Events Associate

We are growing our team and seeking an entrepreneurial Associate, Events to join our Communications and Creative Strategy team. This position reports to the Director, Events.

In this newly-created position, the Events Associate is principally responsible for building and maintaining the systems and processes to scale Rewiring America’s event strategy and expanding the event-specific support function across the organization. The Events Associate plays a pivotal role by providing administrative and creative support to a calendar of events and activations that educate and inspire people on their electrification journeys.

Requirements

What You’ll Do

Event Coordination and Execution:

• Provide operations, administrative and project management support for Rewiring America’s annual calendar of in-person events
• Craft event-focused copy and manage end-to-end invitation and guest list processes
• Provide best-in-class service to colleagues and external stakeholders
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive suite of resources and systems to facilitate ad-hoc event execution
• Lead project management for cross-functional event production, including leading regular meetings and debriefs
• Communicate with external vendors as necessary, maintaining best practices across our work, tools, and processes
• Contribute to creative endeavors that elevate Rewiring America events, making them unforgettable and shareable experiences
• Contribute to the development and management of an event effectiveness dashboard, tracking key metrics
• Manage our inventory of branded assets from creation to fulfillment
• Occasional requirement to be on the road producing events, which will include long days, weekends and domestic travel up to 25%
• Other duties as discussed

Who You Are

The Events Associate will be driven by a commitment to Rewiring America’s values, vision, and mission. Through their track record as a curious, detail-oriented event producer, the successful candidate embraces the idea that we can do big things, and demonstrates humility, curiosity, and a learner’s mindset. They apply an equity lens and problem-solving mindset to every decision and are a proactive and thoughtful relationship builder, even under pressure and tight deadlines. They recognize that the stakes of what we are trying to accomplish depend on a passionate, high-functioning, and reliable team. 

The Events Associate joins a small team that operates with a sense of urgency and a track record of success at the intersection of marketing, technology, business, operations, and partnership management.

The successful candidate demonstrates enthusiasm for making electrification (and event production!) easy, and models excellence and integrity in all they do. The selected candidate will also possess the following Core and Preferred qualifications and characteristics:

Core

• 4-6 years of experience supporting events or experiential marketing campaigns, preferably in an agency or nonprofit setting 
• An understanding of event planning life cycles and project management
• A demonstrated commitment to advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion
• Proven attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks under rapidly changing circumstances
• A curious and growth-oriented mindset, continuously seeking opportunities for learning and process improvement
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Strong commitment to the mission, policies, and goals of Rewiring America
• Collaborative work style
• Facility with technology to support remote team work
• Ability to travel domestically up to 25% of the time. Some events may also require the occasional long day and/or weekend work

Preferred

• Understanding and experience with basic design and web development tools
• Excellent references demonstrating a strong track record in event management
• Proficiency with Asana, Google Workspace, Figma, and Salesforce and Splash
• Creativity, wit and humor

• Content knowledge in climate, renewable energy, and/or building electrification

Benefits

The salary range for this position is $75,000 - $105,000 commensurate with experience. 

Comprehensive benefits package that includes 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance for employees (and their families). Employees are able to enroll in 401k retirement plan and are eligible for a 3% automatic contribution and up to a 3% employer match on 401k contributions. Employees are also eligible for pre-tax transportation benefits. Employees will receive 160 hou