Director of Events

Director of Events

Location: Tysons Corner, VA

Reports To: CEO

Salary: $120,000 annually + variable bonus = $140,000 TTC

About Us

Since 2002, Executive Mosaic ( has been the leader in connecting, promoting, and branding executives of consequence and the companies they represent, through exclusive peer networking events and our media properties. We effectively weave a fabric of private like-minded communities, with particular attention on the federal government contracting (GovCon) industry. Executive Mosaic has four core lines of business focused primarily on GovCon: Executive Leadership Dinner Program, Potomac Officers Club, Executive Mosaic Media, and ArchIntel.

Position Overview

The Director of Events is a leadership role responsible for overseeing the event coordinators and day-to-day operations supporting the Potomac Officers Club and Executive Leadership Dinner Programs. Reporting directly to the CEO, this position manages and mentors a team of event coordinators while also maintaining hands-on responsibility for sponsor relationships, program execution, and cross-functional coordination. The ideal candidate is an experienced events professional with demonstrated supervisory skills and the ability to drive team performance in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Management

• Directly supervise, mentor, and manage event coordinators supporting the Potomac Officers Club and Executive Leadership Dinner Programs.
• Set clear performance expectations, provide ongoing coaching and feedback, and conduct performance reviews.
• Delegate tasks effectively across the team, ensuring workloads are balanced and deadlines are consistently met.
• Serve as an escalation point for the team, resolving operational challenges and removing barriers to execution.
• Report program status, team performance metrics, and event outcomes to the CEO on a regular basis.
• Support the onboarding and training of new event coordinators as the team grows.
• Sponsor Engagement & Revenue
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all sponsors, ensuring an excellent and consistent experience throughout the event lifecycle.
• Oversee the full sponsorship cycle from initial engagement and contracting through fulfillment and post-event debrief.
• Conduct kickoff, check-in, and debrief calls with sponsors; ensure all promised deliverables and benefits are fulfilled.
• Develop and implement strategies to increase sponsorship revenue through upselling and long-term partnership development.
• Implement retention strategies and collect sponsor feedback to continuously improve the sponsorship experience.

Program & Event Coordination

• Oversee event planning and logistics execution for both the Potomac Officers Club and Executive Leadership Dinner Programs, ensuring high-quality event delivery.
• Serve as the primary liaison for Executive Leadership Dinner Program Chairmen and speakers, conducting chairman kickoff, planning, speaker prep, and debrief calls.
• Develop and manage event timelines, run-of-show documents, and post-event reporting.
• Travel locally to member events as required (primarily Northern Virginia).
• Marketing & Social Media
• Develop and oversee strategies to increase sponsor and member participation on social media platforms.
• Collaborate with sponsors and internal teams to create engaging promotional content.
• Ensure consistent brand representation across all event and sponsor communications.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or a related field (or equivalent event planning experience).
• A minimum of 4 - 5 years of experience in event management, with at least 1 year in a supervisory or team lead capacity.
• Proven ability to manage, develop, and hold accountable a team of direct reports.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills; comfortable engaging with C-suite executives, sponsors, and internal stakeholders.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple programs simultaneously.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Familiarity with Salesforce or other CRM/event management software.
• Willingness to travel locally to member events (primarily Northern Virginia).

Preferred

• Experience in the federal government contracting (GovCon) or association/membership industry.
• Experience managing sponsor or partner relationships in a B2B environment.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: $120,000 annually + variable bonus = $140,000 TTC
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Retirement plan
• Paid time off
• Standard hours: Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM (occasional evening hours as events require)
• Work location: Vienna, VA 22182 (on-site required)