Campus Events & Conferences Lead

Socket.dev; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Assumption University seeks a Manager of Campus Events and Conferences to lead planning, coordination, and execution of university events, conferences, ceremonies, and special programs. You will work with academic and administrative departments, student organizations, external clients, and community partners to deliver professional, compliant services.

The role requires developing relationships to promote university facilities, increase external utilization, and drive revenue while ensuring

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3–5 years of progressive experience in event planning or conference services.
• Experience developing external client relationships and generating revenue is preferred.
• Experience coordinating complex multi-department events with vendors and staff.
• Experience supervising student employees or temporary staff is preferred.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate effectively with senior administrators, faculty, staff, students, vendors, and the public.
• Familiarity with event scheduling and space-management systems is a plus (e.g., Ad Astra).

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and execute meetings, conferences, ceremonies, and large events from start to finish.
• Serve as project manager for events, creating plans, timelines, budgets, staffing, and logistics.
• Consult with clients to define objectives, attendance, space, tech, catering, accessibility, and security needs.
• Coordinate scheduling of facilities and services to maximize space use and minimize conflicts.
• Develop proposals, cost estimates, and documentation for internal and external clients.
• Oversee contracts, insurance certificates, deposits, invoices, and related paperwork.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Relationship building

Budgeting

Time-management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Ad Astra

Job description

Assumption University seeks a Manager of Campus Events and Conferences to lead planning, coordination, and execution of university events, conferences, ceremonies, and special programs. You will work with academic and administrative departments, student organizations, external clients, and community partners to deliver professional, compliant services.

The role requires developing relationships to promote university facilities, increase external utilization, and drive revenue while ensuring