Athletics Events Strategy Lead - Assistant Director

University of Maryland; United States; On-site; USD 81,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Maryland is seeking an Assistant Program Director, Athletics Events, to lead the planning and execution of the department’s signature events and related fundraising activities. You will oversee budgets, vendor negotiations, programming, marketing collateral, on-site execution and post-event evaluation.

This role requires strong interpersonal and communication skills to coordinate with senior leaders, donors, staff, student-athletes, and alumni across a diverse campus community.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Experience: Seven (7) years of professional experience in event planning or registration services.
• Other: Additional work experience as defined above may be substituted on a year for year basis for up to four (4) years of the required education.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute the department’s annual signature events.
• Manage fundraising and engagement events, reunions and alumni/student-athlete celebrations.
• Oversee event budgets, vendor selection and negotiation, programming and on-site management.
• Handle event marketing collateral, follow-up and evaluation.
• Produce multiple events simultaneously and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders across the campus community.

Skills

Database management

Web design basics

Oral & written communication

Microsoft Office & Google Workspace

Policy interpretation

Multitasking & customer service

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

CRM systems

Ticketing systems

Job description

The University of Maryland is seeking an Assistant Program Director, Athletics Events, to lead the planning and execution of the department’s signature events and related fundraising activities. You will oversee budgets, vendor negotiations, programming, marketing collateral, on-site execution and post-event evaluation.

This role requires strong interpersonal and communication skills to coordinate with senior leaders, donors, staff, student-athletes, and alumni across a diverse campus community.