Conferences & Events Manager

Crossway • Wheaton, IL

5d • $70,000 - $75,000

About The Position

This position is primarily responsible for managing Crossway’s conference sponsorships and ministry relationships, helping oversee the strategic direction of Crossway’s conference presence, and leading the conferences team. This role ensures that Crossway’s participation in conferences and events advances broader ministry goals and is executed with excellence.

Requirements

• Must be highly organized, detail-oriented, a strong communicator, and capable of managing multiple projects and relationships simultaneously.
• Must be a self-starter with sound judgment, able to work both independently and collaboratively.
• A bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 3–5 years of experience in high-level project management, account management, or ministry coordination preferred.
• 10–15% travel required to support conference and ministry partnership efforts.
• Personal Qualities Necessary personal qualities include a love for God’s Word and for his church, commitment to an evangelical understanding of the Bible, the gospel, and Christian doctrine, a genuine faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, and active participation in a local church.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with the Christian publishing, ministry, or events space is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Execute all sponsorship agreements with organizations such as The Gospel Coalition, Getty Music, Evangelical Theological Society, and Cross Conference, as well as all smaller sponsorship contracts.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all external conference organizers, managing the flow of information regarding deadlines, deliverables, and contractual details.
• Develop and maintain project timelines for each event, proactively flagging potential bottlenecks for internal teams to ensure 100% on-time delivery of assets.
• Work with Crossway leadership to determine priorities for the conference effort and ensure that these are reflected in the various opportunities and events.
• Engage and lead larger conference-related projects, such as booth design, merchandising components, and other operational improvements.
• Facilitate weekly communication with internal teams to review progress and determine priorities.
• Collaborate with other departments on resources, assets, and materials.
• Facilitate training meetings for conference staff.
• Represent Crossway at conferences and ministry events as assigned.
• Uphold the moral and spiritual standards required of Christian leaders, as taught in the Scriptures, in relation to each area of their work and their lives in general.
• Other tasks as assigned by Crossway leadership.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans for full time employees after 30 days of employment with employer contribution to costs
• Four medical plan options available with monthly premium costs for a family from $125-$300
• Life, long term, and short term disability insurance for full time employees paid by company
• Additional voluntary life insurance offerings paid by employee
• Paid vacation and illness days for full time employees (part time employees PTO accrual based on hours worked.)
• 11 paid holiday for full time employees (part time employees holiday pay dependent on schedule)
• Participation in retirement plan including 25% company match of up to $1,500 for full time and part time employees (temporary employees not eligible.)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees