Chief of Staff, AfroTech & Live Events

Description

• Take AfroTech programs from concept to execution, including scope, timeline, owners, budget, and launch plan
• Own the go-to-market plan for each program and event, including positioning, offer, channel mix, and launch calendar, from announcement through post-event follow-up
• Lead, manage, and develop a team of employees and contractors across content and creative operations, event and membership marketing, community, and social distribution
• Own the master calendar across all Blavity Inc. live and virtual events and keep every workstream sequenced against it
• Run point across teams, keeping content, sponsorship, email and growth, community, and production moving toward the same dates
• Drive registrations, ticket sales, and Insider Member conversion for AfroTech Conference, Health Stack, and pipeline events
• Develop ticket and offer strategy with leadership, including pricing tiers and time-bound urgency windows
• Direct teams to ensure social distribution and awareness content across owned channels, including email, AfroTech.com, AfroTech Culture, AfroTech University, creator brand content, and Black Tech Green Money
• Equip external partners, associations, and coalition members with assets, messaging, and clear calls to action
• Coordinate with teams to ensure data on program and event performance are communicated after every launch, including delivery against plan, registrations, ticket sales, Insider conversion, and attendance.

Requirements

• [6+ years] across go-to-market, program management, growth or event marketing, business operations, or a chief of staff role, with direct ownership of programs that had to launch on a date
• Go-to-market experience taking a product, program, or event from plan to launch, including positioning, offer, and channel strategy
• [3+ years] managing and developing a team, including blended teams of employees and contractors
• A generalist track record. You have owned things outside your job description and they turned out fine
• Experience carrying several programs or brands at once without dropping any of them
• Working fluency in marketing performance, enough to direct campaigns, read the numbers, and know when something is not working
• A demonstrated habit of measuring and reporting on your own work.

Benefits

• Travel to events will be required.