General Catalyst

General Catalyst

Events Specialist

San Francisco

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 77 days ago
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About the role

  • We are seeking a highly organized and proactive Event Specialist to join our team.
  • This role will primarily focus on planning, organizing, and executing events, including dinners, happy hours, networking events, etc., across a variety of sectors and stages.
  • This role will also assist in the planning and execution of large-scale summits and activations at third-party events.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with investors to plan and execute small, intimate gatherings such as dinners, roundtables, and networking events.
  • Support end-to-end execution of investor events, including dinners, happy hours, roundtables, and networking events.
  • Manage all event documents (timelines, budgets, run of show, etc.).
  • Manage post-event surveys, reporting, and data management.
  • Manage registration, travel logistics, and materials preparation for team members as needed.
  • Collaborate on planning and executing large-scale summits for portfolio founders, operators, and industry leaders.
  • Support the team with guest management
  • Operational Support:
  • Maintain detailed briefs, timelines, budgets, and project plans for events.
  • Develop and track post-event feedback to improve future events.

Requirements

  • 3-5 years of experience in event planning, operations, marketing, or related fields.
  • Familiarity with event management software and tools (Gatsby, Affinity, Google Sheets, Canva, Figma).
  • Experience in or passion for the venture capital or startup/tech ecosystem.

Nice to have

  • Preferred Experience

Compensation

  • Competitive compensation and benefits package.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and benefits package.
  • If you're excited about building exceptional experiences and learning from a world-class team, we'd love to hear from you!

Company info

  • General Catalyst is a global investment and transformation company that partners with the world's most ambitious entrepreneurs to drive resilience and applied AI.
  • We support founders with a long-term view who challenge the status quo, partnering with them from seed to growth stage and beyond.
  • With offices in San Francisco, New York City, Boston, Berlin, Bangalore, and London, we have supported the growth of 800+ businesses, including Airbnb, Anduril, Applied Intuition, Commure, Glean, Guild, Gusto, Helsing, Hubspot, Kayak, Livongo, Mistral, Ramp, Samsara, Snap, Stripe, Sword, and Zepto.
  • We are committed to diversifying our industry in terms of both investors and the founders we back.

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