Director of Meeting Services
Job Description
Starting Range: $100,000-$110,000 per year, depending on experience.
Hybrid Schedule: 2 days in office required.
Purpose of Position/Essential Function
Primary focus includes the management of all scheduled programs, from soliciting, reviewing and
negotiating of all hotels, convention center and vendor contracts to the facilitation of meeting
logistics. Provide direct leadership and guidance to the Meeting Services Department, and
collaborates with the Education and Exhibits Departments, to plan and produce high-quality and
cost-effective educational activities in accordance with ACCME, AMA, AdvaMed, and international
guidelines where appropriate. Organizes, analyzes, and recommends locations for education and
business meetings. Assist in creating strategic marketing plans, responsible for the overall
logistical management of meetings, both educational and committee. Develops and manages activity
budgets; provides financial reporting and performance tracking.
Basic Functions and Responsibilities
1. Administer the solicitation and negotiation of all meeting-related contracts. Can delegate
specific contracts to other team members to initiate.
2. Manage meeting logistics and RFPs for all meetings, educational or committee, including but
not limited to hotel, convention center, and vendor contracts, meeting room assignment and set-up,
food and beverage, audiovisual, signage, destination management, special events, board, faculty and
staff travel, and registration.
3. Directly responsible for the overall Annual Meeting city selection, convention center and
hotel contracting. Control all logistics for the Annual Meeting provides support for the technical
exhibition.
4. Work directly in partnership procurement and contracting between NASS and other related medical
societies, as needed.
5. All duties as assigned by Executive Director and/or Associate Executive Director of Event
Services to achieve NASS goals and objectives in promoting the values and mission.
6. Delegate and assign projects to Meeting Services department staff.
7. Maintain a working knowledge of all NASS service areas and provides peer support/back-up as
needed.
8. Assists in establishing a productive relationship with members, staff, and volunteers.
9. Track meeting schedules of other spine-related societies and groups to try to prevent overlap
of events.
10. Assist in writing, proofing and editing marketing copies and supporting text.
11. Assist in establishing a productive relationship with volunteers, members, staff, as well as
contractors, site personnel (hotel and convention center) while striving to enhance the image and
reputation of NASS as a pre-eminent, high-quality medical specialty society.
12. Develop and accurately maintain historical / statistical database for all meetings assigned
and generate reports as requested.
13. Preparation of the annual and individual program budgets as assigned, monitor financial
condition of the programs for cost-effectiveness, approves all expenditures.
14. Provide feedback in developing a marketing strategy for CME activities and products. Analyze
member’s past annual meeting comments, to identify improvements. Meet with internal resources
regularly to coordinate CME educational resource efforts, and to integrate marketing strategy into
overall NASS promotional plan.
15. Delegate faculty arrangements, vendor, and logistical needs to various NASS staff.
16. Write, proof, and edit marketing copy and supporting text.
17. Edit, proof, and prepare reference materials for distribution onsite.
18. Evaluate work performance of Meeting Services Department staff.
19. Update conflict calendars as required.
Minimum Education/Experience Requirements
1. Bachelor’s degree required.
2. Nine years+ of meeting planning experience required.
3. CMP preferred
Supervision Received
Directly supervised and reviewed by Associated Executive Director of Event Services. Independent in
determining work methods and deadlines. Minimal supervision required. Deadlines set by Meeting
Services or Education Department, Committees or Board of Directors.
Supervision Exercised
Meeting Services Department staff
Staff and volunteers assigned to off-site programs
Relationships
Close Contact
Meeting Services Department Exhibits Department Education Department
IT Department Marketing Department
Moderate Contact
All other support teams.
Volunteer / Member Contact
1. Program committees
2. Board of Directors, President’s family
3. Other collaborative partnering organizations and support personnel for assigned individual
program activities and projects.
Service Providers/Other Partners
1. Primary interface with convention center/hotel/meeting facility for all contractual items,
concessions and an effective meeting administration schedule.
Other Requirements
1. Highly developed oral, written, and interpersonal communications skills required.
2. Strong sense of commitment and the ability to handle multiple projects with overlapping and
simultaneous deadlines efficiently and effectively.
3. Creativity, resourcefulness, and problem-solving skills are a must.
4. Analytical and organizational skills required.
5. Computer literacy is essential (proficiency with Microsoft Office Suites); average to heavy
computer usage.
6. Group facilitation skills required.
7. Ability to lift boxes weighing up to 20 lbs.
8. Travel 5-10 times per year required, night and weekend work as needed.