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Marketing & Events Manager

Open Compute Project Foundation, Austin, TX, United States


Location: Remote

Employment Type: Full-Time

Reports To: Senior Director of Global Events and Chief Marketing Officer

The Open Compute Project (OCP) is the engine driving the future of data centers, AI, and a broad spectrum of computational infrastructure. We don't just innovate technology - we accelerate progress by making technology open, efficient, scalable and sustainable. We believe that by building a community where the world's leading experts and companies collaborate, we can solve the grand challenges of computational infrastructure faster than any single organization can alone. Our team is here to lead a universally beneficial, open platform for next‑generation technology.

We succeed through transparency, deep collaboration and a relentless focus on community engagement. As a non‑profit foundation, our success is measured by the connections we build, the participation we inspire, and the innovations that result from our member’s collective work. We create the framework, the programs, the events, and the processes that transform ideas into impact.

We are seeking a proactive, collaborative and detail‑oriented person who can support the Foundation and Community in a wide range of marketing and event activities to further the mission of providing a safe environment by which engineers can come together to solve changes and drive innovation forward.

Job Responsibilities This person will serve a dual role-

Events

Assist with owned and third party event planning, including booth preparation, speaker management, securing marketing materials needed and follow up after the event

Drive attendance at events

Create materials and generate demand for sponsorships

Support member partner events & OCP hosted events where needed

Manage the Media & Analyst Pre‑Brief Webinars

See our Upcoming Events

Marketing & Communications

Create social media content placements, as well as tracking and analytics.

Moderation of social media accounts for comments and questions posed by the Community

Assist with Newsletter content creation, as well as segmented, dedicated email blasts that target event attendees and sponsors

Assist with content management and marketing strategies to continue to drive growth of the brand

Assist with relationship development and story pitching for the media and analyst communities

Help create news from ongoing contributions, new members and other timely announcements

Support member press releases

Assist with updating and refreshing website content

Help with the communication and moderation around the creation of more formalized regional communities, especially in Asia

Assist with Advisory Board quarterly meetings and communications.

Work with partners and other non‑profits in collaboration to support shared goals

~15-20% travel, some international, will be required for this role for attendance at our OCP Summits and partner events.

Minimum Qualifications

B.S. Degree in advertising, marketing, public relations, communications, event management, hospitality, tourism or related field, with a minimum of 5 years’ experience. An advanced degree can substitute for experience.

Proficiency with Salesforce or other CRM platforms, and experience utilizing member engagement platforms (e.g., Moxo, Hubspot)

Strong organizational, collaboration, communication, prioritization, planning & execution skills

Experience in working with different global geographies and ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people

Experience with Microsoft office, Google Workspace (G‑Suite), productivity tools, and basic cloud‑based platforms

Ability to prioritize multiple support requests and respond in a timely, helpful manner

Basic skills in graphic design and image creation and management

The Ideal Candidate Will Also Have

Experience in the data center industry

Experience in intellectual property, administration & compliance

Experience in growing community engagement & membership

Persuasive & passionate communication skills in all types of media

Strong advocate for open‑source hardware technologies

Ability to be on the leading‑edge of industry technology trends and relevant technologies applicable to OCP at a high level

Ability to connect & collaborate well with all levels of an organization … from working with individual contributors, collaborating with a team, to project volunteers, to the executives of member companies

Comfortable communicating complex, technical information to non‑technical audiences

This is a full‑time position which pays a competitive base salary based on experience and location, as well as benefits and a quarterly bonus based on results. The OCP Foundation is an all‑remote workforce – candidate should reside in North America. We are passionate about providing a flexible & supportive work culture. Collaboration is in our DNA, and we pride ourselves on being an agile organization and able to work closely together regardless of our individual location.

About OCP The Open Compute Project (OCP) brings at‑scale innovations and hyperscaler best practices to all, spanning technology domains from the data center to the edge, and the technology stack from silicon, to systems, to site facilities and services. The international OCP Community is made up of organizations and people from hyperscale, neocloud and cloud data center operators, communications providers, colocation providers, diverse enterprises, and technology providers. With The OCP Tenets of Openness, Impact, Efficiency, Scale and Sustainability, the OCP Foundation engages with industry ecosystems, our growing membership, and educates thousands of engineers and industry leaders, every year. Across many projects and initiatives, the OCP Foundation and its Community are meeting the AI Data Center market evolution today and shaping the future. Learn more at: www.opencompute.org.

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