The Association for association professionals in Chicagoland

The Events Manager plays a key role in planning, promoting, and executing a variety of events and sponsorship programs—ranging from 50 to 3,000 attendees—with a total department budget of $2.5 million. This position manages details with precision while creating engaging, memorable, and “cool” experiences for members. In addition to event management, the Events Manager drives sponsorship sales and exhibitor engagement, helping to deliver both fun and valuable networking and educational opportunities. The role requires close collaboration with department staff, other internal teams, volunteer committees, and industry partners to ensure every event and program supports the association’s mission to educate, connect, and elevate our members. Our team work