Senior Associate, Conferences & Sponsorships

MFA

New York (NY)

Hybrid

USD 70,000 - 90,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid in-office Tue–Thu
Lunch every Thursday
LinkedIn Learning subscription
Staff gatherings
Remote August
22 PTO days and 11 holidays
Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

MFA, headquartered in Washington, DC with offices in New York and Europe, seeks a Senior Associate to support the planning and execution of its conference portfolio. You will manage registration, member engagement, sponsor logistics, data integrity, and onsite execution to ensure a high-quality attendee experience.

Responsibilities include coordinating sponsorship deliverables, maintaining attendee data, producing reports, and collaborating with leadership on outreach and communications.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred in hospitality, marketing, communications, business, or a related field.
  • 4+ years of experience in events, programming, marketing, investor relations, or communications; financial services experience preferred.
  • Experience supporting event programming and working with event registration systems and CRM platforms.
  • Strong understanding of the financial services ecosystem is a plus.
  • Excellent organizational, time management, and multitasking skills with strong attention to detail.
  • Strong interpersonal, client service, and communication skills.
  • Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset and high level of professionalism and accountability.
  • Collaborative team player that values being a good teammate, communicator, and partner to MFA members.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

  • Conference Operations & Execution: support end-to-end execution of conferences, including pre-event planning and onsite management.
  • Data Management & Reporting: maintain accurate conference and attendee data across systems; pull and analyze reports.
  • Member Engagement & Communications: collaborate with leadership on membership initiatives; deploy event communications and invitations; support speaker onboarding.
  • Marketing & Promotion: coordinate with design and vendors to produce materials; manage event vendors and timelines.
  • Budgeting & Financial Oversight: support accounts receivable related to conference registration and budget tracking.
  • Additional Support: perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Event management
CRM platforms
Budgeting
Stakeholder liaison
Communication skills
Multitasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred in related field

Tools

Microsoft Office
Higher Logic

Job description

MFA, headquartered in Washington, DC with offices in New York and Europe, seeks a Senior Associate to support the planning and execution of its conference portfolio. You will manage registration, member engagement, sponsor logistics, data integrity, and onsite execution to ensure a high-quality attendee experience.

Responsibilities include coordinating sponsorship deliverables, maintaining attendee data, producing reports, and collaborating with leadership on outreach and communications.

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