Description

Nashville Public Radio is seeking an experienced events professional to fill the full-time position of Events Producer. The individual in this role is responsible for planning, organizing, and executing fundraising and community engagement events for Nashville Public Radio. We’re looking for someone who’s self-directed, mission-driven, team-oriented, and highly collaborative. Our Events Producer will excel while working in a fast-paced environment, demonstrating experience in managing small and large-scale events, and juggling multiple projects in any given quarter. 

POSITION SUMMARY

The Events Producer will work across the organization to leverage content and initiatives to create events that make Nashville Public Radio more visible, relevant, and valuable to Middle Tennessee. Their goal will be to execute experiences that bring Nashville Public Radio’s mission to life — deepening listener relationships, showcasing local stories, and driving membership, sponsorship, and audience growth.  The role is a separate function from our existing Director of Events for live music and WNXP, but they will collaborate on events when it makes sense for the organization.

The ideal candidate is equal parts creative producer, operational planner, and relationship-builder — passionate about creating meaningful moments that connect people to public media and exemplifying the professionalism that audiences expect from Nashville Public Radio. 

Requirements

RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead the planning, activation, fulfillment, and post-program analysis for all aspects of community events, in collaboration with our Events Director of WNXP. Activities include:

• Under the direction of the President's Office and the VP of Development, create and implement an annual events plan for in-person audience engagement and event partnerships
• Develop and implement project management plans per event, including managing deadlines, partner relationships and event execution
• Work directly with the content team, sponsorship team, administrative staff, and Community Advisory Board on event planning and execution
• Manage vendor relationships, negotiating contracts and pricing
• Attend and oversee all events, schedule tasks and responsibilities for additional staff members and volunteers
• Manage the invitation process for events, in partnership with the Development team and volunteers, where applicable. Provide invitation and attendee list for entry into development database
• Place all orders of custom designed/branded swag related to event needs, track inventory and need for replenishment
• Collaborate with corporate support on opportunities for on-site brand design
• Work closely with internal colleagues and contracted vendors to ensure internal stakeholders and event-specific sponsors are actively included in planning and communication
• Play an active role in tracking and analyzing key performance indicators both in real time and after events. Share recap reports with the leadership team.
• Create a quarterly events calendar for internal use, in collaboration with the Director of Events for live music and WNXP
• Oversee detailed budgets for all events and ensure programs come in on target and without unnecessary or unexpected overages

 REQUIREMENTS AND EXPECTATIONS

• 4+ years of hands-on, consumer-facing event planning, ideally with success in generating funding
• Proven experience planning large-scale events
• A solid understanding of the Nashville community
• Demonstrated hands-on history of coordinating all aspects of event planning such as production/staging, A/V, food & beverage, registration & ticketing, design & decor, speaker/talent management, stage management/ROS, on-site staffing & volunteers management
• Experience with sponsor relations and fulfillment is a plus
• Detail-oriented, sees the big picture and how individual smaller elements come together
• Comfort with high-performing small teams and open-plan office space with scrappy startup energy
• Enjoys collaboration & building consensus with team, colleagues, and stakeholders, as well as being decisive and able to operate independently and follow an agreed-upon game plan
• Work experience in media, nonprofit, marketing, or public relations is a plus
• Must have command of the following software: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and other Office applications
• Bachelor’s Degree
• A valid Tennessee driver’s license

POSITION TYPE / EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK

This is a full-time, salaried, exempt position. Days and hours of work vary, though this is an office-based position. This individual will often work evenings and weekends.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The employee in this position is frequently standing, walking, or sitting; using hands to finger, handle, or feel; reaching with hands and arms, and talking or hearing.

Lifts Weight or Exerts Force Work Environment - The employee in this position may regularly lift up to 20 pounds.

Vision - Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

SALARY INFORMATION

$64,000 (Negotiable based on experience)

About Nashville Public Radio

Nashville Public Radio is a communitylicensed nonprofit serving Middle Tennessee through trusted news, engaging music, and distinctive cultural programming across 90.3 FM WPLN News, the NashVillager, 91.1 FM WNXP, Nashville Classical Radio, and multiple digital platforms. Our awardwinning newsroom delivers contextrich reporting that amplifies voices often underrepresented in media. We are a collaborative, highperforming team with strong national partnerships and a deep commitment to supporting our journalists both professionally and personally.

For more than 60 years, listeners have turned to this community supported service for programming that inspires conversation and curiosity, educates, and entertains. Our values are:

• To operate the station at the highest level of professional standards and integrity.
• To be responsive to our listeners, members, supporters, and public.
• To exhibit mutual respect for our peers and audience.
• To value the member and community support that our station receives.
• To encourage participation and sharing of the decisions that affect the station and our listeners.

Nashville Public Radio is committed to hiring staff that reflect the diversity of the community we serve. Nashville Public Radio is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation.

The job profile is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, and/or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.