# Director, Event Operations

Description Lead the operational planning and execution of Crain's event portfolio, establishing consistent processes, operational excellence and best practices across all brands. This role serves as the operational leader for the Events team, ensuring seamless execution while building scalable systems to support future growth. Location Will work onsite 3 days a week from one of our larger offices: Chicago, New York City, Detroit or Houston. You'll be coming in-office three days a week. You must be able to travel within the US and internationally 30-50% with trips being typically in the 3-5 day range. Primary Responsibilities Partner with Events leadership to develop and manage event budgets. Lead venue sourcing and vendor negotiations while partnering with Events leadership on final recommendations and contract approvals. Oversee food & beverage planning, production schedules, registration, signage, audiovisual coordination and all event logistics. Partner with Events leadership to develop event timelines, operational plans and resource allocation. Develop and maintain standardized run-of-show documents, timelines and operational playbooks. Direct onsite event operations and proac

- **Id**: 921026
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/crain-communications-director-event-operations>
- **Role**: Marketing
- **Role family**: Marketing
- **Seniority**: head
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Chicago, United States, Detroit, United States, New York, United States, Houston, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: closed
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-14T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-09-14
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-03T11:56:43Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Closed at**: 2026-11-03T11:56:43Z
- **Days open**: 50
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 8302
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- **Benefits**: Home office, Retirement plans
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Design & Creative, Media & Entertainment, Publishing

## Company

- **Id**: 170976
- **Name**: Crain Communications
- **Domain**: crain.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/crain-communications>
- **Size band**: 501-1000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

## Salary

- **Min**: 120000
- **Max**: 140000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 140000

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 50

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

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## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-15T00:53:08Z
- Event: close; At: 2026-11-03T11:56:43Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 140000
- **Is top pay**: no

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