Events Manager

Padlet is building software for a good education. A good education is one that inspires curiosity, creativity, and community. Our software enables that through visual content creation and collaboration in millions of classrooms worldwide.

We can all agree that Christianity is a great product. It's 2000 years old and brings spiritual fulfillment to over 2 billion people worldwide. But it wasn't Jesus who took Christianity to the masses. It took someone like St Paul to make it a thing. His thirteen letters (tailored, by the way, to each recipient) were instrumental in forming the Christian identity and early Christian communities.

Moral of this (slightly irreverent) story? Marketing is important, no matter how good a product is. People don't just see a product and magically know how to use it to make their life better. Someone needs to teach them.

We are looking for an exceptional Events Manager to spread the gospel of Padlet to our education users. This is an in‑person role in San Francisco.

Responsibilities

Coordinate all logistics for 20+ in‑person conferences annually, including travel, accommodations, and registration for attendees

Manage vendors, internet setup, booth materials, furniture rentals, swag, and printed collateral for each event

Oversee onsite setup and teardown of conference booths, with support from local team members or hired staff

Organize adjacent meetings and events such as school visits, product demos, customer meetups, and executive briefings

Recruit and coordinate with local partners including translators, resellers, and Padlet superfans

Execute attendee outreach before and after each conference, including email communications and marketing handoffs

Coordinate logistics for virtual events such as webinars and online workshops, including scheduling, assets, and follow‑up

Collaborate with nonprofit partners and educators to host virtual sessions and support international expansion

Maintain detailed documentation and planning materials to ensure event consistency and continuous improvement

Qualifications

3+ years experience planning and executing in‑person and virtual events in a fast‑paced environment

Exceptional organizational and project management skills with strong attention to detail

Proven ability to manage complex logistics and competing priorities under tight deadlines

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with experience interfacing with external partners

Comfortable traveling frequently for conferences and working onsite at events

Proficient with tools for event management, email outreach, and basic content coordination

Self‑starter who can work independently, adapt quickly, and troubleshoot in real time

Bonus : Multilingual or experience supporting international event logistics

About Padlet

Vision : Every child in the world will grow up with Mickey Mouse and Padlet.

Product : We are making the default way of collecting and sharing thoughts on the Internet. Peoplelovethe product.

Impact : We have 40 million users, making Padlet one of the most used apps on the planet.

Money : We are venture backed AND fiscally responsible. We are built to last one hundred years.

Badassery : We are only 60 odd people. That's over half a million active users per person.

Joys of marketing at Padlet

We don't do clickbait.

We ship. Your work will not be stuck in purgatory for years.

Your work will have a tremendous impact on global education.

Every artist craves an audience. You'll start with 40 million.

We don't take ourselves too seriously.

Sorrows of marketing at Padlet

CEO has very strong opinions about marketing and can often be incorrigible.

Work can be chaotic. "Change of plans. Let's do this instead." is not uncommon.

We have a tendency, sometimes, to spend a lot of time on trivial details.

Some people you‘d be working with

Julia Carnes : Everybody agrees Julia is the friendliest person they've ever met. Until game night. Then God help them. Even State Farm denies coverage for any damage sustained during Catan with Julia Carnes. Our resident wordsmith, videosmith, and sometimes blacksmith.

Gerard Searchfield : Insists that wallabies and kangaroos are different animals, artificially inflating the biodiversity of his homeland. Will notice a 1px misalignment from 18 feet away.

The office

Our office is in the middle of Presidio, a beautiful national park. We’re a 5 minute walk from the beach. The WiFi works outdoors. You can work sitting in a lawn overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge.

The office itself is designed to be a space for all your interests and hobbies. We have a meditation room, game room, library, art studio, kids room, and full makerspace with 3d printers, presses, laser cutters, sewing machines, and more.

Benefits

Top tier medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, including One Medical memberships.

401(k) with matching.

Commuter benefits.

FSA.

Stock options.

Catered lunches and dinners. Military grade snacking.

20 vacation days. Plus sickness and bereavement days for when life happens.

Parental leave

All the gadgetry you need, including a new phone every year.

Special time to join

Because we're small, we move fast. And because we have tremendous traction, your work will impact millions. This combination of speed and impact is rare and quite satisfying.

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