{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"baefe0d167112402aa889957","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/baefe0d167112402aa889957","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/baefe0d167112402aa889957","title":"Program Coordinator, Events & Communications","description":"Working at MIT offers opportunities that just aren’t found anywhere else, including generous and unique benefits that help to ensure that MIT employees are healthy, supported, and enjoy a fulfilling work/life balance.\n\nWe welcome people from all walks of life to bring their talent, ideas, and experience to our community. We strongly encourage applications from individuals from all identities and backgrounds – like yours. If you want to be part of our exceptional, multicultural, collaborative, and inclusive community, then take a look at this opportunity.\n\nMIT provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the Institute reasonably expects to pay for a full time position at the time of posting (if you are applying for a part time salaried job, you will need to prorate the posted pay range). The pay offered to a selected candidate during hiring will be based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience and education/training, internal peer equity, and applicable legal requirements. This pay range represents base pay only and does not include any other benefits or compensation.\n\nProgram Coordinator, Events & Communications\nJob Number: 25985\nFunctional Area: Administration\nDepartment: VP for Research\nSchool Area: VP Research\nPay Range Minimum: $63,200\nPay Range Maximum: $80,050\nEmployment Type: Full-Time\nEmployment Category: Exempt\nVisa Sponsorship Available: No\nSchedule: M-F\nPay Grade: 6\n\nPosting Description\n\nPROGRAM COORDINATOR, EVENTS & COMMUNICATIONS, Corporate Relations-Industrial Liaison Program & MIT Startup Exchange, serves as the operational link between the Communications and Events functions within MIT Corporate Relations. This role supports the planning, execution, and follow-up of webinars, conferences, executive briefings, and ILP member events by coordinating event logistics, attendee communications, registration systems, content management, and post-event reporting. Working across multiple teams, this position helps ensure a consistent experience before, during, and after each event while improving processes, documentation, and operational efficiency. The role reports to the Director of Communications, Events, Research & Operations and collaborates closely with both the Events and Communications teams. The focus areas of responsibility are: Event Operations, Communications & Content Coordination, Data Management & Reporting, and Process Improvement & Documentation.\n\nJob Requirements\n\nREQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree; a minimum of two years of experience supporting professional events, conferences, webinars, or executive programs; experience with event registration platforms such as Cvent or Eventbrite; strong organizational and project coordination skills; excellent written and verbal communication skills; proficiency with Microsoft Office; experience managing data and preparing reports; ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining exceptional attention to detail; customer service and stakeholder support skills; ability to work independently and collaboratively across teams; flexibility to work occasional evenings, early mornings, and weekends during events. 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