Events Assistant
Democratic Governors Association (DGA)
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Washington • District of Columbia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $60,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Support the entire fundraising and events team through administrative tasks and managing event preparation for in-person and virtual DGA fundraising events and policy conferences
- Assist in the day-to-day operations of DGA’s fundraising programs by supporting the work of all members of the DGA fundraising and events team
- Require frequent travel, including occasional weekend travel
- Directly report to the Events Director
Requirements
- A strong commitment to social justice and Democratic principles
- Extraordinary attention to detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Event organizing experience is a plus
- Willingness to work long and non-traditional work hours, including weekends
- A strong capacity to work both independently and collaboratively under tight deadlines
- Familiarity with Cvent or other event management platforms is preferred but not required
- Familiarity with MailChimp or other email marketing platforms is preferred but not required
Benefits
- 100% employer-paid health care for employee + spouse/partner + dependents
- Up to 4% 401(k) matching program
- Employer paid phone bill
- Other employee benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
event organizingadministrative tasksfundraising programs
Soft skills
attention to detailwritten communicationverbal communicationindependent workcollaborative workability to meet deadlinescommitment to social justicecommitment to Democratic principles