Events Director New

Planning Center; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Planning Center seeks an Events Director to own strategy and execution for large-scale, in-person customer events from planning through show day. You will lead a small team and partner closely with Marketing leadership to turn ambitious ideas into high-impact experiences for tens of thousands of churches.

You will manage end-to-end event ownership, sponsorship programs, and vendor relations, ensuring on-time delivery and adherence to budgets while building scalable processes for future events.

Qualifications

• Must have experience leading large-scale customer events.
• Strong vendor and sponsor relationship skills.
• Ability to translate vision into actionable plans and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Own events end-to-end: format, program, venue, logistics, and overall show flow.
• Translate vision and goals set by leadership into concrete plan, schedule, and budget.
• Select and manage vendors and contractors, negotiating contracts within budget.
• Run the show on site coordinating with staff and third parties.
• Build systems and processes that support repeatable events over time.
• Own sponsorship and exhibitor strategy, packaging, and pricing.
• Drive sponsor and exhibitor sales and manage relationships before, during, and after events.

Job description

Planning Center exists to help churches build stronger, more connected communities.

Since 2006, over 80,000 churches have trusted our tools to care for their people—whether that is communicating with their congregation, organizing important information, or coordinating the details that make ministry happen.

We're an independent, profitable company with no outside investors. That means we get to focus on building products thoughtfully, caring for our team well, and making decisions for the long term.

Our team is fully remote, working together daily through tools like Slack, Asana, Linear, Notion, and Zoom. Three times a year, we gather in Carlsbad, CA to connect in person, strengthen relationships, and align on where we're headed.

About the Work

As the Events Director, you'll own strategy and execution for large-scale, in-person customer events from planning through show day. Leading a small team, you'll partner closely with the Director of Marketing and company leadership to turn ambitious ideas into high-impact experiences for tens of thousands of churches.

Responsibilities

Customer Event Ownership

• Own events end-to-end: format, program, venue, logistics, and overall show flow
• Translate vision and goals set by the Director of Marketing and company leadership into a concrete plan, schedule, and budget
• Select and manage all vendors and contractors (e.g., venue, production, AV, catering), negotiating contracts within the approved budget
• Run the show on site, coordinating every moving part with company staff and third parties
• Build the systems and processes that support strong, repeatable events over time

Sponsorship & Exhibitor Relations

• Own sponsorship and exhibitor strategy, packaging, and pricing
• Drive sponsor and exhibitor sales, sourcing and closing partners
• Manage sponsor and exhibitor relationships and fulfillment before, during, and after events
• Work with the Event Marketing Manager to ensure success at other industry events and