Manager, Special Events

Year-round, full-time exempt position based in Park City, UT. Travel: 20–30%, primarily domestic and event-driven.

About Us

U.S. Ski & Snowboard is committed to lead, encourage, and support athletes in achieving excellence and making the United States of America the Best in the World in Olympic skiing and snowboarding. We are committed to fostering, cultivating and maintaining a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion by creating an environment in which diversity is valued, equity is striven for, and inclusion is embraced.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end production of assigned single-day events: the annual gala, Team Fundraisers, and regional receptions
• Manage vendor selection, contract negotiation, gifting, athlete involvement, and site selection for each event
• Run pre-event planning and post-event debriefs, and maintain an event playbook so recurring events (e.g., the annual gala) build on institutional knowledge year over year
• Own event-specific budgets, tracking expense against revenue targets
• Manage gifting and support the development of F & B for all single-day events
• Build and manage event and silent/live auction platforms
• Support Foundation Team Member and Commercial Account Managers with event-based donor and partner touch points
• Coordinate athlete appearances at events in partnership with the Senior Account Manager
• Partner with Communications/Marketing on event promotion and athlete storytelling
• Partner day-to-day with the Assistant Director of Hospitality for on-the-ground support and coordination, including any single-day event with a hospitality component attached (e.g., a gala weekend with travel and lodging components)
• Design event touch points around multi-year retention, not single-event satisfaction — repeat invitations, tiered donor/partner experiences, and year-over-year relationship building across the event calendar
• Use post-event feedback and attendance data to continuously refine event programming, tracking donor and partner return/retention rate as a core success metric
• Partner with Foundation and Commercial leadership to align event experiences with each donor's or partner's giving or partnership trajectory, not just the individual event
• Maintain event inventory and production equipment
• Support other divisional and cross-departmental events as assigned

Qualifications

• 3+ years producing live events (galas, fundraisers, activations, or comparable) — CMP or similar preferred
• Degree in Event Management, Hospitality, Sports Management or similar area preferred
• Comfortable negotiating vendor contracts and managing a budget for an individual event
• Strong project management under deadline pressure across multiple concurrent events
• Working familiarity with common event/CRM platforms (e.g., Classy, NPSP) — training provided; not a screening requirement
• Able to travel domestically, and occasionally internationally, up to 30%
• Valid driver’s license; able to obtain a passport
• Available nights, weekends, and holidays around the event calendar

Physical Requirements

• Able to lift 25+ lbs.
• Able to work outdoors in varied and extreme temperatures during on-snow events

Benefits

Full benefits package including medical insurance and retirement.