Director of Partnerships & Projects — Music & Events

KUNM; Tennessee; On-site; USD 61,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental & vision benefits

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off and holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Nashville Public Radio is seeking a Director of Partnerships & Projects to bring structure and project management to how the team plans, coordinates, and delivers across events, promotions, and campaigns. You will build partnerships, create promotional workflows, and align efforts across membership, sponsorship, and audience initiatives.

The role is deeply community‑facing, working with programming, digital, and events teams to extend WNXP’s reach in Music City.

Qualifications

• Hands-on, consumer-facing event planning experience.
• Experience coordinating cross‑department initiatives and campaigns.
• Knowledge of partnerships and sponsorship processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage internal processes, trackers, calendars for events and promotions.
• Serve as primary project manager for events and promotions across departments.
• Develop new event and promotional partnership opportunities.
• Coordinate sponsorship opportunities and member benefits.
• Lead Live Sessions production management and partner coordination.

Skills

Project management

Event planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Communication

Tools

PromoSsuite

Asana

Eventbrite

Slack

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Job description

Nashville Public Radio is seeking a Director of Partnerships & Projects to bring structure and project management to how the team plans, coordinates, and delivers across events, promotions, and campaigns. You will build partnerships, create promotional workflows, and align efforts across membership, sponsorship, and audience initiatives.

The role is deeply community‑facing, working with programming, digital, and events teams to extend WNXP’s reach in Music City.