Event Marketing Lead

About the Company

Garage powers the exchange of critical assets across America’s essential industries. Our agentic platform automates the entire transaction: discovery, payments, freight, paperwork, warranty, and financing. Based in New York, we’ve raised $18M from Y Combinator, Initialized Capital, and other leading investors.

Responsibilities

• Own Garage’s pipeline-focused event calendar across conferences, trade shows, field events, and dinners
• Manage end-to-end event execution including timelines, budgets, vendors, venues, and logistics
• Build repeatable playbooks for event planning, sales coordination, and lead capture
• Partner with Sales to define event goals, target accounts, and post-event follow-up strategies
• Evaluate event sponsorship opportunities based on audience fit and pipeline potential
• Track event performance and report on outcomes to improve future strategy

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience planning and executing conferences, trade shows, or executive experiences
• Strong project management skills with ability to manage vendors and budgets
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to build processes in an early-stage environment
• Ability to travel for events approximately 2-5 days a month

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building an event marketing program from an early stage
• Experience marketing to public sector, government, or industrial buyers
• Experience with event measurement, attribution, or CRM hygiene