Part Time Event Coordinator (Administrative)

FlightSafety International; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

FlightSafety International in Columbus, OH is seeking a part-time Event Coordinator to provide essential administrative and logistical support to the Events Team. You will handle scheduling, budgeting help, vendor coordination, and on-site support for local and occasional travel.

Ideal candidates are organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment. The role emphasizes administrative tasks with hands-on event support, requiring collaboration across

Qualifications

• Associate degree or 3+ years in an administrative role.
• 3+ years in admin support or event coordination (global marketing a plus).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Experience tracking budgets and managing documents; supporting workflows.
• Concur, Monday.com or Smartsheet familiarity recommended.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day administrative support for the Events Team.
• Manage scheduling, documents, expense tracking, procurement, and vendor coordination.
• Coordinate event registrations, attendee lists, and internal communications.
• Assist with pre-event planning and show orders; support post-event reporting.
• Support onsite logistics and local travel coordination as needed.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Budget tracking

Project coordination

Education

Associate's degree or 3+ years admin experience

Tools

Concur

Monday.com

Smartsheet

Job description

About FlightSafety International

FlightSafety International is the world’s premier professional aviation training company and supplier of flight simulators, visual systems and displays to commercial, government and military organizations. The company provides training for pilots, technicians and other aviation professionals from 167 countries and independent territories. FlightSafety operates the world’s largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators and award-winning maintenance training at Learning Centers and training locations in the United States, Canada, France and the United Kingdom.

Purpose of Position

The Event Coordinator is a part-time position that provides essential administrative and operational support to the FlightSafety Events Team, ensuring smooth planning, documentation, and budgeting support. This role is primarily administrative and office-based; it includes periodic local travel to support onsite logistics and event registration. The ideal candidate is organized, detail-driven, and comfortable providing administrative support for a high-volume events calendar, while also stepping in for hands‑on tasks as needed.

Tasks and Responsibilities

The following duties are essential to the successfuland satisfactory performance of this job. Other duties may be assigned.

Administrative & Project Support

• Provide day-to-day administrative support for the Events Team, including scheduling, document preparation, expense tracking,procurement,and vendor coordination.
• Maintainaccurateevent files and ensure all documentation is organized and saved in theappropriate shareddepartment folders.
• Prepare and manage essential event materials such as timelines, RFPs, budgets, trade compliance documents, shipping records, invoices, andlogisticsoverviews.
• Support the coordination of event registrations, attendee lists, internal communications, and briefing documents.
• Assistwith processing payments, managing contracts, and tracking project milestones.

Event Planning Assistance

• Support the EventsTeamand internal stakeholders with pre-event planning,including reviewing exhibit kits, gathering requirements, and placing show orders.
• Coordinate shipments with the DFS warehouse and track all inbound and outbound event materials.
• Assistwith creating event recaps, feedback summaries, and follow-up reporting.
• Coordinate and set up smallerlocalevents.

Marketing & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work with the Marketing team on event-related tasks such as registration forms,procurementmanagement,andConcur Expense and Invoicing.
• Attend conferencecallsand marketing team meetings as needed.
• Coordinate catering orders and manage for local and on-site events.
• Communicate professionally with vendors, partners, and internal teams to support seamless planning.

Onsite Support (Occasional Travel)

• Attendselect events to support onsite coordination, registration management, vendor check-in, and basiceventsetup or packing tasks.
• Assistwith unpacking small materials, organizing displays, and providing general onsite support as needed.
• Ensure event materials are returned, documented, and restockedpost-event appropriately.

Other Duties

• Supportadditionaladministrative projects and department initiatives as assigned.

Minimum Education

• Associate's degree or 3+ years of experience in an administrative role

Minimum Experience

• 3+ years of experience in administrative support or event coordination (global marketing environment a plus).

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Strong organizational, communication, and prioritization skills.
• Experience tracking budgets, managing documents, or supporting project workflows.
• Comfortable interacting with colleagues at all levels.
• Experience with Concur, Monday.com, or Smartsheetis highly recommendedbut notrequired.
• Abilitytodemonstrateprior experience supporting eventoperations or administrative functions through examples of planning documents, processes, orlogisticsmanagement.
• Highly organized, dependable, and detail-oriented, with strong administrative and project coordination skills.
• Comfortable balancing multiple tasks, deadlines, and communication streams in a fast-paced environment.
• Abilitytoanticipateneeds and support the team before issues arise.
• Positive, solution-oriented, and collaborative with internal teams and external partners.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee isfrequentlyrequired to walk and sit. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds,frequentlylift and or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and or move up to 50 pounds.

#LI-BR1

FlightSafety is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.

Any offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of required compliance reviews, including verification that the candidate is not prohibited from employment under U.S. economic sanctions programs administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).

This position may require access to export-controlled technology or services subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Employment consideration and any offer of employment are contingent upon the applicant’s ability to comply with these requirements, including qualifying as a “U.S. Person” under applicable regulations or otherwise eligible for export authorization within a timeframe consistent with business needs. A “U.S. Person” includes U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents (holders of approved and unexpired green cards), and certain refugees or asylees with protected status under U.S. law.

This position may also require eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance for the duration of employment.

Cybersecurity Notice: All official recruiting communication from FlightSafety International will come from an @flightsafety.com email address. FlightSafety International will never ask for personal or financial information through social media or third-party email providers.