Growth & Operations Associate

The Role We’re hiring a Partnerships & Growth Associate to support sponsor outreach, pipeline momentum, and growth operations as we scale our events and partnerships in Q1 and beyond. This is intentionally a versatile, hands-on execution role with sales outreach as the primary priority. In the early stages, you will productively support adjacent content, coordination, and marketing-related tasks as needed. You will not be responsible for closing deals or defining partnership strategy. Your role is to increase leverage, speed, and follow-through for the Head of Events & Partnerships, who owns partner fit, strategy, and closing. Day-to-Day Sponsorship Outreach & Pipeline (Primary Focus) Execute targeted outreach to qualified sponsor prospects. Work warm leads from past event attendees, referrals, and inbound interest. Support selective outbound (not mass outreach). Book first meetings for the Head of Events & Partnerships. Maintain a clean, up-to-date sponsor pipeline and track outreach, responses, notes, and next steps in Airtable. Coordination & Follow-Through Support follow-up after sponsor meetings. Ensure no sponsor conversations stall due to missed follow-ups. Assist with event logistics, including vendor communication and material coordination. Growth, Content & Marketing Support (Secondary) Assist with outreach copy (email + LinkedIn). Help with other growth or marketing-related tasks as needed to keep momentum across events. Assist with general communications needs for the Gild team. Requirements 1–4 years of experience in sales development, partnerships support, business development, or growth. Comfortable with warm + selective outbound outreach. Highly organized and detail-oriented. Clear, professional written communicator. Versatile and proactive — able to help where needed without losing focus. Comfortable interacting with founders, executives, and senior operators. Startup, agency, or community-driven experience is a plus. Tools You’ll Use (Must Be Fluent or Comfortable Learning Quickly) You’ll work inside a modern, lean stack: Airtable – CRM, sponsor pipeline, event tracking (source of truth). Instantly – outreach sequencing and follow-ups. Luma – event RSVPs and attendee communications. Discord – internal communication. What This Role Is Not Not a senior partnership or sales leadership role. Not a pure marketing or community manager role. Not a mass outbound SDR position. This is a relationship-first, quality-over-volume business, and the role reflects that. Monthly salary: $1,000 USD First 90 Days Success Clean, reliable sponsor pipeline in Airtable. Consistent flow of booked sponsor meetings. Strong follow-through with zero dropped balls. Meaningful support across Q1 events without adding execution drag. #J-18808-Ljbffr