Events Manager

Powell's Books is seeking an Events Manager for our City of Books location in Downtown Portland. This role oversees events programming at the Burnside Store and supports events offsite and at other Powell’s locations as needed. The Events Manager acts as part of the Manager on Duty team, supporting store operations and supervising a team of employees. They serve as a welcoming face of the company, playing an active role in ensuring customers have a positive experience at events.

Powell’s Books is known worldwide as a premier independent bookstore and an icon in the Portland community. We are committed to fostering a culture and environment of inclusion, empowerment, and respect – a place where everyone can show up fully as themselves and do their best work every day.

This position is part of the management team at our Burnside Location in downtown Portland, a high-volume, fast-paced environment with over 100 employees. The Events Manager works independently and as part of the management team to oversee events programming at the Burnside Store and to support events offsite and at other Powell’s locations as needed. Responsibilities include providing an exceptional in-store customer experience, managing staff on the events team and the retail floor, and coordinating workflow and staffing of events. The Events Manager hosts events when needed and spends much of their time playing an active role to ensure customers have a positive experience at events. They supervise the Burnside Events Coordinator and a team of events-focused employees and other generalists. This position acts as part of the Manager on Duty team supporting store operations and staff throughout the store. Major decisions are reviewed/approved in advance by the Burnside Store Managers or Flagship Store Director. May report to a Burnside Store Manager or Flagship Store Director.