Meeting and Events Manager

TL;DR

Meeting and Events Manager: Own the full lifecycle of in-person, hybrid, and virtual meetings, conferences, trainings, summits, and tradeshows with an accent on venue sourcing, vendor negotiations, and attendee experience. Focus on budgeting, sponsorship growth, ROI reporting, cross-functional coordination, and mentoring a coordinator.

Location: Hybrid (must live within reasonable commuting distance to Golden, Colorado and be able to work onsite; occasional nights, weekends, and travel required)

Salary: $97,000 - $115,000

Company

hirify.global is a nonprofit organization serving as the communication link to prevent damage to underground utilities during excavation projects.

What you will do

• Manage full events lifecycle including strategy, planning, budgeting, execution, and post-event analysis for conferences, trainings, networking, and tradeshows.
• Source venues, negotiate with vendors for A/V, catering, transportation, and handle contracts, insurance, and safety.
• Build project plans, timelines, and coordinate cross-functional teams for setup, day-of operations, and teardown.
• Operate event tech and registration platforms like Cvent, Eventbrite, Whova for communications, check-in, surveys, and reporting.
• Collaborate with marketing on attendance, sponsorships, and ROI tracking; maintain events calendar and budgets.
• Mentor and manage a Meetings & Events Coordinator.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, event management, marketing, or related (or equivalent experience)
• Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) or similar certification
• 7+ years in meetings/events management, including medium-to-large conferences and multi-event portfolios
• Experience increasing attendance and sponsorship revenue; strong contract, insurance, and risk management.
• Proficiency in event platforms (Cvent, Eventbrite, Whova) and virtual tools (Zoom, Teams).
• Budget ownership, financial analysis, ROI reporting; people leadership and cross-functional team management.
• Excellent communication, detail-oriented, ability to handle confidential info.

Nice to have

• Experience in nonprofit or public-safety environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision) with company paying 100% of employee premiums.
• HSA/FSA options, 401(k) retirement plan, PTO, paid holidays.
• Company-paid life/disability insurance, Employee Assistance Program.
• Professional development support, hybrid work environment.