Field and Event Marketing Manager

About Handshake

Handshake was founded on a simple belief that everyone deserves a path to a great career, regardless of where they went to school or who they know. Today, we power 25 million job seekers, 1 million+ employers, and 1,600 educational institutions.

In 2025, we started Handshake AI and built the fastest-growing AI data business in history. We work directly with frontier AI lab researchers to create evaluations, publish benchmarks, and push the boundary of data. We’ve grown from $0 to ~$1B run rate and pay ~$60M to over 30K individuals every month.

Why join Handshake now:

Shape how every career evolves in the AI economy, at global scale, with impact your friends, family and peers can see and feel

Partner hand-in-hand with world-class AI labs, Fortune 500 partners and the world’s top educational institutions

Work together with engineers, scientists, operators, and more from Palantir, Meta, Scale AI, and former YC founders

Build a massive, fast-growing business with billions in revenue

About the Role

The Field and Event Marketing Manager is a hands-on role on Handshake's Marketing team. You'll build and execute field marketing and events across two distinct business lines: our Careers business (enterprise employers and higher education institutions) and Handshake AI (researchers and leaders at frontier AI labs and enterprise AI teams).

You'll own end-to-end strategy and execution for marquee experiences — major conference presence, executive dinners, VIP and sporting events, workshops, and roundtables — all designed to build pipeline, deepen customer relationships, and accelerate deal cycles. You'll report to the Sr. Manager of Field Marketing and work closely with executives and GTM leadership. The pace is fast and the expectations are high; we're looking for someone who's energized by that.

You're detail-oriented and thrive on ownership: when you commit to a project plan, nothing falls through the cracks. You're curious and creative, always asking "what haven't we tried?" You're comfortable contributing to budget conversations and vendor negotiations, and you know how to read campaign data to find what's working. You actively use AI to work smarter: streamlining workflows, drafting first-pass assets, and speeding up repetitive tasks.

Support strategy decisions and lead the execution of field, event, and marketing campaigns across both business lines

Own project plans for the entire lifecycle of an event (pre-, during-, and post-event), documenting and tracking with attention to detail

Contribute to budgetary and resourcing decisions for field and customer marketing activities, including vendor negotiation

Partner deeply with Sales leaders to identify where events can build and accelerate enterprise pipeline

Keep a pulse on field and customer campaign performance, providing insights for optimization using quantitative and qualitative data

Partner with Demand Gen, Content, Product Marketing, and Marketing Ops to execute integrated programs and assets, using AI to accelerate production

Measure and report on field program ROI: attendee feedback, pipeline influence, deal acceleration, and engagement

Help maintain our third-party event calendar and vendor relationships

Lead with creativity — always asking "what haven't we tried?"

Travel as needed for events (roughly monthly)

Assist in developing a complex, multi-initiative calendar — making smart trade-offs and surfacing clear recommendations to leadership

Desired Capabilities

4+ years of field marketing and/or events experience

Experience executing multi-format programs: conferences, workshops, dinners, or webinars

Strong project management skills and comfortable juggling multiple workstreams under deadline

Clear, proactive communicator who collaborates well across teams

Actively uses AI tools to work smarter - drafting briefs, analyzing event data, or speeding up repetitive tasks

Familiarity with Google Suite, SplashThat (or equivalent), Salesforce, Marketo/Eloqua/HubSpot/Pardot, or virtual event platforms (Hopin, Goldcast, Zoom Webinar) is a plus

ABM, demand gen, and high-touch executive program experience is a plus

Perks

Handshake delivers benefits that help you feel supported and thrive at work and in life.

The below benefits are for full-time US employees.

Ownership: Equity in a fast-growing company

Financial Wellness: 401(k) match, competitive compensation, financial coaching

Family Support: Paid parental leave, fertility benefits, parental coaching

Wellbeing: Medical, dental, and vision, mental health support, $500 wellness stipend

Growth: $2,000 learning stipend, ongoing development

Remote & Office: Internet, commuting, and free lunch/gym in our SF office

Time Off: Flexible PTO, 15 holidays + 2 flex days

Connection: Team outings & referral bonuses

Explore our mission, values, and comprehensive US benefits at joinhandshake.com/careers.