Wisconsin Public Media and Friends of PBS Wisconsin are looking for an Auction and Exhibitor Manager. PBS Wisconsin's online Auction (June 1-10) is an annual fundraising event supported by dedicated volunteers with more than 2,000 items and thousands of bidders. The person in this role would oversee donation acquisition, the donation item database, volunteer support, promotional materials, customer service, event logistics, technical needs and evaluation.

Garden & Green Living Expo is an annual fundraising and community engagement event that draws more than 15,000 attendees and includes hundreds of exhibitors and volunteers. The person in this role would recruit exhibitors, oversee complex logistical details, provide customer support and monitor event data and transactions.

The position also provides support for other station events throughout the year.

A typical day in the job involves working with data and spreadsheets, making phone calls and sending emails to current and prospective donors and exhibitors, strategizing new recruitment initiatives, directing volunteers and coordinating with staff across the organization.

To excel in this role, you'll bring a combination of self-motivation, data and technical proficiency, organizational skills and interpersonal communications. An ability to manage databases and utilize project management tools is essential.

The Auction and Exhibitor Manager reports to the Expo Manager and is part of the Development Department.

This position typically works Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm CT, and some evenings and/or weekends for events. This position is a hybrid position and will require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location headquartered in Madison, WI. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location. Final schedule can be discussed in the offer stage, but fully remote candidates will not be accepted.

For the full position description and application instructions, please visit: https://jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/auction-and-exhibitor-manager-madison-wisconsin-united-states