Commerce Night External Associate

Commerce Night’s External Associate will assist the VP Externals with outreach to companies and coordination of in-kind and monetary sponsorships.
### Time Commitment

• First semester: 2-4 hours/week
• Second semester (prior to Commerce Night): 4-6 hours/week

### Term of Employment
October 2026 - March 2027
### Main Responsibilities

• Assist Commerce Night’s VP Externals with the following:
• Secure in-kind and monetary sponsorships supporting Commerce Night giveaways, gift bags, and event initiatives
• Maintain a strong and professional relationship with all potential sponsors and external parties through phone calls and email communication
• Act as a liaison for the invited donors and sponsors and ensure a positive experience throughout the gala
• Associates are also expected to:
• Attend all Commerce Night GMs and department meetings
• Respond to all Slack communications within 24 hours
• Take ownership of assigned tasks and meet set internal deadlines
• Provide ideas and support for the overall vision and planning of the Commerce Night gala
• Assist with the overall planning and execution of the Group & Individual Awards Information Session and the Awards Night Gala alongside the team
• Participate in Commerce Night boothing activities to promote awards

### Qualifications

• Personable, comfortable connecting and building relationships with new people in professional and non-professional settings
• Proactive communicator with good communication skills, both verbal and written
• Reliable and responsible with good self-management
• Familiarity with sales, cold outreach, and calling will be considered an asset

### Anticipated Learning Outcomes

• Gain strong relationships with professionals in a variety of industries
• Improve communication and outreach skills by communicating with many companies
• Experience in organizing sponsorships and various sponsorship events/booths including:
• Gaining in-kind and monetary sponsorships
• Organizing potential sponsorship events like booths, both pre-gala and during gala
• Communicating with sponsors to maintain good relationships for future years
• Experience in supporting sponsor partnerships for a large scale event of over 400+ attendees