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City Lead, Tokyo
Contractor, US-based company
40+ hours/week, in person
Paid trial
What is Soma Table?
Small, invite-only dinners and gatherings.
Soma is an app that hosts small invite-only gatherings, bringing together interesting people for lively conversation. We’ve hosted 200+ dinners across Austin, Nashville, Seoul, and Bali. Over 30,000 people created a profile.
The role
This is a broad startup role. We’ll be fully localizing a service that Japanese people love. The following is a list of things you may be involved with, but note we’ll be hiring a team so you don’t need to have expertise with everything.
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Help shape Soma’s strategy and growth in Tokyo
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Develop partnerships
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Choose event themes, formats, and venues
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Source and bring in highly engaging guests
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Curate event guest lists
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Host in person when needed
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Make sure events run smoothly
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Follow up with guests, learn what’s working, and making sure we’re constantly improving
Your mission
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Make sure guests have a great time, get value, and attend again
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Build momentum, create FOMO, and make Soma genuinely cool and high-status
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Grow total event attendance
About you
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You’re warm, socially fluent, and naturally good with people
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You’re proactive, self-directed, and reliable
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You’re organized and can run a smooth event
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You know what is genuinely cool and what makes people want in
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You enjoy bringing people together and are naturally a connector
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You’re highly analytical, good at identifying problems, and can help us improve quickly
You do not need a conventional events background. We care much more about judgment, taste, warmth, initiative, and reliability than about a standard resume.
Bonus if you have skills/experience in social media, marketing, copywriting, branding, influencer marketing, paid ads.
Details
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High-autonomy, high-ownership role
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Full or part-time
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Some evening/weekend work likely required
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Contractor role with a US-based company
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Hourly compensation. We’ll pay what it takes for the right person.
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Paid trial to see if it’s a good fit