Events & Community Lead, Vendelux

• 6+ years in events or field marketing for a B2B company
• You have an existing network of event, field, and marketing peers and are excited to grow it further as part of your role
• You’re energized by being visible - hosting sessions, moderating panels, posting publicly, and representing Vendelux with confidence in external communities
• You’ve owned and run end-to-end programs: from concept and content to logistics, promotion, and post-event follow-up
• You are detail oriented and are an expert in project management
• You have a proven track record of effectively managing multiple vendors, agencies, contractors simultaneously
• Willing to travel regularly
• Have a bias for action and move quickly
• Not all candidates will check all of the requirements listed above and that’s ok! We are open to great people from non-traditional backgrounds

Desirable

• The Events & Community Lead role is two-fold: this person will own Vendelux’s entire events ecosystem and serve as the public face of Vendelux for the event marketing community
• Our events plan includes everything from a major flagship event in 2026 to our trade show presences, activations, dinners, virtual programs
• The second pillar of the role is building, activating, and scaling a highly engaged community of event, field, and marketing professionals, both customers and the broader market
• The right candidate will be comfortable being the voice of event marketers, posting their unique POV on social media, and becoming central in Vendelux’s marketing strategy
• Own the full Vendelux event portfolio end-to-end: design, plan, execute, and iterate on a mix of event formats: Design and run a mix of event formats: a large Vendelux conference, customer advisory retreat, conference sponsorships, smaller VIP dinners, event activations, and webinars
• Design unforgettable events: Vendelux events should be unique and impressive even to event professionals. Design community programs that turn customers and peers into active advocates, amplifying Vendelux through word-of-mouth, social, and industry presence
• Drive attendance and engagement: Design smart invite strategies, pre-event motions, and follow-ups. Use Vendelux to identify the right events, activate the right audience, and generate meaningful meetings and pipeline for our sales team through Vendelux Meetings
• Be a visible leader in the event marketing world: Show up in event communities, LinkedIn, slack forums as an active participant, spotting opportunities, building relationships, and keeping Vendelux top of mind with our ICP. Be willing to “build in public” for the event marketing community
• Own and grow our community: Manage a dedicated space for event & marketing to connect with each other and with Vendelux -curating programming, sparking conversation, and nurturing champions
• Content creation: Source and manage speakers & influencers for events and webinars. Design event content
• Report and learn: Measure performance of events and community (reach, engagement, audience quality, sentiment, and downstream impact), share insights, and refine the playbook