Hybrid Campus Events Coordinator

University of California, Berkeley; Berkeley (CA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California, Berkeley seeks an Event Coordinator to support External Relations and Marketing Communications in planning campus-wide events. You will manage facilities, ticketing, audience services, and catering while overseeing budgets and vendor relations.

You will coordinate with campus administrators and guest speakers to ensure a seamless experience, handling registration, data tracking, and post-event follow-ups with professionalism and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of events experience in diverse settings.
• Strong planning, budgeting, and stakeholder coordination abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Plans, organizes, and staffs event segments, including parking, catering, and logistics.
• Maintains event databases, tracks responses, and manages budgets.
• Creates and maintains registration systems; coordinates vendor processes.
• Oversees procurement, including vendor identification and proposals.
• Staff host at events and coordinates travel for visiting speakers.

Skills

Event planning

Budget management

Vendor coordination

Customer service

Data management

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in related area

Tools

Google Workspace

Microsoft Office

Zoom.us

BearBuy

Registration systems

Web forms / CMS

Job description

University of California, Berkeley seeks an Event Coordinator to support External Relations and Marketing Communications in planning campus-wide events. You will manage facilities, ticketing, audience services, and catering while overseeing budgets and vendor relations.

You will coordinate with campus administrators and guest speakers to ensure a seamless experience, handling registration, data tracking, and post-event follow-ups with professionalism and attention to detail.