Events Director
Job ID: 25275
Job ID: 25275
Seattle, Washington
Onsite
Administrative
Contract
Seattle, Washington
Onsite
Contract
Administrative
Job Details
Job ID: 25275
Pay Rate: $50/hr
Location: Downtown Seattle, WA
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Employment Type: contract 1-2 months
Part time -M-F during business hours of 8-5pm
This role is designed for a strategic thinker who is also a hands-on doer—someone who can quickly step in, assess current event operations, and partner closely with the VP of Events & Membership to drive execution and improvement during a period of team transition.
This is not a people-management role, but rather a senior individual contributor and thought partner position. The consultant will support a high-volume events environment and help evaluate whether the Chamber’s current event model continues to meet organizational needs.
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~110 events annually, including:
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Webinars
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Large-scale in-person events
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Hybrid programs
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Key Responsibilities
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Serve as the point person for events, including on-site presence and vendor coordination (AV, venues, logistics)
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Provide strategic partnership to the VP on event structure, workflows, and potential improvements
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Support planning and execution of complex in-person and hybrid events
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Coordinate event logistics, timelines, speakers, content, and internal stakeholders
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Bring outside perspective and best practices to help leadership evaluate whether to maintain or evolve the current events model
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Step in quickly, assess needs, and drive work forward in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
Requirements
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Director-level or senior events experience
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Proven success running event departments or large-scale programs
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Strong experience managing vendors and complex logistics
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Comfortable in a short-term, high-impact consulting role
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Energetic, decisive, and able to “get things done” quickly
Work Environment
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Fully onsite in downtown Seattle (approximately 70% of events are walkable)
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Potential flexibility for remote Fridays, but candidate must provide their own laptop
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Immediate start preferred
Benefits Offered by Parker Staffing to Contract Employees:
- Paid Sick/Safe Time (based on where allowable by law)
- Medical benefits with multiple plan tiers and Telemedicine access
- 401K with matching contributions
- Holiday pay
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Parker Staffing offers all levels of Administrative, Customer Service, Call Center, Human Resources, and Non-Clinical Healthcare opportunities throughout the nation. Visit our employment opportunities page at http://www.parkerstaffing.com to review our full offering of temp, temp-to-hire, and direct hire job openings!
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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Founded four decades ago as a local Seattle-based staffing firm, Parker has become a go-to company of choice for Administrative, Customer Service, Contact Center, Non-Clinical Healthcare, Human Resources, Sales, Mortgage, and Banking job opportunities. Over the years, we’ve steadily grown beyond our Seattle roots to place thousands of candidates in contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire needs across the United States.
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Benefits & Perks
As a Parker contractor, you have access to a variety of benefits including medical benefits with multiple plan tiers and telemedicine access, 401k plan with matching contributions, Paid Sick/Safe Time (where allowable by law), and holiday pay. And because we know life happens, we also offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at no cost to you. Additional details about benefits and eligibility criteria are provided during your onboarding with Parker.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.