Strategic Partnerships & Events Director

AAJA25; Nashville (TN); Hybrid; USD 61,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) with employer match

Generous PTO and parental leave

Life and disability insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Nashville Public Radio's WNXP seeks a Director of Partnerships & Projects to structure and manage cross-department initiatives, from live events to on-air/online campaigns. This role leads complex project workflows, aligning teams across programming, digital, sponsorship, and development to maximize audience impact.

You will build and sustain community partnerships, oversee event promotions, and drive revenue opportunities while maintaining meticulous planning practices and a strong commitment

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on, consumer-facing event planning, ideally with success in generating funding.
• Demonstrated hands-on history of coordinating all aspects of event planning such as production/staging, A/V, food & beverage, registration & ticketing, design & décor, speaker/talent management, stage management/ROS, on-site staffing & volunteers management.
• Experience with sponsor relations and fulfillment is a plus.
• Detail-oriented, sees the big picture and how individual smaller elements come together.
• Comfort with high-performing small teams and open-plan office space with scrappy startup energy.
• Work experience in media, nonprofit, marketing, or public relations is a plus.
• Must have command of software: PromoSsuite, Asana, Eventbrite, Slack, and MS Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate internal team processes and calendars for events and promotions.
• Serve as primary project manager for events and promotions across departments.
• Develop and maintain new event opportunities and promotional partnerships in the community.
• Coordinate sponsorship, revenue, and member benefits across departments.
• Coordinate concert presents pitches with programming and underwriting.
• Coordinate on-air and online giveaways with partners and internal staff.
• Develop and project-manage promotions plans with programming and production.
• Manage the Live Sessions production team in Sonic Cathedral and offsite, averaging 50 sessions a year.
• Collaborate with development, sponsorships, and the Nashville Public Radio events team.

Skills

Event planning

Project management

Cross-department collaboration

Community partnerships

Stakeholder management

Tools

PromoSsuite

Asana

Eventbrite

Slack

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Nashville Public Radio's WNXP seeks a Director of Partnerships & Projects to structure and manage cross-department initiatives, from live events to on-air/online campaigns. This role leads complex project workflows, aligning teams across programming, digital, sponsorship, and development to maximize audience impact.

You will build and sustain community partnerships, oversee event promotions, and drive revenue opportunities while maintaining meticulous planning practices and a strong commitment