Remote Special Events Director, Community Engagement

Summary

Join Autism Speaks as a Director, Community Engagement, in our California/Northwest Area. This position has a primary focus on special events in the Greater Los Angeles area and involves leading fundraising events, managing corporate relationships, and implementing mission-related activities.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Experience: 5+ years demonstrated success in fundraising position
• 3 years of leading special events
• Must have reliable mode of transportation (automobile, valid driver’s license, and insurance is required)

Responsibilities

• Achieve the revenue goals for assigned fundraising events
• Execute fundraising events in partnership with volunteer leadership, specifically managing committee recruitment and retention
• Achieve the assigned fundraising goals by implementing strategies including sponsorship, corporate, team recruitment and retention, and mission integration
• Support the local implementation of global campaigns of Autism Speaks, sometimes in collaboration with the area’s Outreach Director
• Manage the day-to-day operations of assigned events, including logistics, data entry, acknowledgements and materials management
• Manage and provide administrative support to volunteer committees
• Make presentations to businesses, organizations and community groups to secure sponsorship, recruit teams and committee volunteers and manage accounts on a year-round basis
• Integrate digital marketing initiatives, such as email campaigns, fundraising websites, as well as other forms of digital outreach

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Flex work hours
• Weekly training sessions
• Tuition reimbursement
• Summer bonus Fridays