Events Lead

City of New York • New York, NY

1d • $80,000 - $90,000

About The Position

The Events Lead works with the Mayor’s Office of Mass Engagement Events Team to support the production of innovative, joyful, and professional events. These events are intended to demystify government, provide opportunities to participate in organizing projects, celebrate New York City’s cultural fabric, build trust in government, connect New Yorkers, and create meaningful opportunities for feedback and follow-up.

The role supports event logistics, including sourcing locations and vendors, procuring supplies, training staff, and managing guest ticketing. It also coordinates event-day operations, including supervising and executing load-in and load-out and overseeing on-site staff and volunteers. Other duties may be assigned as required.

The position is suited to an organized, detail-oriented, service-minded, and creative problem solver who is comfortable handling many moving parts, asking questions, and creating a positive guest or participant experience. Experience in creative event production, theater or live-performance events, training and facilitation, or hospitality may be especially relevant, but no single course of study or area of expertise is required.

Requirements

• Be organized and meticulous, and able to manage many moving pieces without becoming overwhelmed.
• Have a customer-service or hospitality orientation and a commitment to providing guests or participants with a positive experience.
• Be a creative problem solver who treats constraints as opportunities.
• Be curious and comfortable asking questions.
• Meet one of the listed education and experience pathways: a baccalaureate degree; an associate degree plus two years of administrative, analytic, coordinative, supervisory, or liaison experience; a high school diploma or equivalent plus four years of such experience; or a satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to those pathways.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in creative event production.
• Experience with theater or live-performance events.
• Experience in training and facilitation.
• Experience in hospitality.

Responsibilities

• Support the production of purposeful, engaging events that build trust in government, connect New Yorkers, and create opportunities for feedback and follow-up.
• Support event logistics, including location and vendor sourcing, supplies procurement, staff training, and guest ticketing.
• Coordinate event-day needs, including supervision and execution of load-in and load-out and oversight of on-site staff and volunteers.
• Perform other duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time