THIS ROLE:

The Events & Experience Coordinator is creative and cutting-edge with audacity and instinct. S/he understands how to craft “the feel” and creates unforgettable experiences, no matter how big or small. The Events & Experience Coordinator designs memorable spaces from board rooms to ball rooms, negotiating contracts and building partnerships along the way. She/he is a meticulous planner and executor, a social media maven and passionate about contributing to Food Well Alliance’s mission and promoting the local food community.
 

YOU WILL:

• Report directly to the Director of Marketing and collaborate with team members to support the creation of an annual event strategies and processes

• Help directors to strategically plan, coordinate, measure, and evaluate the goals, activities, and outcomes of events across Food Well Alliance

• Develop systems and tools for coordinating events

• Leverage social media platforms to create digital experiences that attract event attendees, volunteers and supporters

• Lead the strategy for all components of event design, production, and execution

• Identify, recruit, and manage event leadership and committees

• Oversee and coordinate all event vendors and consultants

• Oversee and coordinate production of event printing and solicitation (mail and email)

• Manage all data and record-keeping related to the events.

• Lead excellent post-event follow-through including follow up to solicit stakeholder feedback to incorporate into future plans

• Serve as primary point and relationship manager for volunteers

• Collaborate across Food Well Alliance programs to ensure all events have a strong mission component; provide event logistics support for events and meetings hosted by all programs

YOU ARE:

• A creative thinker with a natural ability to craft experiences that people never forget

• Passionate about Atlanta’s local food and farming community, and an out-of-the-box thinker

• Upbeat, organized and obsessed with the details regardless of whether anyone is watching

• A hard worker and you strive for excellence in everything you do

• Highly creative and thrive in a fast-paced environment with people that are constantly looking to innovate, enjoy challenges and demand excellence

• Savvy on social media, and know how to create a vast army of followers (and event goers) on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Youtube and Linkedin

• Dependable and get things done

• A multitasking machine and you don’t have a problem getting your hands dirty.

• Trustworthy and follow through on every task, no matter how big or small, and when duty calls you take matters into your own hands

• Determined. You live for hitting deadlines and understand the importance of keeping on schedule and in budget

• Motivated. You take initiative on projects from the start and know how to bring people together and get things done

• Empathetic and collaborative, who understands cultural nuances

YOU HAVE:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in a related field

• At least 3 years of relevant experience, and demonstrated interest and experience in design, event planning, social media marketing, project planning, community development or food systems

• Expertise in G Suite, Dropbox and project management

PERKS:
Health & Wellness Benefits Package
Flexible time-off and remote working
Fun, supportive, hard-working team

DIVERSE CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY 
Food Well Alliance is a community of leaders who is proud to represent many different racial, socio-economic, gender, and other identities. Our diversity as a community is our strength, driving our ability to be empathetic, visionary, and effective leaders in the local food movement and our city.