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 hours of vacation time, 80 hours of health leave, up to 2 days of casual leave, and 20 hours of volunteer leave annually. Employees will also receive 11 paid holidays throughout the calendar year (13 days during Presidential and Congressional elections). We have an office closure between Christmas and New Year. Employees are eligible for 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave after 90 days of employment. Regular, full-time employees and part-time employees are eligible to take up to sixteen weeks of parental leave, in all cases related to birth, adoption, or foster care starting from the first day of employment. We offer access to professional development resources.

Commitment to Racial Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Rewiring America values diversity in all its forms and is committed to inclusive and transparent recruitment, hiring and promotion processes. Candidates of diverse backgrounds and lived experience are strongly encouraged to apply.

Hiring Statement

Rewiring America, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public charity that incubates new and innovative public-interest projects and grant-making programs. Rewiring America is safe and open to all employees and partners, respecting the full spectrum of race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status and all other classifications protected by law in the locality and/or state in which you are working. 

Application Procedure 

To apply or nominate a candidate, please submit an application and resume via the Rewiring America page at Workable.This position is open until filled, and we are moving quickly to fill this position -- apply as soon as possible. Candidate review and phone screens begin immediately and will be conducted throughout the search period.

E-Verify 

Rewiring America, Inc.  participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with employees’ Form I-9 information to confirm authorization to work in the United States. Job candidates and employees authorized to work may not be discriminated against on the basis of national origin or citizenship status.