Events Coordinator

As Marqeta’s Events Coordinator
, you’ll support the planning and execution of our experiential marketing programs. In this pivotal role, you’ll help bring our brand to life through industry events, conferences, trade shows, customer experiences, and hosted activations. You’ll work closely with the Head of Experiential Marketing to ensure every event runs seamlessly, from pre‑planning and logistics to onsite coordination and post‑event reporting.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone with 4‑7 years of experience who thrives in fast‑paced environments, enjoys juggling multiple tasks, and wants to deepen their expertise across the full events lifecycle. You’ll gain exposure to executive stakeholders, cross‑functional teams, vendors, partners, and customers, all while learning from an experienced events leader.

If you’re detail‑oriented, resourceful, and energized by producing memorable brand experiences, we’d love to meet you.

While we are a Flexible First company, the Bay Area is the preferred location. We’d love for you to join us!

• Support the end‑to‑end planning and execution of conferences, vertical events, field marketing events, webinars, and brand activations.
• Assist in developing event timelines, run‑of‑show documentation, staffing plans, and logistics checklists.
• Help secure venues, manage booth assets, order materials, coordinate shipments, and maintain inventory.
• Manage pre‑event tasks including registration, speaker prep, attendee lists, briefing documents, and internal communications.
• Coordinate with external vendors, including AV teams, printers, caterers, and production partners to ensure seamless execution.
• Assist in managing contracts, budgets, POs, and invoices, ensuring accurate and timely processing.
• Organize shipping logistics, booth setups, lead capture systems, and onsite operations.

• Serve as onsite support during events, assisting with setup, registration, activation management, attendee experience, and tear‑down.
• Troubleshoot issues in real time, escalating to the Head of Experiential Marketing when needed.
• Represent the brand professionally and help ensure a smooth, memorable attendee experience.

• Collaborate with cross‑functional partners across Brand, Integrated Marketing, Content, Demand Gen, Product Marketing and Sales, to ensure event alignment and readiness.
• Provide regular updates on timelines, deliverables, risks, and next steps.
  Help prepare executive stakeholders for speaking engagements and event appearances.

• Track event metrics including attendance, engagement, lead capture, logistics costs, and operational performance.
• Assist with post‑event recaps, performance summaries, and recommendations for improvement.
• Maintain internal documentation, event calendars, asset lists, and budget trackers.

• Help develop SOPs, checklists, and repeatable processes that improve efficiency and consistency across events and regions.
• Research new experiential trends, technologies, and creative approaches to enhance event quality.
• Support adoption of event management tools and systems.

• 4‑7 years of experience coordinating marketing events, trade shows, field marketing programs, or experiential activations.
• Strong understanding of event logistics, planning workflows, and vendor coordination.
• Excellent communication, project management, and problem‑solving skills.
• Proficiency with event software, PM tools, registration platforms, or CRM systems (Salesforce, Asana, etc. is a plus).
• Highly organized and detail‑obsessed, with strong follow‑through.
• Comfortable managing multiple tasks simultaneously with evolving priorities.
• A strong communicator and collaborator with a positive, solutions‑first mindset.
• Calm, resourceful, and dependable during dynamic event environments.
  Passionate about creating engaging, high‑impact experiences.
• Ability to travel 20–40% for onsite event support.
• Bonus:
  Experience in B2B marketing, SaaS, fintech, or tech environments.

• Application Submission
• Recruiter phone call
• Virtual “Onsite” consisting of 4‑5,…