Events Operations & Systems Associate: Drive Scalable Workflows

Meredith Corporation; Town of Liberty (NY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Unlimited PTO

401K with company match

Employee benefits

Job summary

People Inc. in New York is seeking an Associate, Business Operations & Systems, Events to improve processes and systems across the Events portfolio, focusing on scalable workflows and efficient operations.

Reporting to the Sr. Director of Events, you will help pilot solutions, develop Airtable as a core platform for planning, budgets and invoicing, and manage cross‑functional projects with measurable impact.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 2+ years of experience in event operations, business operations, process improvement, program management, or related field.
• Preferred experience building dashboards or reporting and moving teams from manual trackers to structured systems.

Responsibilities

• Support the Events systems roadmap by prioritizing improvements based on impact and needs; pilot solutions across events and scale across portfolio.
• Develop Airtable as a core operational platform for event planning, budgets, invoicing, sponsorships, customer service, and workflows; improve visibility and reporting.
• Manage projects and roadmaps from discovery through implementation with clear objectives, timelines, and outcomes; coordinate feedback and risks with Events leadership.
• Collaborate across teams to translate feedback into system requirements; support testing, rollout, documentation, and training; monitor adoption to ensure long-term usefulness.
• Explore opportunities for automation, AI, reporting, and alerts to improve Events operations; stay current on tools and capabilities.

Skills

Project management

Analytical skills

Communication

Problem solving

Airtable

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Airtable

Excel

Job description

People Inc. in New York is seeking an Associate, Business Operations & Systems, Events to improve processes and systems across the Events portfolio, focusing on scalable workflows and efficient operations.

Reporting to the Sr. Director of Events, you will help pilot solutions, develop Airtable as a core platform for planning, budgets and invoicing, and manage cross‑functional projects with measurable impact.