Community and Events Sr. Manager

Responsibilities

• Design, plan, and execute a recurring calendar of campus events, collaborating across corporate teams including Related Life, Marketing, Communications, Related Ross Foundation and others.
• Events include tenant appreciation events, wellness programming, seasonal festivals, farmers markets, concerts, and networking mixers.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for tenants and residents on all community programming, gathering feedback and tailoring activations to their interests.
• Manage event logistics end-to-end: budgeting, vendor and venue coordination, permitting, staffing, setup/breakdown, and day-of execution.
• Build and maintain relationships with local businesses, artists, food and beverage vendors, nonprofits, and Boca Raton community organizations to bring outside partners onto campus.
• Collaborate with the Related Ross Foundation to ensure community engagement initiatives support aligned charitable giving and Foundation goals in the community.
• Develop and manage the community and events budget; track spend against plan and report on ROI and attendance metrics.
• Partner with marketing to promote events across email, social media, signage, and the campus app or website; help develop campus-branded collateral and messaging.
• Cook up with property operations, security, and engineering teams to ensure events run safely and don't disrupt daily campus operations.
• Support leasing and marketing teams by hosting prospective tenant and resident tours, broker events, and grand-opening activations.
• Manage relationships with outside event vendors and negotiate contracts (catering, AV, entertainment, rentals) within approved budget.
• Track industry trends in placemaking, hospitality, and mixed-use community programming, bringing fresh ideas to keep the campus calendar distinctive.
• Maintain a library of post-event recaps, photography, and attendance data to inform future programming decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Hospitality, Marketing, Communications, Event Management, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of experience in event planning, community management, hospitality, or placemaking, ideally within commercial real estate, mixed-use, or multifamily environments.
• Proven track record planning and executing events of varying scale, from small tenant mixers to large-scale public activations.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple events and vendor relationships simultaneously.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; comfortable representing the brand with tenants, residents, executives, and outside partners.
• Working knowledge of event budgeting, contract negotiation, and vendor management.
• Familiarity with social media and email marketing platforms; basic graphic design or content creation skills a plus.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends as needed for events.
• Local knowledge of the Boca Raton / South Florida market and vendor landscape strongly preferred.