Program Coordinator, Events & Communications

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. We 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. MIT 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. Program Coordinator, Events & Communications Job Number: 25985 Functional Area: Administration Department: VP for Research School Area: VP Research Pay Range Minimum: $63,200 Pay Range Maximum: $80,050 Employment Type: Full-Time Employment Category: Exempt Visa Sponsorship Available: No Schedule: M-F Pay Grade: 6 Posting Description PROGRAM 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. Job Requirements REQUIRED: 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. PREFERRED: Advanced knowledge of Cvent; experience with Salesforce / CRM systems; experience supporting virtual and hybrid events; familiarity with AI productivity tools for writing, summarization, and workflow automation; experience managing digital content including YouTube or similar platforms; and experience working in higher education, research organizations, or member-based organizations. 8/26/2026