Events Lead - St. Louis, MO

CIC St. Louis is looking for a driven and detail-oriented Events Lead to manage event operations, book meetings and conferences, and ensure strong follow-through on all event details. This role is primarily focused on driving revenue through event bookings, while also supporting programming that enriches our community. This is an exciting, full-time opportunity for someone with 3-5 years of professional experience developing, curating, and leading events and programming in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

The Event Lead will connect our clients, collaborative partners, and the local community to enrich our growing innovation ecosystem.

Events play a critical role in our community by providing entrepreneurs, innovators, and members of our community with an outlet to connect and learn with like‑minded individuals. A variety of events occur at CIC, from industry‑specific gatherings and startup workshops, to events focused on thought‑leadership, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

• Build strong client and partner relationships while overseeing in‑person, virtual, and hybrid events.
• Manage the full event lifecycle: screening requests, giving tours, preparing agreements, coordinating logistics, and ensuring policy compliance.
• Drive event sales: prospect, qualify, and convert leads to meet revenue targets.
• Use Tripleseat to track bookings, logistics, and reporting.
• Oversee on‑site operations: staff coordination, room setups/resets, walkthroughs, and space readiness.
• Promote events through CIC marketing channels and evaluate success.
• Manage the annual events budget and program metrics with the General Manager.

• Represent CIC in the local innovation ecosystem, building partnerships with universities, corporations, nonprofits, investors, and government groups.
• Serve as liaison with Cortex, Filament, and other partners on joint projects.
• Plan community programs (e.g., Lunch & Learns, networking, wellness, and resource connections).
• Attend external events to promote CIC and stay connected to trends.
• Maintain organized records of partners, stakeholders, and vendors.

• Partner with the Sales team on leads, partnerships, and programming to grow revenue.
• Track and evaluate event impact for business development.
• Support corporate relationship‑building locally and beyond St. Louis.

• Collaborate with local and central marketing teams to shape annual plans.
• Develop local campaigns and content for social media, newsletters, and partner channels.
• Manage creative, PR, and media partners to align with CIC’s global strategy.
• Track results, share insights, and optimize future efforts.

Our ideal candidate will be service‑minded, reliable, and clever and possess the following characteristics:

• Able to work independently while communicating effectively, both written and verbally, with team members and clients alike. A balanced presence around all people, from clients to guests to colleagues to vendors.
• Personable, happy to help others, and naturally drawn to a very busy, ever evolving environment.
• A collaborative mindset in working with CIC members, partners, and community organizations. We value team‑based leadership and often complete projects, events, and long‑term strategic goals amongst CIC staff, community stakeholders, and partner organizations.
• A commitment to work that they consider “mission” based. They will see their work as an opportunity to make a powerful contribution to a larger effort in the startup, technology, and innovation ecosystem.
• Incredibly detail‑oriented and organized with solid time‑management skills.
• Comfortable with uncertainty and last minute changes, while also being comfortable asking for help. Has a resilient mindset and approach to events and projects that need to be completed even when things don’t go as planned.
• A willingness to perform an array of administrative tasks coupled with an ability to play “backup” to other members of the team.
• An understanding of audio/visual equipment and readiness to develop expertise for new and emerging technologies.
• An understanding of event…