Marketing Assistant

Harvest Events; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvest Events, based in Charlotte, NC, is seeking a Marketing Assistant to join our on-site team supporting nonprofit fundraising events. The role focuses on engaging donors, coordinating event logistics, and presenting our partners with enthusiasm and heart.

This entry-level position offers hands-on sales and communication training, opportunities to grow into leadership, and a supportive team that values initiative and community impact.

Qualifications

• Experience in donor engagement or event support is preferred.
• Strong communication skills and willingness to develop them.

Responsibilities

• Support event setup and execution to ensure fundraising experiences run smoothly.
• Represent nonprofit partners with enthusiasm, professionalism, and heart.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Outgoing energy

Proactive attitude

Ambition to grow

Job description

Company Description

Harvest Events builds, trains, and deploys field event sales teams that help nonprofit organizations increase fundraising through high-impact events. The company partners closely with nonprofits to design experiences that align with each organization’s mission and values.

Role Description

The Marketing Assistant is a full-time, on-site role based in Charlotte, NC. Event Sales Assistant – Build Skills That Stay With You for Life

Why This Role Matters

In this position, you’re not just assisting at events—you’re becoming the face of our nonprofit partners in the community. Every conversation you have, every connection you build, directly fuels meaningful causes. But the impact doesn’t stop there.

This role teaches powerful sales and communication skills you can use every day—skills that strengthen confidence, leadership, and your ability to connect with people in any environment. Whether you stay in sales, move into management, or pursue a completely different path, these foundations stay with you for life.

What You’ll Do

Support event setup and execution to ensure smooth, successful fundraising experiences.

Represent our nonprofit partners with enthusiasm, professionalism, and heart.

Engage with donors face-to-face, build excitement, and help communities support causes that matter.

Learn the fundamentals of sales, presentation, persuasion, and relationship-building.

Work closely with your team to hit goals and maximize results at each event.

Build leadership skills by stepping up, taking initiative, and learning to problem-solve in real time.

Grow into leadership and management opportunities based on your performance and ambition.

What You Bring

A positive, outgoing energy and genuine passion for helping others.

Ambition to grow—personally, professionally, and within a supportive team.

Strong communication skills or the desire to develop them.

A proactive attitude and the confidence to approach new situations.