Assistant Director, Signature University Events (Hybrid)

Event Marketer; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid eligible

Tuition benefits

On-campus facilities

Job summary

Seattle University seeks an experienced events leader to manage signature university events, including fundraising and donor engagement efforts. The role oversees in-person, hybrid, and virtual programs, coordinating with leadership, MarCom, and advancement teams to ensure mission alignment and measurable outcomes.

The Assistant Director will coach speakers, develop event content, manage timelines and budgets, and produce post-event analyses to improve future results.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating large-scale, mission-driven events and VIP engagements.
• Strong project management with competing timelines and budgets.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills across diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Plan, produce, and analyze signature university events to support fundraising and engagement.
• Oversee in-person, hybrid, and virtual event management including speaker coaching and programming.
• Lead debriefs, collect feedback, and drive continuous improvement for event performance.

Skills

Project management

Event planning

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Eventbrite

Raiser’s Edge

Social Tables

Job description

Seattle University seeks an experienced events leader to manage signature university events, including fundraising and donor engagement efforts. The role oversees in-person, hybrid, and virtual programs, coordinating with leadership, MarCom, and advancement teams to ensure mission alignment and measurable outcomes.

The Assistant Director will coach speakers, develop event content, manage timelines and budgets, and produce post-event analyses to improve future results.