Director, Events and Activations

Job Description

Job Description

Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America’s boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country’s biggest problems, from education to the economy, broken communities, and toxic division, among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding, thought leadership, a network of peers, and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society.

Stand Together is harnessing the power of music, sports, and entertainment to drive positive social change, and you can play a key role in making it happen. As Director, Events and Activations on our events team, you’ll lead a team to develop and execute high-impact event strategies and activations across key partnerships. We’re looking for a strategic leader with strong communication and project management skills, who thrives in a fast-paced environment and knows how to deliver memorable experiences that drive awareness and engagement. This is an exciting opportunity for a results-driven, entrepreneurial leader who can balance big-picture strategy with hands-on execution.

How You Will Contribute

• Lead event strategy across our Music, Sports, and Entertainment portfolio, ensuring that event opportunities align towards larger, long-term objectives.
• Lead the planning and execution of a portfolio of activation opportunities, including timeline and vendor management, onsite setup and breakdown, and ensuring smooth, vision-aligned execution.
• Manage event workflows from inception to completion, ensuring milestones and deadlines are met.
• Introduce and implement new ideas and industry best practices to elevate event impact.
• Oversee event budgets and analyze return on investment (ROI) to optimize spending.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to develop and execute future event and activation opportunities.
• Source and manage production companies, agencies, and vendors to deliver events aligned with Stand Together’s vision and social impact goals.
• Measure event performance against key metrics and apply insights to improve future activations.
• Domestic travel (30-40%), including evenings and weekends.

What You Will Bring

What We Offer

Location Requirement : This role is based in-person at our Arlington, VA headquarters. Only candidates who are able to work onsite will be considered.

Our Values :  Working at Stand Together is different from many other organizations. Our culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management® (PBM®), a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress, such as dignity, openness, and bottom-up empowerment. PBM® empowers our employees to be entrepreneurial, to innovate, and to continually drive transformation.

We believe diversity fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success, and that is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.