Job Title: Events & Community Engagement Manager Reports To: Executive Director Pay rate: $22/hour, 20 hours per week, very flexible scheduling Application deadline: Friday, March 6 (send resume to jennifer@keeplouisvilleweird.com to apply)

About the Role Do you love bringing people together, obsess over the perfect event flow, and get a tiny thrill from a well-organized spreadsheet? Are you the type who can turn a chaotic room into a buzzing community hub in under 10 minutes? If so, you might be our next Events & Community Engagement Manager.

This role steers the ship for our monthly member events and five big, public-facing extravaganzas each year. You’ll be the mastermind behind gatherings that celebrate local businesses, spark connections, and remind people why Louisville’s independent businesses make it special.

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What You’ll Do

Monthly Member Events

· Dream up and execute member meetups, workshops, happy hours, panel chats—whatever brings our local business community together.

· Hunt down great venues, fabulous food, and speakers who don’t put people to sleep.

· Spread the word in fun, creative ways.

· Keep events fresh, friendly, and totally worth showing up for.

Five Major Public Events and Event Series

· Own the planning, production, and day-of magic for five of our biggest public happenings: Louisville Local Business Expo (January), Buy Local Fair (June), South Points Buy Local Fair (July), Small Business Saturday events for West, and for South (November).

· Our West Louisville volunteer teams will work with you to produce the West On Wednesday series (approx. 4 times/year) and West Louisville Trailblazers (approx. 2 times/year).

· Work with vendors, volunteers and sponsors like a boss.

· Build timelines that run smooth and come in on time

Community + Connection

· Become a familiar, friendly face to members, partners, volunteers, and everyone who loves local.

· Coordinate the monthly huddles of our West and South teams of committed volunteers.

· Build relationships that make events easier, better, and more joyful.

· Help people feel like they’re part of something bigger.

Communications & Creative Stuff

· Team up on event promotions, graphics, storytelling, and social content.

· Comfortable talking to local media outlets.

Admin

· Track budgets, contracts, invoices, and attendance. We’re a nonprofit, so all our events raise dollars and awareness for the cause.

· Keep event details organized in ways that future-you will thank you for.

· Become an expert in Wild Apricot, a user-friendly online membership software program that tracks our members, events, and invoices, and also generates our website and newsletters.

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You Might Be Our Person If…

· You believe buying local is important to our local economy and community character.

· You’ve planned events big or small and didn’t break a sweat (or at least hid it well).

· You’re a people person who loves local businesses and community energy.

· You’re creative, organized, and allergic to unnecessary red tape.

· You communicate clearly, solve problems quickly, and laugh easily.

· You’re cool with working the occasional evening or weekend event.

· You’ve got a knack for making things feel welcoming, polished, and fun.

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What We Offer

· A flexible, low-bureaucracy workplace where ideas move fast.

· A chance to champion local, independent businesses in Louisville.

· A team that values creativity, humor, and good snacks.

LIBA is an equal opportunity employer and seeks applicants who will contribute to the diversity of its staff.