Experiential Events Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Create experiences that inspire people to care about hunger and engage in initiatives

• Manage conference activations, ticketed events, food drives, and virtual fundraising efforts

• Report directly to the Director of Corporate Engagement

• Collaborate effectively with the Marketing, Partnerships, and Operations teams

• Plan and execute conference activations, including booth experiences, packing events, food drives, and truck pulls

• Negotiate with vendors and oversee materials, signage, shipping, staffing schedules, and partner coordination

• Lead the on-site setup, execution, and breakdown; act as the primary live-event contact

• Develop detailed run-of-show documents

• Work alongside Marketing and Development to convey the organization’s mission

• Direct ticketed and sponsored receptions, fundraisers, and industry events

• Manage sponsor deliverables, vendors, and timelines to achieve revenue, engagement, and impact objectives

• Organize virtual events, webinars, and digital initiatives

• Identify new conferences and present proposals to organizers

• Cultivate relationships with conference hosts, sponsors, and corporate partners

• Act as the primary contact for event-hosting or event-sponsoring partners

• Coordinate corporate food drives and community events with food bank and transportation partners

• Oversee materials and reporting; ensure donations effectively reach those in need

• Recruit, train, and manage volunteers

• Recruit and oversee interns, providing guidance and constructive feedback

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in event management, communications, nonprofit management, hospitality, marketing, or a related field (or equivalent experience)

• 3-5 years of experience in event planning, experiential marketing, conferences, or nonprofit events

• Proven experience managing complex logistics, vendors, sponsors, and volunteers across multiple events simultaneously

• Excellent relationship-building and communication skills

• Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments and execute on-site

• Willingness to travel 25-40% for conferences and events

• Fully remote position, U.S.-based

• Core working hours are Monday–Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM ET

• Flexibility to work occasional evenings and weekends

• Capacity to lift up to 40 lbs. for event materials and setup

🏝️ Benefits

• Health Care, Dental, Vision, Basic & Supplemental Life Insurance

• Dependent Life Insurance

• Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance

• Hospital & Critical Illness Coverage

• Retirement Plan (401k & ROTH IRA)

• Annual Professional Development Fixed Stipend

• Open Vacation/Time Off Policy

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package