Summits Director (Strategic Events – Fire & Rescue)

Clarion Events Inc. - North America; Shelton (CT); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading events company is seeking a Director for their Summits team within the Fire and Rescue Portfolio. The role involves managing and executing events, driving recruitment and fostering engagement, presenting an opportunity for travel and significant professional interaction.

Benefits

Generous PTO & 21 paid holidays

100% remote or hybrid position

Full benefits package

401(k) Plan with employer match

Qualifications

• 7+ years event management or conference management experience.
• Creative problem solver with strong project management skills.
• Ability to travel for events and manage onsite staff.

Responsibilities

• Plan, manage, and execute multiple high-profile Summit events.
• Drive attendee recruitment targeting fire service audiences.
• Collaborate with teams for content programming and sponsor engagement.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication

Problem solving

Project management

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Does this sound like you?

We are seeking an experienced and dedicated Director to join our Summits event team within the Fire and Rescue Portfolio. This critical role will be responsible for managing and executing several of our high-profile Summit events, focusing on delivering exceptional value to attendees and sponsors.

About the Summits:

The FDIC Summits are exclusive events that offer a unique opportunity for peer-to-peer knowledge exchange and collaboration. These events take place alongside our market-leading event, FDIC International, and have the potential to develop into future stand-alone events throughout the year.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plan, manage, and execute multiple Summit events, ensuring flawless execution from start to finish
• Drive attendee recruitment and onboarding, targeting key audiences such as Metro Officers, Chiefs in the Fire Service, EMS Leadership, and other specific sectors and interest groups within the fire and rescue industry
• Program engaging and relevant content for each Summit, collaborating with internal teams, industry experts, and advisory consultants (includes but is not limited to developing panel discussions, roundtables, recruiting speakers, and organizing sponsor roundtables based on attendee product sourcing needs).
• Manage and work in tandem with advisory consultants who assist with developing content programming
• Collaborate with internal teams on delivery and execution, including marketing, content, sales, and operations
• Manage sponsorship fulfillment, ensuring that sponsors receive maximum value and exposure.
• Foster year-round community engagement, building strong relationships with key attendees and partners
• Liaise with event leadership to develop and execute strategies that deliver on event KPIs, drive scalable audience growth, and stay within budget parameters.
• Participate in select industry events to build brand awareness and establish new connections
• Provide concierge services to the target audience throughout the entire event journey, from registration to post-event follow-up.
• Travel to and oversee assigned events in person, managing onsite staff and troubleshooting as needed to ensure smooth event execution

Qualifications:

• 7+ years event or conference management, marketing, client relations, partner relationships or sales background
• You’re curious, resourceful, a self-starter, a creative problem solver, an organized project manager, and a team player, motivated to reach event and customer goals
• Strong organizational and reporting skills
• Fearless communicator via phone, email and in-person meetings
• Confident in your ability to build relationships with customers
• Able to travel throughout the year to various industry events and assigned events
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, Teams
• Problem Solver with a ‘can do’ approach to work; takes ownership of tasks; identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions; works well in group problem solving situations

What’s in it for me?

• Competitive base salary dependent upon experience
• Bonus based on challenging but achievable targets
• 100% remote or hybrid position (some travel expected)
• Generous PTO & 21 Company-paid Holidays inc. the entire week of July 4th AND the entire last week of the year off.
• A full benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, voluntary life insurance, HSA (plus employer contrition), and FSA.
• Basic life, long-term disability & short-term disability are covered at 100%.
• 401(k) Plan with employer match.
• Opportunity to travel across the country to attend our shows and meet people from a multitude of different industries.

Who is Clarion?

Clarion Events North America, which is the US division of Clarion Events UK, and backed by The Blackstone Group has become one of the fastest-growing event companies in the United States, with aggressive growth through both acquisition and launch. We excel in managing and producing trade and consumer events across the United States in 12 diverse sectors such as pop culture (anime), energy, technology, and fire and rescue.