Events & Outreach Specialist

At TerraFirma, we’re redefining how the world moves earth for construction. Founded by former SpaceX engineers and backed by Kleiner Perkins and Bain Capital Ventures, TerraFirma is automating construction to make it faster, cheaper, and safer.

Our Story & Mission

At SpaceX, we were part of the teams that built the largest rocket in human history, launched the largest constellation of satellites ever made, and delivered connectivity to millions of people worldwide. What we learned was simple: infrastructure is everything.

At Starbase, the biggest barrier to launching missions to Mars was not building the rocket. It was how slow, expensive, and complex it was to build the infrastructure around it. We lacked buildings, roads, water, power, communications, and waste management, and constructing them took far more time and resources than it should have.

From a first-principles perspective, that doesn't make sense. It shouldn't be this hard or costly to create the foundations for progress. That’s when we realized something important: the same engineering mindset that enabled us to tackle space exploration and mass manufacturing could be applied to infrastructure. By bringing the principles of simplification, iteration, acceleration, and automation to construction, we can unlock a new era in how the world builds.

Accelerating infrastructure unlocks progress across every domain, creating a self-sustaining engine for tackling humanity’s toughest challenges. The innovations we develop on Earth will lay the groundwork for the technologies that one day make settlement on Mars possible.

Job Overview

We are looking for an organized, outgoing Events & Outreach Specialist to help get TerraFirma in front of the right people. Reporting to our Brand & Marketing Lead, you’ll identify the events we should be at, build relationships with organizers and partners, and handle the logistics that make our participation successful, from construction trade shows and industry conferences to recruiting events and local community outreach across Texas and the U.S.

This is an early-career role for someone who takes initiative, enjoys meeting people, and follows through on the details. You’ll work closely with our marketing, recruiting, business development, and operations teams to turn opportunities into organized, effective events, making sure our team always arrives prepared and the right contacts reach the right people afterward.

As TerraFirma grows, you’ll help build our events and outreach function from the ground up. Your work will shape how customers, candidates, and partners experience TerraFirma, and help us learn which events are worth our time so each one is better than the last.

Responsibilities

• Research conferences, trade shows, industry meetups, recruiting events, and community opportunities across Texas and priority markets throughout the U.S.

• Build and maintain an events calendar with dates, audiences, estimated costs, participation options, and registration deadlines

• Recommend where TerraFirma should attend, exhibit, speak, sponsor, or host, with a clear reason each opportunity matters

• Proactively reach out to event organizers, industry associations, trade schools, workforce programs, venues, and potential partners, and manage follow-ups so conversations keep moving

• Partner with marketing, recruiting, and business development to make sure every event has a clear audience, purpose, and plan

• Coordinate registrations, vendors, travel, shipping, signage, swag, and printed materials within approved plans and budgets

• Create event briefs, schedules, and checklists so everyone knows where to be, what to bring, and what we want to accomplish

• Keep event materials organized and ready to go, including inventory, packing, delivery, and replenishment

• Support event setup, attendee check-in, guest experience, and breakdown, jumping in to solve problems as they come up

• Capture contacts, conversations, and next steps, and get them to the right recruiting, business development, or marketing owner

• Track event expenses and prepare short recaps covering attendance, key connections, lessons learned, and whether we should participate again

Basic Qualifications

• Up to 2 years of experience in events, marketing, outreach, hospitality, recruiting coordination, or a related area (internships, campus organizations, and volunteer event experience count)

• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage several moving pieces without losing track of deadlines

• Clear, confident communication, with comfort sending the first email, making a phone call, and introducing yourself in person

• A practical, problem-solving approach and the initiative to take the next step without being asked

• Comfort using spreadsheets, calendars, shared documents, and project trackers to stay organized

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Experience planning or supporting trade shows, conferences, or recruiting events

• Experience coordinating vendors, travel, or event budgets

• An interest in construction, robotics, technology, or the people building our infrastructure

• Familiarity with the construction or industrial trade show circuit in Texas

Additional Requirements

• Must be willing to work on site in Buda, TX

• Willing to travel throughout Texas and the U.S. for events

• Available for occasional early morning, evening, or weekend events

• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, scrappy startup environment with shifting priorities