--- title: 'Event Marketer at Cognition' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/event-marketer-cognition-san-francisco-h9fse9vdqf7y' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-07' --- # Event Marketer at Cognition - **Company:** [Cognition](https://feeny.ai/companies/cognition) - **Location:** San Francisco, CA / Austin, TX / New York, NY - **Employment:** full-time - **Posted:** 2026-08-25 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cognition/5fcd7140-e519-4465-b2a4-9902886f3cc8 ## Job description WE ARE AN APPLIED AI LAB BUILDING END-TO-END SOFTWARE AGENTS. We're the makers of Devin, the first AI software engineer. Our team is extremely talent-dense. Among our founding team, we have world-class competitive programmers, former founders, and leaders from companies at the cutting edge of AI including Scale AI, Palantir, Cursor, Waymo, Tesla, Lunchclub, Modal, Google DeepMind, and Nuro. Building Devin is just the first step—our hardest challenges still lie ahead. If you’re excited to solve some of the world’s biggest problems and build AI that can reason on real-world tasks, apply to join us. ## About the Role As an Event Marketer at Cognition, you will design and deliver the in person experiences that bring our brand and go-to-market strategy to life, from executive programs to large-scale conferences and sponsorship activations. Your events will drive brand awareness, pipeline creation, deal acceleration, and deeper relationships with our most important accounts. You will own Cognition's event experience end to end, from concept and design through onsite execution, ensuring every program reflects our brand at the highest level of quality and leaves a lasting impression on attendees. This role is execution-heavy. We are looking for someone who obsesses over details, runs flawless events end to end, thrives under pressure, and coordinates cross-functional teams with precision. In this role, you will: - Manage Cognition's presence at priority industry conferences and sponsorship activations, including booth design, experiential elements, and attendee engagement strategy - Partner with Product Marketing and Sales to develop compelling event collateral, messaging, and follow-up assets - Own the full logistical lifecycle of events, from vendor negotiations and budget management to contracts, staffing, and scheduling - Craft communications before and after each event, including "Know Before You Go" guides, training for staff and speakers, and structured follow-up outreach - Partner with Field Marketing to engage the GTM team and monitor key event metrics, such as leads generated, pipeline contribution, meetings booked, and audience engagement, to gauge success and shape future planning - Create repeatable frameworks, playbooks, and reference materials that scale alongside Cognition's expanding events calendar - Serve as the primary point of contact for outside agencies, suppliers, and venue teams - Be present at events in person to manage logistics directly and keep execution running smoothly - Use feedback from stakeholders and post-event reviews to continually refine and improve the events function Requirements for the role: - 3-5 years of experience in event marketing at a company known for high-impact events and executive programs or at a premium experiential agency with demanding production standards and large budgets - Proven ability to run end-to-end events including planning, logistics, vendor management, run-of-show creation, and onsite execution under pressure - Experience managing events ranging from 10 to 1,000+ attendees - Track record supporting senior audiences (C-level, VP Eng, CTO) and partnering closely with sales and GTM teams to drive business outcomes - Strong organizational rigor, attention to detail, and a high personal quality bar - Proficiency with tools such as Salesforce and HubSpot - Ability to travel up to 40% You might excel if you… - Have led event marketing programs at a high-growth startup - Enjoy designing executive experiences and creating moments that differentiate a brand - Thrive when traveling, hosting, problem-solving, and adapting in real time - Are highly organized and operationally minded while still creative - Are energized by high-intensity environments where expectations are high and outcomes are measurable - Think like an owner of the event experience and business impact, not just an executor of logistics ## EQUAL OPPORTUNITY Cognition is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities throughout the hiring process - please let us know if you need any. ## About Cognition ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Cognition is an applied AI lab that operates Devin, the first autonomous AI software engineer capable of planning, writing, testing, and shipping production code. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series D – latest funding round closed ~June 2026) - **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States (550 Third Street) - **Founded**: 2023 - **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed in available sources; the founding team includes multiple IOI gold medalists and builders from Google DeepMind, Scale AI, Cursor, and Waymo. ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Artificial Intelligence / Software Engineering - **Target customers**: B2B, primarily large enterprises and government institutions (“some of the largest and most complex institutions in the world”) - **Mission**: “To expand human capacity — not by replacing meaningful work but by working alongside people as an exponential collaborator, helping them think deeper and move faster.” ## Products & Services - **[Devin](https://cognition.ai/)**: An autonomous AI software engineer that plans, writes, tests, and ships production code. It integrates with existing codebases and toolchains. Available as a cloud platform and via Devin Desktop. Deployed at major enterprises and government agencies. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: $1.596B (implied by latest Series D round, ~June 2026) [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/cognition-ai) - **Key Metric**: Total funding raised – $1.596B (Series D) [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/cognition-ai) *(Note: The company’s own website previously stated “over $400M” raised; CB Insights reports a higher total as of mid-2026.)* - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Founders Fund, Lux Capital, 8VC, Bain Capital Ventures, Avenir, Elad Gil, and 42+ others [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/cognition-ai) - **Growth Signals**: - Rapid global expansion with offices in San Francisco, New York, Austin, Washington D.C., London, Singapore, Tokyo, and more. - Launched “Cognition for Government” (Feb 2026) and an “AI Productivity Guarantee” (June 2026). - Named a Highflier in the AI 100 (2024) by CB Insights. - Active hiring across Sales, Customer Engineering, R&D, Marketing, and GTM roles in multiple regions. ## Competitive Advantages - **First-mover in autonomous AI software engineering** – Devin is widely recognized as the first AI agent that can independently complete end-to-end software tasks. - **Elite founding team** – 10 IOI gold medals; alumni from DeepMind, Scale AI, Cursor, Waymo, Nuro, etc. Of the initial 35 team members, 21 had previously founded a company. - **Massive capital backing** – Over $1.5B raised enables aggressive R&D and go-to-market expansion. - **Enterprise traction** – Deployed at “some of the largest and most complex institutions in the world,” including government agencies. ## Strategic Focus - **Deepening autonomous reasoning** – Continuously improving Devin’s ability to handle complex, multi-step engineering tasks (e.g., FrontierCode benchmark). - **Global scale** – Building out sales and deployment teams in APAC, Europe, LATAM, and the Middle East. - **Government & regulated sectors** – Dedicated federal team and FedRAMP-oriented offerings (e.g., “Cognition for Government”). - **Product ecosystem** – Expanding from cloud to desktop and offering productivity guarantees to reduce customer risk. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: “Talent-dense,” interdisciplinary, low-ego, and urgency-driven. The team works on “the hardest problems in AI” and values shipping real impact. - **Work model**: Hybrid/office-first with major hubs in San Francisco, New York, Austin, London, Singapore, Tokyo, and others. Many roles list specific locations, suggesting in-office presence is expected. - **Benefits**: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision insurance; unlimited PTO; meals in primary offices; wellness stipend; commuter benefits; 401(k); HSA/FSA; fertility and family building support. - **Engineering culture**: Strong emphasis on applied AI, customer proximity (“we work alongside our customers”), and building infrastructure that redefines software engineering. ## Sources 1. [cognition.ai](https://cognition.ai/) – Company homepage and product overview 2. [cognition.ai/careers](https://cognition.ai/careers) – Careers page with benefits and open roles 3. [cognition.ai/about](https://cognition.ai/about) – About page with team background and principles 4. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/cognition-ai) – Funding, valuation, and competitor data ## Other roles at Cognition - [Country Leader - South Korea](https://feeny.ai/job/country-leader-south-korea-cognition-south-korea-aswm754d5273) — South Korea - [Legal Operations](https://feeny.ai/job/legal-operations-cognition-san-francisco-wqy05tza5xf6) — San Francisco, CA - [Head of EMEA Marketing](https://feeny.ai/job/head-of-emea-marketing-cognition-london-mwgg79ty56km) — London, United Kingdom - [Facility Security Officer](https://feeny.ai/job/facility-security-officer-cognition-washington-8d3ksmnmns4y) — Washington, DC - [Head of LATAM Marketing](https://feeny.ai/job/head-of-latam-marketing-cognition-sao-paolo-56px7yraf2rm) — Sao Paolo, Brazil - [Talent Operations Coordinator, R&D](https://feeny.ai/job/talent-operations-coordinator-r-d-cognition-san-francisco-f20171kjeahn) — San Francisco, CA - [Founding GTM Recruiter - Japan](https://feeny.ai/job/founding-gtm-recruiter-japan-cognition-tokyo-pm6kdfr9c8nh) — Tokyo, Japan - [Founding Recruiting Operations Coordinator - APJ](https://feeny.ai/job/founding-recruiting-operations-coordinator-apj-cognition-singapore-5chzfr7ygn49) — Singapore - [People Operations Lead](https://feeny.ai/job/people-operations-lead-cognition-san-francisco-9pavqqb3fsh2) — San Francisco, CA - [Executive Assistant, Sales Leadership](https://feeny.ai/job/executive-assistant-sales-leadership-cognition-san-francisco-hfr7hwk1a1xz) — San Francisco, CA