Colorado Climate Week 2026 Event Director (Contract Position)

About the Organization

Colorado Cleantech is organizing the second annual Colorado Climate Week, a multi-day event bringing

together climate-focused organizations, businesses, and thought leaders across the state. Last year’s effort

drew over 600 people, alongside dozens of partners and speakers who contributed their expertise over three days to make the week a huge success. This year, we’re building on our momentum with additional partners to expand the event's reach and impact.

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly organized Event Director to serve as the lead organizer of Colorado Climate Week.

This contract position will manage the logistics and coordination of all Climate Week activities. This is a unique opportunity, not only to serve in a leadership role for a highly regarded state-wide event, but to rapidly expand your network of climate leaders across the state and contribute to the growth of Colorado as a nationally recognized center of excellence for climate work.

Contract Period

● November 2025 - April 10, 2026 (through Climate Week, plus post-event wrap-up)

● Start date: Immediate

● 25-40 hours per week

Compensation

● $3,000 per month (contract basis)

Key Responsibilities:

Event Strategy

● Work with Colorado Cleantech leadership and a Community Advisory Committee to refine the vision for

Colorado Climate Week 2026

● Lead the implementation of our strategy, acting as a project manager who oversees, organizes, and

holds accountable all event stakeholders and operations

Event Planning & Logistics

● Coordinate venue arrangements for main stage events at CSU Spur

● Develop and manage submission process for community events throughout Colorado

● Co-Create a cohesive programming schedule for main stage events (Monday & Tuesday)

● Encourage and track satellite events across the state to increase statewide engagement

● Manage event registration, and participant and partner communications

● Oversee event vendors for main stage events, including catering, AV, photo/video, marketing, etc.

Climatebase Partnership Management

● Serve as the primary point of contact between Colorado Cleantech and our partner for this event who

will be providing much of the back end data infrastructure, software tools, and general knowledge about

running up a successful climate week

● Coordinate implementation of Climatebase's event management platform and resources

● Manage transition to and customization of Climatebase's website for Colorado Climate Week

● Adapt Climatebase's fundraising and sponsorship materials to fit Colorado Cleantech's needs

Event Planning & Logistics

● Coordinate venue arrangements for main stage events at CSU Spur

● Develop and manage submission process for community events throughout Colorado

● Create a cohesive programming schedule for main stage events (Monday & Tuesday)

● Facilitate satellite events across the state to increase statewide engagement

● Manage event registration, participant, and partner communications

Stakeholder Engagement

● Support the coordination of a working Advisory Committee

● Liaise with potential speakers, sponsors, and community partners

● Create and maintain comprehensive event documentation

● Represent Colorado Cleantech in meetings with potential event hosts and partners

● Provide event updates to Colorado Cleantech leadership and board members, as requested

Sponsorship Support

● Develop a tiered sponsorship model, in coordination with Colorado Cleantech’s in-house development

team

● Assist Colorado Cleantech leadership with sponsor outreach and fulfillment

● Track sponsor commitments and ensure proper recognition

Post-Event Responsibilities

● Compile comprehensive event metrics and impact data

● Coordinate feedback collection from participants, sponsors, and partners

● Produce an after-action report with recommendations for future events

● Ensure proper acknowledgment of all contributors and sponsors

Qualifications:

Required

● Exceptional organizational and project management skills

● Previous experience coordinating medium to large-scale events

● Strong communication and interpersonal skills

● Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities

● Detail-oriented with a talent for logistics coordination

● Experience with event management platforms and tools

● Available to be on-site in Denver during Colorado Climate Week (March 28 - April 3, 2026)

Preferred

● Knowledge of Colorado's cleantech and climate innovation ecosystem

● Familiarity with Colorado's universities and innovation hubs

● Experience with fundraising and sponsor relations

● Understanding of multi-stakeholder event coordination

● Experience coordinating events across multiple locations simultaneously

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit a résumé and cover letter highlighting relevant event coordination

experience to hello@coloradocleantech.com by November 10th.

Colorado Cleantech is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.ou

the

Organization

Colorado

Cleantech

is

organizing

the

second

annual

Colorado

Climate

Week,

a

multi-day

event

bringing

together

climate-focused

organizations,

businesses,

and

thought

leaders

across

the

state.

Last

year’s

effort

drew

over

600

people,

alongside

dozens

of

partners

and

speakers

who

contributed

their

expertise

over

three

days

to

make

the

week

a

huge

success.

This

year,

we’re

building

on

our

momentum

with

additional

partners

to

expand

the

event's

reach

and

impact.

Position

Overview

We

are

seeking

a

highly

organized

Event

Director

to

serve

as

the

lead

organizer

of

Colorado

Climate

Week.

This

contract

position

will

manage

the

logistics

and

coordination

of

all

Climate

Week

activities.

