Senior Manager, Market Events

American Chemical Society; Lake Michigan Beach (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical benefits

Retirement benefits

Wellness programs

Professional development

Job summary

The American Chemical Society is seeking a highly organized leader to direct strategy, planning, and execution of a substantial event fundraising portfolio. You will drive revenue via donors, sponsors, and volunteers, while ensuring high-quality event experiences and strong donor relationships across diverse partners.

Responsibilities include overseeing logistics, budgets, vendor coordination, and cross-functional collaboration to align events with broader organizational goals and long-term

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; fundraising or nonprofit experience preferred.
• Demonstrated success driving revenue through relationship building.
• Strong project management and event execution skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy, planning, and execution of a $400,000+ event fundraising portfolio.
• Drive revenue through donor, sponsor, and volunteer leadership engagement.
• Build and manage relationships with donors, sponsors, volunteers, and community partners to grow engagement.

Skills

Project management

Event execution

Relationship building

Communication skills

Donor experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Our employees and 1.3 million volunteers are raising the bar every single day. We are a culture comprised of diverse backgrounds and experience, to better serve our communities.

Responsible for leading the strategy, planning, and execution of a $400,000+ event fundraising portfolio. Drives revenue through donor, sponsor, and volunteer leadership engagement while delivering high-quality event experiences. Actively manages relationships and moves constituents through the donor pipeline to increase long-term engagement and impact. Builds and manages relationships with donors, sponsors, volunteers, and community partners to achieve revenue goals and grow engagement. Leads planning and execution of event fundraising activities, including logistics, budgets, vendor coordination, and experience delivery. Develops and executes strategies to grow revenue, participation, and donor pipeline within assigned portfolio. Aligns event participants and partners to broader organizational engagement opportunities to deepen long-term impact. Monitors performance against goals, adjusting strategies to optimize revenue and return on investment. Coordinates cross-functional partners to ensure successful event delivery and brand alignment.

Bachelor's Degree

Bachelor's Degree

Demonstrated success driving revenue through relationship building and volunteer engagement.

• Strong project management and event execution skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Effective relationship‑building, influencing, and communication skills.
• Strong customer and donor experience orientation.

ACS provides staff a generous paid time off policy; medical, dental, retirement benefits, wellness programs, and professional development programs to enhance staff skills.

• paid time off policy
• medical
• dental
• retirement benefits
• wellness programs
• professional development programs

Further details on our benefits can be found on our careers site at: jobs.cancer.