Hiring: Director Event Marketing & Experiences Company: Joint Commission Location: Oakbrook Terrace, IL Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 11:18:34 Employment Type: On-site Target Skills & Keywords : Accessibility, Project Management, Spark, Vendor Management About the job Experience: •10 years of progressive experience leading complex events, conferences, tradeshows, executive meetings, or large-scale programs; experience in healthcare, association, nonprofit, accreditation, education, or professional services environments preferred. Required Skills: •Develop and lead an enterprise-wide events strategy aligned with Joint Commission’s brand, marketing priorities, stakeholder engagement goals, and organizational objectives. •Serve as the primary events leader and strategic partner to the Chief Marketing Officer, marketing and communications team, executive leadership, and key business stakeholders. •Plan and execute domestic and international events, conferences, tradeshows, sponsored programs, leadership convenings, and internal events. •Lead the planning and delivery of major enterprise conferences, including SPARK and UNIFY, ensuring strong program integration, operational excellence, attendee experience, logistics, and measurable outcomes. •Partner with marketing to integrate events into broader campaigns, audience engagement strategies, sponsorship opportunities, communications plans, digital promotion, and post-event follow-up. •Partner cross-functionally with leadership and subject matter experts to support agenda development, speaker coordination, executive participation, session flow, and audience experience. •Oversee event operations, including venue sourcing, vendor management, budgeting, registration, travel coordination, production, audiovisual needs, signage, exhibitor management, sponsorship fulfillment, risk planning, and onsite execution. •Establish consistent event governance, planning processes, timelines, templates, standards, and measurement frameworks across the enterprise. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree in hospitality, event management, marketing, communications, or a related field required; advanced degree preferred. •Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience leading complex events, conferences, tradeshows, executive meetings, or large-scale programs; experience in healthcare, association, nonprofit, accreditation, education, or professional services environments preferred. •Demonstrated experience managing large, multi-day conferences with significant attendance, multiple stakeholders, executive participation, sponsors, exhibitors, and complex logistics. •In-depth knowledge of how events support brand strategy, marketing campaigns, lead generation, stakeholder engagement, reputation, and revenue goals. •Proven ability to collaborate with senior executives, marketing leaders, subject matter experts, vendors, and cross-functional teams. •Excellent project management, budget management, negotiation, vendor management, and problem-solving skills. •Strong communication skills, including executive level written, verbal, presentation, and facilitation abilities. •Demonstrated capacity to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and stakeholders in a fast-paced, matrixed environment. •Proficiency with event technology platforms, registration systems, mobile event apps, attendee engagement tools, and reporting dashboards; Cvent experience preferred. •Certified Meeting Professional (CMP), Certified Special Events Professional (CSEP), or similar credential preferred. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!