Event Director

Avita Care Solutions•UNAVAILABLE, UNAVAILABLE

About The Position

The Event Director is part of Avita’s Marketing Team and collaborates with company departments and leadership on event and activation strategy and execution. The role leads company-wide internal and external events, conferences, meetings, and activations for Avita Care Solutions and Avita Pharmacy, and supports other organizational pillars, including AvitaCare Atlanta and Q Care Plus, as needed. The director ensures event planning, materials, and logistics meet high professional standards and effectively communicate Avita’s brands and value propositions to diverse audiences. The role manages or consults on corporate, departmental, and industry events nationwide, including Pride events, activations, and sponsorships. It oversees event calendars, budgets, staffing, inventory, logistics, reporting, and performance measures; coordinates stakeholders, vendors, travel teams, and event materials; and develops and implements event coordination practices. The position requires managing concurrent initiatives, adapting to changing priorities, and traveling up to 50% as needed, including weekends and overnight travel. A valid driver’s license and active auto insurance are required if driving for work.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
At least 8 years of combined marketing and comprehensive event planning experience.
At least 5 years coordinating national conference exhibits and activations from start to finish for travel teams of 10 or more.
Strong strategic, resourceful, and innovative thinking; leadership and decision-making skills; attention to detail; and time-management ability.
Experience with project management tools such as Asana, CRM platforms such as Salesforce, vendor selection and management tools such as Cvent, and document organization platforms such as SharePoint.
Highly experienced in event and activation sponsorship negotiations.
Ability to work effectively and independently, as well as in a cross-functional team environment.
Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills.
Ability to influence and collaborate with team members at all levels, vendors, and partners.
Ability to travel up to 50%, including weekend and overnight travel for conferences and events; reliable airport access is required.
If driving for work, a valid driver’s license and active auto insurance are required.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the 340B industry, pharmacy or telehealth services, and/or healthcare.
Experience working for an organization serving underserved populations or the LGBTQ+ community, or specializing in HIV and STI treatment and care.

Responsibilities

Manage and execute, or consult on, Avita corporate, departmental, and industry meetings, community events, and conferences nationwide, including Avita Pride events, activations, and sponsorships.
Manage and update the annual event calendar, budgets, staffing, event details, inventory support, and reporting; track coordination details, budgets, and KPIs and report on pre- and post-event activations.
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including departments, nonprofit organizations, and volunteer organizations.
Support multiple initiatives at once within tight time frames and reprioritize as team or organizational direction changes.
Collaborate with content creators, project managers, and other team members to develop event and activation materials and campaign assets for pre-event, during-event, and post-event use.
Develop, share, and enforce event coordination best practices covering resources, vendors, timelines, budgets, reporting, and execution strategies.
Coordinate and lead event planning and debrief meetings with team members, travel teams, leadership, vendors, and other stakeholders.
Source, order, and coordinate event materials; work with the fulfillment vendor on inventory control, shipping, returns, and materials orders.
Lead or coordinate staff or vendor setup and teardown and manage physical event logistics.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision healthcare benefits for eligible team members and their families, plus additional company-paid and voluntary benefits.
Six company-paid holidays and three personal floating holidays.
Paid time off (PTO).
Paid parental leave of two weeks, bereavement leave, sick leave, time to vote, and jury duty leave.
Award recognition program.
Professional learning and development opportunities.
Company-paid basic life and AD&D insurance.
Maven and Health Care Advocate Work/Life Balance Program.
Health and dependent flexible spending accounts.
Voluntary long- and short-term disability, pet insurance, legal, accident, hospital indemnity, critical illness, whole and supplementary life insurance, and identity theft protection.
401(k) retirement savings plan with company match.