NEOGOV · 8 hours ago
College Event Manager
Zanesville Campus, OH
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expNEOGOV is seeking a College Event Manager to lead and oversee all college events at Zane State College. This role involves managing event budgets, coordinating logistics, and enhancing community engagement through various events while supporting the marketing department as needed.
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Responsibilities
Orchestrate and deliver high-profile signature College, Foundation, and Community events (including legislator visits), executive convenings, and community showcases; supervise run-of-show, direct vendors, mitigate risk, and execute VIP protocols
Develop event media strategy, coordinate with Marketing, and create and distribute event content
Compile agendas, meeting technology, and logistics for Board of Trustees meetings and retreats, and collaborate with administrative support to compile post-meeting Board Recaps from the President
Deliver supportive services to Enterprise Muskingum through Marketing, Volunteer Engagement, and Event Support
Cultivate public relations and partnerships with community partners, such as Dress for Success and the United Way
Leads the development and implementation of complex event workflows and approvals in close collaboration with Facilities, IT, Campus Police, External Relations, and Campus Vice Presidents
Oversees all aspects of event planning and execution of large College signature events that garner internal and external stakeholder engagement, including venue selection, logistics, vendor management, production, and on-site coordination
Drives creation and execution of new events that support the College mission and advance College goals
Maintains contact with vendors on a regular basis to develop a relationship
Serves as the College’s liaison with external stakeholders who use college facilities for events, such as community education, private businesses, local nonprofit agencies, educational groups, military branches, and elected officials
Supervises production of event design for large internal and external events overseeing set designers, graphic artists and marketing coordinators and contract vendors
Participates in the development and implementation of department and event budgets, RFPs, purchasing processes, and contracts with event support vendors and venues
Anticipates and mitigates potential risks associated with events, monitors compliance with federal, state and local event safety and capacity requirements and compliance with ADR usability requirements and College standards
Conducts post-event evaluations to measure success against key performance metrics, providing insights and recommendations for continuous improvement
Participates in professional development to maintain knowledge of project planning principles and planning software, event diagrams and event equipment specifications and uses
May represent the College at a variety of internal and external activities and functions
Performs all other duties and responsibilities as assigned or directed by the supervisor
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's in Communications, PR, Marketing, Journalism, or equivalent 5-7 years event management experience
3–5+ years progressive experience spanning internal communications, PR/media, events, and brand governance
Fluency with comms tooling (CMS/intranet, design and email platforms), monitoring/analytics, and basic creative tools
Preferred
Higher-ed or public-sector experience; legislative engagement exposure
Fundraising/donor communications; board/trustee support
Issues/crisis communications training; spokesperson coaching
Project Management experience or PMP Certified
Benefits
Competitive base salary
Comprehensive healthcare plans including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
HSA/FSA
Employee Assistance Program
Life and long-term disability insurance
Supplemental retirement savings plans
Generous paid time off including vacation, sick, and personal leave
Excellent benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, long-term disability, and retirement.
Company
NEOGOV
NEOGOV is the leading provider of workforce management software uniquely designed for the public sector, education, and public safety.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$700MKey Investors
Warburg Pincus
2025-07-28Secondary Market· $700M
2025-07-28Acquired
2021-06-02Private Equity
Leadership Team
Shane Evangelist
CEO
Brandon McDonald
Head Of Marketing
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