Senior Associate, Experiences & Events

1stdibs.com · Illinois, IL, United States

FULL TIME

Job Description

1stDibs is a one-of-a-kind online marketplace that connects design lovers to more than one million extraordinary pieces, from furniture and fine art to jewelry and fashion. As a leading global marketplace for design lovers, we enable shoppers to discover beautiful things and engage with top sellers from around the world. We encourage our shoppers to interact with sellers throughout all stages of the transaction, including item inquiries, price negotiations and customization requests.

At 1stDibs, we do what’s right for our community by connecting design lovers with the world's most extraordinary objects. Here, your work directly impacts the business. You’ll join a culture of trust and collaboration where good ideas win, and you are empowered to solve challenging problems. We don’t just host events; we continually evolve how our trade, seller, and consumer communities connect, learn, and engage with luxury design.

The Impact You’ll Make

1stDibs Experiences is building a new business around curated, high-touch events and programming for our trade, seller, and consumer communities. As our Sr Associate, Experiences & Events, you will be the operational backbone of this initiative, ensuring strategic concepts become flawlessly executed, memorable experiences.

Deliver Results: Own day-to-day execution and production logistics for 2–4 flagship experiences per cycle, driving operational precision from vendor contracts to post-event reconciliation.
Collaborate Across Teams: Serve as the central operational point of contact across Sales, Marketing, Trade, and Operations to keep cross-functional stakeholders aligned and on schedule.
Act Like an Owner: Help shape the operational roadmap of a brand-new business unit from the ground up, proactively spotting bottlenecks and proposing creative solutions in a fast-paced environment.
Listen & Learn: Support customer discovery interviews, synthesize competitive research, and track post-event attendee insights to continuously elevate future programming.

What You’ll Do

Event Production & Operational Excellence

Own day-to-day coordination for flagship events across discovery, planning, and execution phases.
Manage vendor relationships, including contract review, deliverables, timelines, and invoicing for venues, catering, A/V, and production partners.
Build and track event budgets, manage vendor payments, and handle post-event financial reconciliations.
Develop comprehensive run-of-show documents, production schedules, and brief materials for internal leaders and external partners.
Oversee on-site event logistics, setup, registration, staffing, and live troubleshooting.

Research & Attendee Insights

Assist in organizing customer discovery interviews, including scheduling, note-taking, and synthesizing feedback.
Track and organize post-event survey data and metrics in shared systems to measure success and inform future strategy.
Maintain competitive research on experiential trends across the luxury and art/design sectors.

Cross-Functional Coordination

Partner with the Experiences Program Manager on staffing allocations, resource planning, and timeline tracking.
Coordinate activation details, asset delivery, and on-site execution for brand partners and sponsors.
Collaborate with Marketing on post-event asset collection and content amplification logistics.

What You’ll Bring

Experience: 3+ years of professional experience in event production, experiential marketing, program management, or partnership activation.
Operational Precision: Meticulous attention to detail with a track record of managing complex timelines, budgets, and vendor contracts without missing a beat.
Communication & Collaboration: Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable presenting to and coordinating across multi-disciplinary global teams.
Technical & Organizational Stack: Proficiency with Google Workspace, project management platforms (Asana), and data/spreadsheet tracking tools.
Problem-Solving Instincts: High level of agility and comfort navigating ambiguity to keep projects moving forward seamlessly.

Nice to Haves

Prior experience coordinating luxury, e-commerce, art, fashion, or interior design events.
Familiarity with sponsorship activations, partnership logistics, or event analytics platforms.

This position is based in NYC but has the potential to not require an in-office presence if you reside in one of the following states: CA, CO, CT, FL, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, PA, RI, TX

Our overall compensation package is made of several parts, base compensation being one of them. At 1stDibs we value and are proud of our culture, innovation, professional development and training workshops, trust and giving back to the community. Equity, a comprehensive benefits package, and incentive (IF APPLICABLE) are all are components of your total compensation package. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we'll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

Tri-State Pay Range

$82,000—$92,000 USD

Remote home office-based employees outside of the tri-state area are eligible for the following salary range.

Remote

$74,000—$83,000 USD

1stDibs is an Equal Opportunity Employer

The 1stDibs mission, to enrich lives with the extraordinary, can only be achieved when diversity, equity and inclusion are embedded into our values, culture and the way we do business. Enabling access to and celebrating unique and diverse perspectives is at the very core of what we do. We are committed to attracting and retaining the best talent in the industry, who are reflective of the diversity of our communities, and fostering an environment where every individual feels they belong, are valued and heard. As a leading design marketplace, we leverage the power of our platform and brand to empower historically underrepresented individuals, and the businesses they own, across the art and design industries.

Total Compensation Statement

1stDibs views the value of the employees’ compensation package in its totality. The package may comprise base salary, variable compensation (either equity or cash, where applicable), and health and work-life benefits, and is reviewed annually. Ultimately, we'll determine your pay based on your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

Benefits (US based positions)

Competitive medical/dental/vision benefits, including a $0 single medical plan, with HSA employer contributions. Health plan includes gender affirmation and infertility care.
We are flexible with our PTO. We generally expect employees take around 15 days/year.
All employees enjoy ownership in 1stDibs in RSUs, through new hire grants, and/or annual refresh grants, if eligible.
The choice to work in our New York headquarters, with monthly in-office meals and mixers, and happy hours, and/or the option to work completely remotely. We truly prioritize flexibility for all employees.
Fully paid wellness benefits, including One Medical membership and WellHub.
Fully paid parental leave, leave to care for a family member, and bereavement leave, including reproductive loss.
Company match of donations to 501c3 charities, up to $250/year.
Full benefits package includes FSA, life and disability insurance, EAP, commuter benefits, and more.

Company	1stdibs.com
Location	Illinois, IL, United States
Type	FULL TIME
Niche	marketing

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