Director, Events

Event Success & Business Growth • Develop long-term strategic plans and roadmaps for event growth across key Crain brands, starting with Automotive News. Qualifications • 10+ years of B2B event experience, with a focus on large-scale conferences, summits, and awards programs • Proven ability to scale event portfolios across multiple brands or business units • Strong expertise in Cvent (registration, build logic, reporting) and attendee experience design • Ability to build high-trust relationships with editorial, marketing, and sales leaders • Exceptional communication, time management, and project leadership skills • Team-oriented mindset with experience managing direct reports and cross-functional initiatives • Understanding of event production, show flow, and on-site execution — but not required to lead logistics directly • Strong collaboration expected with partner event directors focused on operations and client services. Employee work location is determined by the needs of the specific team and may include on-site, hybrid or remote. • A “remote” role would allow an employee to work from a home office that is in one of the states Crain does business in. Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of many Crain jobs and are subject to change.