Position: Associate Director, Fundraising and Special Events

Department: Advancement and Innovation

Overview: Lincoln Center's growing Special Events and Concierge Services Department seeks a dynamic Associate Director, Fundraising & Special Events to join their team, which executes 6 major annual fundraising galas and upwards of 60 additional events per year, ranging from small, intimate cocktail parties to events for 800+ attendees. Reporting to and working closely with the Senior Director, Fundraising & Special Events, this full-time position is responsible for managing a portfolio of events including signature galas, corporate benefit events, high touch in-home events, and one-night-only experiences. The successful candidate must be a proven fundraiser and event producer, with a successful track record of meeting budgeted revenue targets while driving event production, logistics, and operations for the full event cycle.

• Lead the fundraising, planning, production, and logistics for a portfolio of assigned institutional events
• Work closely with event leadership to develop and implement fundraising plans, donor prospecting, and identify sponsors to meet revenue goals
• Compile and maintain invite lists, coordinate gala solicitation outreach and follow-up
• Partner with Lincoln Center's Sponsorship team on corporate member/sponsor integration within fundraising galas, events, and other corporate engagement activities
• Track and analyze event program performance on an ongoing basis - prepare budget revenue and expense forecasts, monitor financial performance, prepare financial reports, manage department expenditures to budget
• Collaborate with Lincoln Center's Design Team on the direction and development of all creative assets, collateral, and other event materials as needed - can include but not limited to: save the dates, invitations, event overviews, reply forms, solicitation letters, webpages, journals and programs
• Craft internal and external content and communications, ensuring messaging is consistent, engaging and aligned with Lincoln Center's overarching and event-specific objectives
• Lead planning meetings and manage event documents/correspondence, i.e. agendas, timelines, run-of-shows, trackers, memos and progress reports, ensuring all stakeholders are informed and engaged
• Oversee event production and execution including onsite management, set-up, front and back-of-house management, registration, signage, staffing plan, remark drafts and speaker prep, talent wrangling, decor, and other elements. Supervise members of the Special Events team, additional event staff, volunteers etc.
• Supervise members of the Special Events team, additional event staff, volunteers and consultants, as needed

• A bachelor's degree in a related field
• 8+ years of event management and fundraising experience, preferably in a large-scale cultural organization
• Minimum 4 years of previous management or leadership experience
• Demonstrated experience in fundraising, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies and techniques; experience working with Board members, event leadership committees and diverse constituencies
• A strong self-starter mentality; excellent organization, project management and written and verbal communication skills with strong attention to detail
• Excellent people and collaborative skills with an eye towards relationship-building, across departments and verticals and external partners
• Creativity, innovation and critical thinking with superb judgment and problem-solving skills
• The ability and willingness to work evening and weekends to manage Lincoln Center's robust events program, as needed
• A sense of humor
• Commitment to Lincoln Center's mission

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