This

is

a

unique

opportunity,

not

only

to

serve

in

a

leadership

role

for

a

highly

regarded

state-wide

event,

but

to

rapidly

expand

your

network

of

climate

leaders

across

the

state

and

contribute

to

the

growth

of

Colorado

as

a

nationally

recognized

center

of

excellence

for

climate

work.

Contract

Period

●

November

2025

-

April

10,

2026

(through

Climate

Week,

plus

post-event

wrap-up)

●

Start

date:

Immediate

●

25-40

hours

per

week

Compensation

●

$3,000

per

month

(contract

basis)

Key

Responsibilities

Event

Strategy

●

Work

with

Colorado

Cleantech

leadership

and

a

Community

Advisory

Committee

to

refine

the

vision

for

Colorado

Climate

Week

2026

●

Lead

the

implementation

of

our

strategy,

acting

as

a

project

manager

who

oversees,

organizes,

and

holds

accountable

all

event

stakeholders

and

operations.

Event

Planning

&

Logistics

●

Coordinate

venue

arrangements

for

main

stage

events

at

CSU

Spur

●

Develop

and

manage

submission

process

for

community

events

throughout

Colorado

●

Co-Create

a

cohesive

programming

schedule

for

main

stage

events

(Monday

&

Tuesday)

●

Encourage

and

track

satellite

events

across

the

state

to

increase

statewide

engagement

●

Manage

event

registration,

and

participant

and

partner

communications

●

Oversee

event

vendors

for

main

stage

events,

including

catering,

AV,

photo/video,

marketing,

etc.

Climatebase

Partnership

Management

●

Serve

as

the

primary

point

of

contact

between

Colorado

Cleantech

and

our

partner

for

this

event

who

will

be

providing

much

of

the

back

end

data

infrastructure,

software

tools,

and

general

knowledge

about

running

up

a

successful

climate

week

●

Coordinate

implementation

of

Climatebase's

event

management

platform

and

resources

●

Manage

transition

to

and

customization

of

Climatebase's

website

for

Colorado

Climate

Week

●

Adapt

Climatebase's

fundraising

and

sponsorship

materials

to

fit

Colorado

Cleantech's

needs

Event

Planning

&

Logistics

●

Coordinate

venue

arrangements

for

main

stage

events

at

CSU

Spur

●

Develop

and

manage

submission

process

for

community

events

throughout

Colorado

●

Create

a

cohesive

programming

schedule

for

main

stage

events

(Monday

&

Tuesday)

●

Facilitate

satellite

events

across

the

state

to

increase

statewide

engagement

●

Manage

event

registration,participant,

and

partner

communications

Stakeholder

Engagement

●

Support

the

coordination

of

a

working

Advisory

Committee

●

Liaise

with

potential

speakers,

sponsors,

and

community

partners

●

Create

and

maintain

comprehensive

event

documentation

●

Represent

Colorado

Cleantech

in

meetings

with

potential

event

hosts

and

partners

●

Provide

event

updates

to

Colorado

Cleantech

leadership

and

board

members,

as

requested

Sponsorship

Support

●

Develop

a

tiered

sponsorship

model,

in

coordination

with

Colorado

Cleantech’s

in-house

development

team

●

Assist

Colorado

Cleantech

leadership

with

sponsor

outreach

and

fulfillment

●

Track

sponsor

commitments

and

ensure

proper

recognition

Post-Event

Responsibilities

●

Compile

comprehensive

event

metrics

and

impact

data

●

Coordinate

feedback

collection

from

participants,

sponsors,

and

partners

●

Produce

an

after-action

report

with

recommendations

for

future

events

●

Ensure

proper

acknowledgment

of

all

contributors

and

sponsors

Qualifications

Required

●

Exceptional

organizational

and

project

management

skills

●

Previous

experience

coordinating

medium

to

large-scale

events

●

Strong

communication

and

interpersonal

skills

●

Ability

to

work

independently

while

managing

multiple

priorities

●

Detail-oriented

with

a

talent

for

logistics

coordination

●

Experience

with

event

management

platforms

and

tools

●

Available

to

be

on-site

in

Denver

during

Colorado

Climate

Week

(March

28

-

April

3,

2026)

Preferred

●

Knowledge

of

Colorado's

cleantech

and

climate

innovation

ecosystem

●

Familiarity

with

Colorado's

universities

and

innovation

hubs

●

Experience

with

fundraising

and

sponsor

relations

●

Understanding

of

multi-stakeholder

event

coordination

●

Experience

coordinating

events

across

multiple

locations

simultaneously

How

to

Apply

Interested

candidates

should

submit

a

résumé

and

cover

letter

highlighting

relevant

event

coordination

experience

to

hello@coloradocleantech.com

by

October

30th.

Colorado

Cleantech

is

committed

to

creating

a

diverse

environment

and

is

proud

to

be

an

equal

opportunity