Community & Events Associate
About Alya
- Food-as-medicine brand: a daily shot of lab-tested, organic, high-polyphenol olive oil from our family grove in Testour, Tunisia
- Sold DTC, with wholesale and retail growing
- Small NYC team where you'll work directly with the founder
The role
- Be the founder's right hand across ops, events, and community
- Build The Grove, Alya's community, from the ground up
- Gracefula nd ready to do any random task that helps a small business grow but may not be listed in this JD just yet
1. Operations & Admin
- Handle correspondence with partners, investors, and event contacts
- Keep project management tracking up to date
- Coordinate inventory and timelines with our 3PL
- Create, track, and pack gifting and sample orders for doctors, KOLs, and creators
- Maintain retail and wholesale accounts (Amazon, grocery, specialty)
- Support email marketing and social content: must be comfortable filming, editing, and posting content, understand gen z marketing and social media.
- Handle whatever else comes up (expect a lot)
2. Events (NYC and nationwide)
- Plan and run tastings, pop-ups, panels, and founder dinners
- Own logistics: venues, vendors, permits, run-of-show, and staffing
- Capture event content and write recaps on attendance, leads, and sales
3. The Grove community
- Launch and grow a community of Alya customers and wellness-curious New Yorkers
- Host recurring events like tastings, run clubs, Mediterranean dinners, expert talks, and founder gatherings
- Partner with studios, gyms, cafés, and wellness brands on co-hosted events
- Track membership, engagement, and conversion to subscribers
You are
- Extremely organized and proactive
- A natural host who can run a room
- A strong, warm writer
- Comfortable on camera and fluent in TikTok and Instagram
- Passionate about wellness, food as medicine, and startups
What you'll get
- Direct mentorship and a front-row seat to building a brand
- Real ownership of The Grove
- Access to NYC's wellness and founder communities
Details
- Start: ASAP
- Hours: 10–20/week
- Pay: Commensurate with experience
- Location: NYC hybrid, with occasional evening and weekend events
- Apply: Email your resume and two paragraphs on why Alya excites you to hello@alyahealth.com