Job Title: Manager, Community & Events
Team: Marketing
Location: Onsite - Sawtelle (Between Santa Monica & West LA)
Employment Type: Fulltime, Salary, Exempt
Reports To: Sr. Director, Marketing
The RolePlug is hiring a Manager, Community & Events to own our event strategy end to end and build our community function from scratch. This role continues work already underway, centered on event strategy and a brand new community mandate.
This role contains responsibilities around logistics and project management. Furthermore, events are the medium, community is the compounding asset, and revenue is the outcome you connect both back to.
What You'll DoCore Ownership
- Manage events end to end by guiding all workstreams, agency and vendor management, registration, attendee experience, catering, production logistics, and onsite execution, for flagship events down to happy hours and private dinners across dealer, commercial partner, and consumer touchpoints.
- Source, negotiate, and coordinate vendors (caterers, AV, creative production), ensuring adherence to Plug's standards and compliance requirements.
- Build and maintain project timelines, tracking milestones, deliverables, and deadlines to keep execution seamless.
- Build and defend the event budget-to-outcome model: cost-per-opportunity by event, and pipeline and revenue attributed within a defined window.
- Keep tight financial records: track budgets, process invoices, report spend against targets.
- Own attendee registration and check-in, plus pre- and post-event comms and invites.
- Work closely with Design, Marketing, Product, Communications, Partnerships and Executive Leadership to make sure events reflect brand and execute on the business strategy.
- Provision and support leadership speaking engagements, handling logistics and materials without owning the engagement itself.
- Build Plug's community strategy from scratch, dealer and consumer first, LA startup ecosystem second.
- Own community engagement across owned channels: posts, replies, event participation.
About You- 5+ years in event marketing, community building, or a combined role
- Demonstrated ability to build and own a budget to outcome model, not just execute a calendar
- Relationship builder with genuine business development instincts, comfortable being the face of Plug in a room
- Experience or strong interest in building community from scratch
- Comfortable owning ambiguity, this function is being formalized as it grows
- Automotive, EV, or marketplace experience a plus, not required
PERFORMANCE METRICSEvent ROI
- Cost per per opportunity by event
- Pipeline and revenue attributed to event attendees within a defined attribution window
- Ownership of the event budget to outcome model
Community Growth
- Growth rate and new member acquisition, tracked separately for dealer/consumer community and LA startup ecosystem relationships
- Activation rate, the share of new community members who take a first meaningful action within a defined window
- Community engagement across owned channels (posts, replies, reactions)
Compensation and BenefitsAnnual salary: $124,000 - $147,000
Salary ranges reflect independent, third-party benchmarking against national compensation data. Where an individual's actual offer falls within that range depends on a combination of factors, including relevant experience, specialized skills, training and qualifications, current business needs, and prevailing market conditions. Ranges are reviewed periodically and may be adjusted to reflect changing market conditions.
Benefits & Perks:
- Health, Vision, and Dental insurance
- 401(k) plan
- Daily lunch stipend
- Equity (based on role and performance)
- Unlimited PTO
- Fully stocked kitchen
- Dog-friendly office
- 30-day remote work from anywhere policy
- Ongoing opportunities for growth and development
