Special Events Asssociate

The Special Events Associate is responsible for building and maintaining relationships that lead to sponsorship and attaining financial and attendance goals for all special events. This includes the direct management, marketing, and logistics of all Advancement Department revenue program special events as well as large-scale community cultivation events. The Special Events Associate works closely with the Director of Advancement and the Advancement team to accomplish development-related tasks including, but not limited to, strategic cultivation of event sponsors and individual donors, and special event promotion and execution. 

With limited supervision, this role plans and coordinates the school’s major fundraising events and strategic cultivation events; recruits, instructs/orients, and schedules volunteers; schedules related activities and facilities; and prepares and maintains required documentation. The person in this position must be available to work some nights and weekends as needed for events.