Events & Community Engagement Manager

About the role

The Events & Community Engagement Manager oversees monthly member events, neighborhood initiatives in West and South Louisville, and five major public-facing events each year. Key responsibilities include:

• Dream up and execute member meetups, workshops, happy hours, panel chats.
• Hunt down great venues, fabulous food, and speakers.
• Spread the word in fun, creative ways.
• Own the planning, production, and day-of magic for five major public events.
• Work with vendors, volunteers, and sponsors.
• Build timelines that run smoothly and come in on time.
• Become a familiar, friendly face to members, partners, volunteers, and everyone who loves local.
• Coordinate monthly huddles of West and South teams of committed volunteers.
• Help people feel like they’re part of something bigger.
• Team up with marketing folks on event promotions, graphics, storytelling, and social content.
• Communicate clearly, solve problems quickly, and laugh easily.
• Be cool with working the occasional evening or weekend event.
• Have a knack for making things feel welcoming, polished, and fun.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

• Dream up and execute member meetups, workshops, happy hours, panel chats.
• Hunt down great venues, fabulous food, and speakers.
• Spread the word in fun, creative ways.
• Own the planning, production, and day-of magic for five major public events.
• Work with vendors, volunteers, and sponsors.
• Build timelines that run smoothly and come in on time.
• Become a familiar, friendly face to members, partners, volunteers, and everyone who loves local.
• Coordinate monthly huddles of West and South teams of committed volunteers.
• Help people feel like they’re part of something bigger.
• Team up with marketing folks on event promotions, graphics, storytelling, and social content.
• Communicate clearly, solve problems quickly, and laugh easily.
• Be cool with working the occasional evening or weekend event.
• Have a knack for making things feel welcoming, polished, and fun.

Requirements

Requirements include:

• Believe buying local is important to our local economy and community character.
• Have planned events big or small and didn’t break a sweat (or at least hid it well).
• Be a people person who loves local businesses and community energy.
• Be creative, organized, and allergic to unnecessary red tape.
• Communicate clearly, solve problems quickly, and laugh easily.
• Be cool with working the occasional evening or weekend event.
• Have a knack for making things feel welcoming, polished, and fun.

Qualifications

Qualifications include:

• Experience planning and executing events.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Skills

Skills required include:

• Event planning and coordination.
• Marketing and communications.
• Community engagement and outreach.
• Project management.
• Event promotion and social content creation.
• Volunteer coordination.
• Financial management and budgeting.
• Wild Apricot user proficiency.

Benefits

Benefits include:

• A flexible, low-bureaucracy workplace where ideas move fast.
• A chance to champion local, independent businesses in Louisville.
• A team that values creativity, humor, and good snacks.

Pay

$23/hour, 20-25 hours per week, very flexible scheduling.

Schedule

Very flexible scheduling.