Manager, Event Marketing

About this role

About the Team

DoorDash is building a best-in-class Global Events organization. This global team defines our vision, storytelling, and brand systems—ensuring we show up meaningfully across every touchpoint.

As DoorDash Ads scales into a leading advertising platform, events play a critical role in driving cultural relevance, industry credibility, and commercial growth. We show up through bold activations, high-impact partnerships, and memorable IRL experiences that connect with the audiences shaping the future of advertising.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Manager, B2B Event Marketing to execute our global Ads events strategy. This is a highly cross-functional, high-ownership role responsible for delivering a portfolio of industry-defining tentpole events, executive experiences, and scalable owned events that drive awareness, deepen relationships, and accelerate revenue. This role sits at the center of the strategy, translating investment into impact.

You’re Excited About This Opportunity Because You Will…

Own & Execute a Global Events Portfolio

• Lead execution of 10+ Ads events annually (industry tentpoles, owned events, and partner activations)

• Manage end-to-end event lifecycle: planning → production → onsite execution → post-event amplification

• Travel as needed to deliver best-in-class onsite experiences

Bring Category-Leading Event Experiences to Life

• Elevate DoorDash Ads presence across major industry events (e.g., Cannes Lions, Shoptalk, Possible, CES, Groceryshop)

• Stay ahead of industry trends and continuously evolve DoorDash’s event presence

• Develop bold, differentiated concepts that surprise and delight prospects, partners, and internal teams

• Partner with creative, comms, content, and agency teams to deliver:

• High-impact branding and activations

• Thought leadership and speaking opportunities

• Innovative, immersive experiences

Drive Executive Engagement & Commercial Impact

• Execute high-touch executive experiences (e.g., CMO dinners, private meetings, hospitality moments)

• Partner with Sales to:

• Maximize pipeline generation and deal acceleration

• Ensure events are designed to deliver measurable business outcomes, not just brand moments

Lead Cross-Functional Alignment

• Collaborate closely with Sales, Strategy & Ops, Comms, Growth Marketing, CRM, Product, and Creative

• Align on messaging, goals, and execution to deliver integrated 360° campaigns

• Act as the central point of contact across all key stakeholders per event

Operationalize & Scale the Events Engine

• Manage vendor relationships (show organizers, vendors, agencies, including MKG/Jack Morton)

• Oversee budgets, contracts, and invoicing across events

• Support broader event ecosystem (partner events, field events, experimental formats)

Measure & Optimize Performance

• Leveraging AI and can raise the bar on how we use it.

• Define success metrics and track event performance, ROI and post-event outcomes

• Deliver post-event recaps and insights to leadership

• Continuously optimize strategy based on learnings

We’re Excited About You Because You…

• Have 6+ years of B2B event marketing experience, including large-scale conferences and activations

• Have experience interacting with AI tools (ie Claude, ChatGPT, etc) and display curiosity, adaptability, and the ability to blend AI with the day-to-day role.

• Have owned event budgets and complex, multi-event portfolios

• Demonstrate a track record of driving business impact (pipeline, revenue, partnerships) through events

• Are highly organized and able to manage multiple complex workstreams simultaneously

• Thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and take full ownership of outcomes

• Are an excellent communicator, comfortable working with senior leaders and executives

• Have experience managing agencies, vendors, and cross-functional teams

• Bring a strong mix of creative thinking + operational excellence

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Ads, Media, AdTech, or Retail Media Networks

• Experience executing executive-level or VIP experiences

• Background in agency or in-house experiential marketing teams

• Experience working at a high-growth company or startup

Compensation

The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the pay range listed below and is determined based on job-related factors including, but not limited to, skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. Base salary is localized according to an employee’s work location. Ranges are market-dependent and may be modified in the future.

In addition to base salary, the compensation for this role includes opportunities for equity grants. Talk to your recruiter for more information.

DoorDash cares about you and your overall well-being. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to all regular employees, which includes a 401(k) plan with employer matching, 16 weeks of paid parental leave, wellness benefits, commuter benefits match, paid time off and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws (e.g. Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act). DoorDash also offers medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, disability and basic life insurance, family-forming assistance, and a mental health program, among others.

To learn more about our benefits, visit our careers page here .

See below for paid time off details:

• For salaried roles: flexible paid time off/vacation, plus 80 hours of paid sick time per year.

• For hourly roles: vacation accrued at about 1 hour for every 25.97 hours worked (e.g. about 6.7 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 3.4 hours/month if working 20 hours/week), and paid sick time accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked (e.g. about 5.8 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 2.9 hours/month if working 20 hours/week).

The national base pay range for this position within the United States, including Illinois and Colorado. $142,800 &m

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