Director of Events

Overview:

Responsibilities:

• Leads the firm's event strategy including owned, sponsored, and third-party events

• Manages planning, logistics, vendor coordination, and execution of all major events and experiences

• Supports business development through curated hospitality and engagement opportunities

• Tracks event ROI and support lead capture and post-event engagement workflows

• Collaborates with Brand and Digital teams to ensure cohesive storytelling and promotion across pre-, during-, and post-event phases

• Maintains an annual events calendar and prioritization framework to support firm and sector goals

• Manages vendor and partner relationships to ensure service excellence and innovation

• Models and holds others accountable to the firm's cultural values, including a commitment to quality, innovation, learning and growth

• Acts with positive, service-driven attitude with a commitment to going above and beyond to help customers and team members

• Actively invests in the professional development of staff through mentoring, performance management and career planning

• Supports efforts in attracting, training, retaining, growing and recognizing diverse talent

• Manages conflict effectively and encourages a healthy team environment

• Fosters and maintains a collaborative professional working relationship with the project team, including promoting communication and creating approachability

• Takes personal responsibility for fostering a green workplace through sustainable work practices

• Collaborates to develop budgets and timelines of team projects in collaboration with Chief Marketing Officer and Marketing leadership

• May lead team in identifying and implementing cost savings ideas

• Collaborates in and may be responsible for delivering a project on defined budget requirements

• May support the business development process by identifying new opportunities and relationship building

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing or related degree

• Typically with 15+ years of experience in strategic event planning and execution, especially within B2B or professional services contexts

• Experience in InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator graphic software preferred

• Proficiency in MS Office Suite, including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint preferred

• Prior experience in the architecture/interior design industry preferred

• Proven ability to work across stakeholder groups, functional areas, geographies, and differing levels of seniority

• Successful track record with managing a team and performing duties in a fast-paced environment

• Experience in logistics management including connecting people and resources to the right place at the right time

• Excellent knowledge of event platforms, hospitality best practices, and brand-aligned storytelling

• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to excellence

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with all levels of staff and customers; ability to forge trusting relationships within a diverse team

• Strong presentation skills

• Strong organizational skills and the ability to work on multiple projects at the same time

• Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities, markets, and technologies while maintaining strategic focus

• Ability to confidently communicate with a wide variety of internal and external constituents

• Ability to proactively problem solve and apply innovative solutions

• Ability to work and collaborate in a team environment, and ability to work independently and prioritize work

• Ability to effectively meet deadlines at expected quality

• Travel may be required

If you currently work for HKS, please submit your application via the Internal Careers Portal.

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