Job Summary
This position is an imaginative, highly collaborative Events Manager who plans, develops, implements and refines the college's event marketing strategy, including signature events, faculty/staff-facing experiences, recruitment sessions and celebrations that advance A&S' reputational, engagement and retention goals. Reporting to the Director of Marketing and Content Strategy, the Events Manager combines experiential design methods with close attention to detail and complex project management to imagine events, align partners, anticipate challenges, contract with vendors, track success metrics and independently initiate changes to strengthen the strategy and attendee experience.
Beyond leading event planning and execution, the Events Manager must have a strong background and excellent skills in strategic planning and complex project management. Partnering with the director of marketing and content strategy, they will guide A&S' broader events strategy by developing and managing the annual event calendar, establishing event tiers/priorities for new and existing requests and defining key performance indicators that allow college leadership to assess its investment in the event strategy accurately.
Directing logistics and operational planning for in-person, multi-modal and virtual events, the Events Manager will work in partnership with team leads from executive leadership, people engagement and culture (e.g., wellness, faculty affairs and community engagement), student success (e.g., recruitment, academic affairs and academic advising and coaching), access and community engagement, and space management and construction. The role partners closely across marketing, publicity, creative, external and campus vendors, talent, senior leadership and event partners to ensure events are creatively aligned, professionally implemented, operationally sound and reflect the core A&S identity.
CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Who We Are
The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) is CU Boulder's largest and most academically diverse college. Faculty, staff and students conduct internationally recognized research, scholarship, creative work and education in more than 60 fields across the natural sciences, social sciences and arts and humanities. Our work generates new knowledge, addressing some of the world's most urgent and crucial problems. A&S is a place that leans into your widest interests and gives you the tools, mentors and the space to discover what we call ANDing, or the unbounded exploration of your interests, identities and experiences.
A&S research generates new knowledge, solving some of the world's most critical problems. The college is comprised of three divisions (natural sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities) and is home to more than 800 tenured and tenure-track faculty, approximately 1,000 non-tenure-track teaching faculty, approximately 400 university and classified staff, and more than 17,000 undergraduates and 2,280 graduate students. Faculty in A&S include five Nobel laureates, 25 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, nine MacArthur “Genius Grant” winners, four National Medal of Science winners and one Pulitzer Prize winner.
A&S strives to be a community whose excellence is premised on diversity, equity and inclusion. We seek candidates who share this dedication and demonstrate understanding of the experiences of those historically underrepresented in higher education.
What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be
Lead Manager for A&S Signature Events
This position is an imaginative, highly collaborative Events Manager who plans, develops, implements and refines the college's event marketing strategy, including signature events, faculty/staff-facing experiences, recruitment sessions and celebrations that advance A&S' reputational, engagement and retention goals. Reporting to the Director of Marketing and Content Strategy, the Events Manager combines experiential design methods with close attention to detail and complex project management to imagine events, align partners, anticipate challenges, contract with vendors, track success metrics and independently initiate changes to strengthen the strategy and attendee experience.
Beyond leading event planning and execution, the Events Manager must have a strong background and excellent skills in strategic planning and complex project management. Partnering with the director of marketing and content strategy, they will guide A&S' broader events strategy by developing and managing the annual event calendar, establishing event tiers/priorities for new and existing requests and defining key performance indicators that allow college leadership to assess its investment in the event strategy accurately.
Directing logistics and operational planning for in-person, multi-modal and virtual events, the Events Manager will work in partnership with team leads from executive leadership, people engagement and culture (e.g., wellness, faculty affairs and community engagement), student success (e.g., recruitment, academic affairs and academic advising and coaching), access and community engagement, and space management and construction. The role partners closely across marketing, publicity, creative, external and campus vendors, talent, senior leadership and event partners to ensure events are creatively aligned, professionally implemented, operationally sound and reflect the core A&S identity.
CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Who We Are
The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) is CU Boulder's largest and most academically diverse college. Faculty, staff and students conduct internationally recognized research, scholarship, creative work and education in more than 60 fields across the natural sciences, social sciences and arts and humanities. Our work generates new knowledge, addressing some of the world's most urgent and crucial problems. A&S is a place that leans into your widest interests and gives you the tools, mentors and the space to discover what we call ANDing, or the unbounded exploration of your interests, identities and experiences.
A&S research generates new knowledge, solving some of the world's most critical problems. The college is comprised of three divisions (natural sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities) and is home to more than 800 tenured and tenure-track faculty, approximately 1,000 non-tenure-track teaching faculty, approximately 400 university and classified staff, and more than 17,000 undergraduates and 2,280 graduate students. Faculty in A&S include five Nobel laureates, 25 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, nine MacArthur “Genius Grant” winners, four National Medal of Science winners and one Pulitzer Prize winner.
A&S strives to be a community whose excellence is premised on diversity, equity and inclusion. We seek candidates who share this dedication and demonstrate understanding of the experiences of those historically underrepresented in higher education.
What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be
Lead Manager for A&S Signature Events
- Independently develops, implements, assesses and continually improves processes for event planning and execution, including event management, event execution, booking and space.