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Project Healthy Minds · 4 months ago

Director of Special Events

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$130K/yr - $170K/yr

15+ years exp

Project Healthy Minds is a mental health tech non-profit startup aiming to create a digital marketplace for mental health services. They are seeking a Director of Special Events to lead and execute innovative fundraising events while collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure world-class production and guest experiences.

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Responsibilities

Set the strategic vision and roadmap for the Project Healthy Minds fundraising events strategy – from culture-driven fundraisers (e.g. our annual gala) to intimate, VIP events

Lead the strategy for each Project Healthy Minds fundraising event – setting the programming, editorial, and talent vision, shaping the creative direction (with the Head of Creative), developing the fundraising strategy, creating the production and staffing plans, etc

Drive the execution of all event production elements end-to-end in a hands-on manner – providing strong day-to-day leadership to all internal stakeholders, external vendors, and venue partners

Lead all vendor and venue relations – from sourcing to negotiation to management to reporting

Quarterback the process for securing talent for all events – working in close partnership with the CEO, the VP of Development, Board of Directors, internal staff, and other key VIP partners/friends to Project Healthy Minds

Create detailed end-to-end planning timelines for events and run the process to ensure best-in-class execution across the team

Own the P&L for all events

Oversee the creation of all event materials (e.g. digital experiences, solicitation materials, printed materials at the event, etc.) – working in close partnership with the Creative and Development teams

Ensure a world-class guest experience, thoughtfully considering the end-to-end user journey across every Project Healthy Minds touchpoint (pre-event, day-of, post-event)

Partner with the rest of the development staff to create thoughtfully curated invite lists and initiation strategies

Manage partners and stakeholders

Provide robust reporting to various stakeholders throughout the event planning and recap cycle

Qualification

Event productionFundraising strategyVendor managementCreative directionStrategic planningMultitaskingCommunication skillsDetail-orientedLeadership

Required

Bachelor's degree

15-20+ years of experience running events with proven success, ideally in the nonprofit space

Proven track record with all aspects of events – from conceptualizing the programming structure and flow to setting timelines and driving planning processes to coordinating all production aspects (audio, video, labor, staging, catering, etc.)

Detail-oriented and the most organized person in the room

Accomplished in the development/fundraising space

A leader who enjoys building something new

A strong communicator with exceptional oral and written communication skills

Ability to engage and inspire a wide range of audiences and a diverse team of stakeholders

Willingness to travel for this role if needed