Community Events Coordinator

CPI Security, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina is looking for a full-time Events Community Coordinator. The Events Community Coordinator will support the execution of CPI Security’s community events, sports activations, sales events, sponsorship activations, and select internal experiences. This is an execution-focused role for someone who loves logistics, timelines, checklists, and being on-site to make sure everything runs smoothly.

You’ll help manage the details before, during, and after events — from coordinating materials and vendors to supporting setup, activation execution, and post-event wrap-up. This position will work closely with marketing, sales, HR, and operations teams, with a strong partnership with sales on customer-facing events and activations.

What You’Ll Do

: Event Execution Logistics Coordinate logistics for community events, sports-related activations, sponsorship events, sales events, and other CPI brand experiences. Build and maintain event timelines, checklists, run-of-show documents, packing lists, and staffing plans. Coordinate event setup, on-site execution, and breakdown.

Serve as a key day-of contact for vendors, internal team members, event staff, and partners. Troubleshoot issues in real time to help ensure events run smoothly. Travel to support events and activations as needed.

Sales Activation Support Partner closely with the sales team on customer-facing events, activations, and lead-generation opportunities. Help coordinate event materials, sales collateral, giveaways, signage, booth assets, equipment, and activation setup. Ensure sales team members have the information, materials, and logistical support they need before and during events.

Support attendee engagement, lead capture logistics, post-event follow-up needs, and recap materials where applicable. Community Partnership Support Help support CPI’s presence at community events Help ensure CPI shows up consistently, professionally, and positively in the communities we serve. Support the execution of partnership deliverables, including signage, booth presence, promotional items, staffing needs, and event-day logistics.

Requirements

. Maintain clear communication so all partners understand expectations, timelines, and

Responsibilities

Internal Coordination Administration Coordinate across marketing, community, sales, HR, operations, and other internal CPI teams. Maintain event supplies, swag, signage, equipment, and inventory. Support event-related purchasing, invoice processing, and expense tracking against approved budgets.

Post-Event Wrap-Up Help gather event results, attendance numbers, photos, feedback, leads, and key takeaways. Support post-event recaps for internal teams. What You Bring: 1–2 years of experience in event coordination, marketing support, hospitality, sales support, community programming, sponsorship support, or a related role.

Strong organizational skills and excellent attention to detail. Ability to manage multiple timelines, tasks, and event details at once. Clear written and verbal communication skills.

Comfort working cross-functionally with teams such as sales, marketing, HR, operations, and external partners. Strong follow-through and ability to own assigned tasks from start to finish. Calm, flexible, and solutions-oriented when plans change.

Willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends based on event schedules. Willingness and ability to travel for events and activations. Why CPI: At CPI, you’ll be part of a team that values people, performance, and purpose.

We foster a collaborative, high-performing environment where ideas are welcomed, contributions are recognized, and growth is encouraged.