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.