Blavity Inc. is a venture-funded media and technology company, founded in 2014 around a simple idea: enable Black millennials to tell their own stories. Today, we are home to the largest network of platforms and lifestyle brands serving the multifaceted lives of Black millennials & Gen Z through original content, video, unique experiences, and product solutions. Blavity Inc. has evolved into a market leader for Black media, reaching 250 million users per month through our growing brand portfolio, including Blavity, Blavity360º, AfroTech, Talent Infusion, 21Ninety, Travel Noire, Home & Texture, and Blavity House Party. Our Blavity, Inc. employee community is composed of passionate, energetic, and culturally conscious individuals working together to deliver value to each other, the company, and our clients. We are always searching for new additions to our community that will help us continue to scale, contribute meaningfully to our culture, and advance our strategic direction.Job Summary:Blavity Inc. is looking for a Chief of Staff, AfroTech & Live Events to take our programs from idea to execution.This is a generalist & people management seat. In a given week it might mean writing a go-to-market plan for a new program, unblocking a contractor, pulling a sponsor deliverable across the line, rebuilding a launch calendar after a date moves, and telling leadership plainly that something is off track. The person who thrives here is comfortable moving between marketing, operations, partners, and program design without waiting for a clean handoff.This role will report directly to the SVP of Live Events.Responsibilities:Take AfroTech programs from concept to execution, including scope, timeline, owners, budget, and launch planOwn the go-to-market plan for each program and event, including positioning, offer, channel mix, and launch calendar, from announcement through post-event follow-upLead, manage, and develop a team of employees and contractors across content and creative operations, event and membership marketing, community, and social distributionOwn the master calendar across all Blavity Inc. live and virtual events and keep every workstream sequenced against itRun point across teams, keeping content, sponsorship, email and growth, community, and production moving toward the same datesDrive registrations, ticket sales, and Insider Member conversion for AfroTech Conference, Health Stack, and pipeline eventsDevelop ticket and offer strategy with leadership, including pricing tiers and time-bound urgency windowsDirect 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 MoneyEquip external partners, associations, and coalition members with assets, messaging, and clear calls to actionCoordinate 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 attendanceQualifications:Required Experience:[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 dateGo-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 contractorsA generalist track record. You have owned things outside your job description and they turned out fineExperience carrying several programs or brands at once without dropping any of themWorking fluency in marketing performance, enough to direct campaigns, read the numbers, and know when something is not workingA demonstrated habit of measuring and reporting on your own workPreferred Experience:Prior chief of staff, right hand, or number two experience to a founder or senior executiveExperience at a media, community, culture, or creator-led brandExperience with both large in-person conferences and virtual summits or training seriesExperience with membership or subscription programsFamiliarity with ticketing and event platforms such as Posh, Eventbrite, or comparable toolsExperience supporting sponsorship and partner co-marketingTechnologies: [Fluent in Google Suite, Asana, and/or comparable project management suite; working experience with email marketing platforms, ticketing platforms, and LinkedIn and Meta ads managers. Comfortable using AI tools to move faster.]Additional Qualifications:Independent, entrepreneurial self-starter comfortable with a high level of responsibilityBrings real energy to the work. Competence alone is not the barHolds context. Details do not get lost between one conversation and the nextExperimental, forward-thinking mindset with a strong interest in testing new ideas, channels, and formatsStrong comfort with ambiguity and a bias toward action in unstructured environmentsHigh-energy, company-first, positive attitude; willing to wear multiple hatsExcellent communication skills; outgoing and sociableA healthy appreciation of GIFs and Black cultureDetails:This is a fully remote, U.S.-based full-time role. Travel to events will be required.Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.Candidates must be available to work in alignment with the Pacific Time Zone.[The annual salary range for this role is $120,000- $140,000.]To apply, please submit your resume and a short note online at BlavityInc.com/Careers.Blavity is committed to creating a diverse environment free of discrimination and harassment, and building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.Blavity is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation,
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