Senior Manager, Market Events

American Chemical Society; Michigan; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

paid time off policy

medical

dental

retirement benefits

wellness programs

professional development programs

Job summary

American Chemical Society is seeking a strategic leader to drive the strategy, planning, and execution of a $400,000+ event fundraising portfolio. You will grow revenue through donor, sponsor, and volunteer leadership engagement, while delivering high-quality event experiences.

You will actively manage relationships to move constituents through the donor pipeline, increasing long-term engagement and impact, and coordinate cross-functional partners to ensure brand alignment and successful event

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy, planning, and execution of a $400,000+ event fundraising portfolio.
• Drive revenue through donor, sponsor, and volunteer leadership engagement.
• Manage relationships with donors, sponsors, volunteers, and community partners to achieve revenue goals.
• Lead planning and execution of event fundraising activities including logistics, budgets, vendor coordination, and experience delivery.
• Monitor performance against goals and adjust strategies to optimize revenue and ROI.

Skills

Project management

Event execution

Donor relations

Volunteer engagement

Communication

Education

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.