analyses with clear recommendations for improvement
- Maintain event data hygiene in CRM and MAP tools
- Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Partner with Sales and SDR teams to drive attendee recruitment and follow-up workflows
- Work with Product Marketing to ensure messaging alignment and high-quality educational content
- Collaborate with Communications for PR, social amplification, and thought leadership tied to events
- What Makes This Role Exciting:
- You’ll shape Fictiv’s presence in the manufacturing ecosystem and bring the brand to life in unforgettable ways
- You’ll own both the experiential and physical brand experience — events + SWAG — giving you a broad creative and operational footprint
- You’ll collaborate with passionate teams and help fuel growth for one of the most innovative companies in digital manufacturing
Our take
Fictiv is a digital manufacturing ecosystem that enables companies all over the world to acquire parts and components quickly. Its digital platform and global partner network provide a powerful palette of features, with the company positioning itself as the Amazon Web Services of hardware.
Also on offer from Fictiv is 3D printing, with the platform taking advantage of a range of technologies in this area. This makes it possible for businesses to obtain production-quality parts, without having to invest in tools and expertise.
The company has also leveraged technology in order to provide customers with access to a wide range of capabilities through components. With the 3D printed materials market set to reach $18 billion by 2030, Fictiv is well-placed to benefit from this significant growth, especially following its significant investment in accelerating product innovation.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
May 2022
$100m
SERIES E
Feb 2021
$35m
SERIES D
Total funding: $193m
Company benefits
- Monthly virtual work stipend
- Wellness perks
- Paid volunteer days
- Learning and development stipend
- Paid parental leave
- Equity options
Company HQ
West Oakland, Oakland, CA
Leadership
Dave Evans
(Co-Founder & CEO)Alongside serving as Fictiv's CEO, Dave is also the CEO of MISUMI USA. He is also an Executive Board Member at Fast Company, a Manufacturing Industry Contributor at Forbes Technology Council, and a Member of the Advanced Manufacturing Group at the World Economic Forum. Previously, he served as a Lead Hardware Engineer at Ford Motor Company.
Nathan Evans
(Co-Founder & Head of Climate/AI)Nathan earned a BA in International Relations and an MA in Chinese from Stanford University. He then worked briefly at Microsoft as an Area Marketing Manager. He also founded Citizens of Wine and worked as an Associate at Seven Hills before co-founding Fictiv in 2013.
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