Events Director

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Base pay range

$100,000.00/yr - $120,000.00/yr

Who Are We
We are a global community that is driven by the creative spirit of Los Angeles. Through an inspiring mix of music, news, and culture, we bring joy and connection – online, in-person and on the radio. Always excellent, accessible, and often unexpected, we are a constant source of fuel for the imagination, education and good vibes. At least, that is what our members tell us.
As NPR’s flagship member station in Southern California for more than 30 years and a community service of Santa Monica College, KCRW is the next generation of public media.
How You’ll Make An Impact
As KCRW evolves from a beloved public radio station to a multi-platform media and culture club, the way we connect people to KCRW and each other in real life is more vital than ever.
KCRW is seeking a visionary, strategic, and deeply connected Events Director to lead our evolving live events strategy. As events become a primary engine for audience growth, cultural relevance, and community impact, this role is central to shaping how KCRW shows up in the world—physically, experientially, and memorably.
You will set the direction for our events portfolio, overseeing concept to execution to evaluation—from large-scale partner activations and free community happenings to ticketed experiences. The Events Director will drive innovation, lead a high-performing team, and cultivate the ecosystem of partners and collaborators needed to deliver standout experiences that entertain, engage, and convert.
Success metrics include new leads via RSVPs, new member acquisition, event attendee and partner satisfaction, press hits, time to hit RSVP capacity, event revenue, and geographical impact.
Reporting to the Chief Audience Officer, the Events Director will continually evolve our events portfolio to stay relevant and contemporary, to align with broader organizational goals, and to provide opportunities for current and future members to fall in love with the KCRW curatorial ecosystem.
Here’s What You’ll Do
Vision & Strategy

• Define the strategic role of events in KCRW’s audience growth and community impact goals.
• Develop and evolve a portfolio of experiences that reflect our brand, amplify our values, and attract new and existing audiences.
• Integrate event strategy with marketing, membership, content, and revenue teams to ensure alignment with institutional goals.
• Stay on top of event industry knowledge and trends, shifting our strategy as needed.
  

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead, mentor, and grow the events team to operate at high creative and operational standards.
• Drive a culture of innovation, data-informed experimentation, and excellence in execution.
• Serve as the central point of coordination between internal stakeholders and external partners.
  

Partnerships & Community

• Leverage and grow a robust network of cultural and brand partners to co-create events that connect people to us and each other around the spirit of Los Angeles.
• Represent KCRW in public and industry spaces, strengthening our presence in the local and national cultural landscape.
• Manage event execution of co-presenting and sponsorship opportunities that support program sustainability.
  

Business & Operations

• Own the events budget, ensuring financial targets are met through smart forecasting, cost controls, and revenue strategy.
• Design experiences that scale—balancing free, mission-aligned access with high-value, ticketed events that drive support.
• Establish repeatable operational systems and playbooks across the events pipeline.
  

Here’s What You’ll Bring

• Minimum 7 years leading event strategies for cultural, media or brand organizations.
• Demonstrated ability to design and deliver experiences that drive measurable audience or community growth.
• Great sense of tone, evolving landscape of venues, neighborhoods, event types.
• Deep network of local partners, artists, venues, and vendors.
• Skilled in project management tools, budget management and business development.
• Excellent communicator who is timely and responsive and can work at the speed of cultural change.
• Comfort and experience managing sponsors and clients.
• High emotional intelligence, comfort in dynamic public-facing roles, and exceptional leadership and collaboration skills.
• Love of KCRW and the opportunity to enrich the lives of our community with experiences for the mind, heart and soul.
• Night and weekend work required.
  

What We Offer

• Salary Range : $100k - $120k
• Sick leave award
• Vacation leave accrual
• Paid holidays
• Health insurance (including medical, dental, vision, FSA, life and AD&D) eligibility
• 403(b) with company match
• Passionate office environment surrounded by an incredible community of curious and talented colleagues
• KCRW is a qualifying employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program - read more here to determine your eligibility
  

KCRW aims to be representative of Southern California, and candidates with traditionally underrepresented backgrounds and perspectives are encouraged to apply. KCRW is an equal opportunity employer and actively recruits to promote diversity in our workforce. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, disability, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Broadcast Media Production and Distribution

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