Event Manager

Empower the Next Generation to End Factory Farming

What would it mean to dedicate your time, talent, and energy to creating a more just and sustainable food system?

New Roots Institute is a growing nonprofit dedicated to ending factory farming by empowering the next generation of advocates. Our fellowship programs train students to lead real-world campaigns that create structural and behavioral change in their communities.

We’re seeking a passionate and experienced Event Manager to join our team and help us deepen our impact.

• Ending factory farming is not merely our employment. We prioritize our lives around it and are looking for people who bring that same commitment, along with the self-awareness and discipline to sustain it.
• We continuously question our own biases and assumptions and adapt when we recognize we’re wrong. We’re looking for people who can see their ego and know how to put it aside to achieve shared goals.
• We're results-oriented, strive for excellence, and are looking for people who can say they never miss deadlines.
• Giving and receiving honest and direct feedback is foundational to our culture and a performance requirement for all of us. We're looking for people who are eager to use constructive feedback to grow and help others to grow, both personally and professionally.
• Because we work remotely, proactive communication and quick responses are key to building trust and working effectively together. We’re looking for people who excel at keeping everyone updated. If you don’t always respond within a few hours, New Roots won’t be the place for you.
• We genuinely enjoy working together and look for ways to have fun, despite the tragic nature of what we are up against.

• Lead the end-to-end planning, coordination, and execution of the annual Leadership Summit, our flagship multi-day, in-person convening launching in 2027, and partner closely with program staff and leadership to translate program goals into an exceptional participant experience.
• Lead planning of the annual Celebration, end-of-term Showcases, and other virtual and in-person events, coordinating with program teams on content, format, and delivery.
• Own event operations from planning through execution, for both in-person and virtual programs, including budgeting, vendor management, contract negotiation, venue sourcing, participant travel and accommodations, registration, catering, accessibility needs, procurement, virtual event platforms and technical production, and speaker and facilitator coordination.
• Own event communications, ensuring fellows, alumni, speakers, partners, and staff receive the information and support they need to participate fully and successfully. Collaborate with program teams to integrate event communications into the broader participant experience.
• Build and improve the systems that support successful events, including playbooks, SOPs, project plans, timelines, templates, run-of-show documents, contingency protocols, and post-event evaluation processes.
• Serve as a core member of the Program Operations team, contributing to operational systems, process improvement, and program delivery beyond major events. Between convenings, support team priorities and lead or contribute to projects that strengthen programs infrastructure.
• Communicate progress, outcomes, and key learnings to internal stakeholders, contributing to organizational learning, decision-making, and long-term strategy.

Required Skills & Experience

• Experienced event professional with 3+ years of experience planning and executing complex, multi-day, in-person events or convenings, ideally involving travel, lodging, and 100+ attendees. Comfortable owning the full event lifecycle from early planning through on-site execution and post-event evaluation. (Most of the role's other events are delivered virtually; experience with online events is a plus but not required.)
• Skilled in project management, able to build realistic plans and timelines, manage competing priorities, sequence work across overlapping work streams, and drive complex…