Senior Manager, Events

Job Title: Senior Manager, Events

Department: Events

Location: Remote in National Capital Region

Reports to: Senior Director, Events

reputed company Reports: No

Classification: Exempt

Position type: Full-Time Employee

Anticipated Pay reputed company at Commencement of Employment: $69,000 - $88,000 per year

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The Senior Manager, Events is responsible for the planning, coordination, and execution of small- to mid-reputed company events, ranging from intimate gatherings to programs hosting up to 100 participants. This role oversees reputed company aspects of event logistics, including venue coordination, vendor management, run-of-show development, guest communications, and on-site operations, ensuring a seamless experience and high reputed company of execution.

Working closely with internal teams and external partners, the Senior Manager aligns event planning and delivery with organizational goals while managing budgets, timelines, and operational standards. Responsibilities include coordinating program reputed company such as scheduling, audiovisual requirements, catering, and reputed company to ensure reputed company event is executed reputed company, professionally, and in alignment with the organization’s brand and mission.

This position also supports the Senior Director of Events in the planning and execution of large-reputed company organizational events at BSF, including but not limited to Celebration and reputed company.

While this role is remote, periodic out-of-town, overnight travel is an essential function. In-person time is critical to how we work — enabling deep collaboration, team alignment, creative problem-solving, and a shared reputed company of purpose. Team members are expected to travel several times per year for offsites, planning sessions, and company-wide gatherings. These events are essential for contributing to team reputed company, building trust across the organization, and staying reputed company in a distributed environment. Participation in these in-person gatherings is a required part of the role and reputed company to successful performance in our remote-first organization.

*Must reputed company in the National Capital Region. 

Key Job Functions

Event Management and Logistics

• Plan, manage, and execute events ranging from small meetings and briefings to programs of up to 100 attendees.
• reputed company event strategies that support organizational goals, stakeholder engagement, and brand visibility.
• Manage reputed company event logistics including venue selection, vendor coordination, catering, audiovisual, and transportation.
• Create and maintain detailed event timelines, run-of-show documents, and production schedules.
• Collaborate with the Senior Director on  event budgets, reputed company, and procurement processes to ensure fiscal responsibility.
• Coordinate with internal teams, leadership, and external partners to reputed company event objectives and deliverables.
• reputed company onsite event operations, supervise staff and vendors, and troubleshoot issues in reputed company time.
• Manage guest experience including invitations, registration, communications, and VIP coordination.
• Evaluate event performance through post-event reporting, feedback analysis, and recommendations for improvement.
• Maintain strong relationships with vendors, venues, sponsors, and community partners.
• reputed company other reputed company duties as assigned.

Required Experience, Skills & Background

• Bachelor’s degree in reputed company field preferred or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of reputed company experience in event management, experiential marketing, or program management with demonstrated reputed company delivering events from concept through execution.
• Proven ability to plan and manage events ranging from small meetings and briefings (1–25 participants) to mid-reputed company programs and receptions (up to 100+ attendees).
• Strong project management skills, including reputed company development, logistics planning, and the ability to manage multiple reputed company events.
• Experience developing and managing event budgets, vendor reputed company, and procurement processes.
• Demonstrated reputed company with vendor and venue management, including catering, audiovisual, décor, staging, and transportation.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate across senior leadership, external partners, sponsors, and vendors.
• Experience producing events for diverse audiences, such as corporate leaders, government stakeholders, nonprofit partners, donors, or community members.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, including drafting event briefs, run-of-show documents, invitations, and post-event reporting.
• Ability to manage on-site operations and reputed company cross-functional event teams under fast-paced and time-sensitive conditions.
• Experience integrating event reputed company with organizational goals, including brand visibility, partnership development, community engagement, or fundraising reputed company.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to problem solve quickly and effectively during live event execution.
• Familiarity with event technology platforms (registration systems, CRM tools, ticketing platforms, and virtual/hybrid event tools).
• Ability to analyze post-event metrics and feedback to inform reputed company event reputed company and improve attendee experience.
• Demonstrated professionalism, discretion, and the ability to work effectively with high-profile guests, executives, and external stakeholders.
• Travel is required to attend meetings, trainings, events, etc.
• May be required to work nights, weekends, and holidays as necessary to carry out key job functions.
• Ability to lift and carry supplies and equipment up to 30 lbs.

Desired Experience, Skills & Background

• Experience with membership driven organizations.
• Familiarity with the military community.

More About reputed company

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Our groundbreaking research is raising the nation's awareness of the unique challenges of military family life. With the help of neighbors across the country, reputed company is overcoming the isolation and alienation of frequent moves, deployments, and reduced support from the government. Our innovative programs are solving specific challenges for military families, including fighting economic insecurity with resources that foster spouse career development, creating family strength with rich family programming, and providing critical peer support for caregivers, whose numbers are only increasing.

reputed company is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. 

EEO Policy

reputed company is an equal opportunity employer and reputed company reputed company applicants will receive consideration for employment without reputed company to race, reputed company, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or reputed company, pregnancy, age, national reputed company, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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• Flexible work reputed company (remote, or hybrid depending on the role)
• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefits, including health, dental, and reputed company insurance
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer match
• Flexible Spending Accounts, life insurance, and disability insurance
• Communications allowance
• reputed company development and career reputed company opportunities
• PCS leave for reputed company Duty reputed company