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# Vice President of Events at Alliance Defending Freedom

- **Company:** Alliance Defending Freedom
- **Location:** Lansdowne, VA
- **Compensation:** $166k–$251k
- **Posted:** 2026-09-25
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-19
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/alliancedefendingfreedom/jobs/5435050008?gh_jid=5435050008

## Job description

Make a difference with us! At Alliance Defending Freedom, we believe God has brought you here for His purpose—to stand for truth and defend the God-given right to live and speak it. Together, we protect religious freedom, free speech, the sanctity of life, marriage and family, and parental rights. Review our [Statement of Faith](https://adflegal.org/about-us/careers/statement-of-faith/) to ensure we’re a fit for you.

Location: Lansdowne, VA

## Team Overview

The Vice President of Events will translate ADF's organizational priorities into an audience-centered event strategy and ensure that every element of the event works together to produce the intended mission outcome. This role serves as the event's primary owner and final integrator—aligning executive leadership, Subject Matter Experts, event producers, creative partners, speakers, and vendors around one cohesive experience. The VP of Events will provide strategic oversight of ADF's entire event portfolio and hands-on executive-producer accountability for ADF's flagship events, serving as the final decision-maker for the audience experience.

## Key Responsibilities

Event Strategy

- Oversee ADF's complete portfolio of events as one strategic investment, defining the event's purpose, priority audience, desired outcomes and measures of success.
- Partner with executive leadership to prioritize events based on mission impact, audience need, investment and organizational capacity, recommending when events should be launched, redesigned, consolidated, scaled or discontinued, and assigning each event an appropriate tier, governance model and level of support.

## Team Leadership

- Establish the structure, roles, and decision rights of the Events Team, and recruit, develop, and retain top producers and specialists.
- For ADF’s major events, serve as executive producer — the final decision-maker for the audience experience, leading the onsite event structure, and protecting the approved strategy from unnecessary late-stage changes, and making timely decisions when programming, speaker, production, or operational issues arise.

Programming, Creative, and Production Leadership

- Own the overall agenda, story arc, session sequence and audience journey, show order, transitions, and pacing.
- Evaluate programming, creative, and production recommendations collectively to ensure the full experience supports the approved event strategy.
- Direct the Creative Director, Event Producer and production partners toward one event vision.

Subject Matter Expert Integration

- Serve as the senior liaison between Events, executive leadership, business units, development, communications, legal, security and external partners, ensuring stakeholders contribute expertise without assuming operational or programming authority.

Event Standards and Systems

- Establish the ADF event-planning methodology and ensure it is used consistently, including standard processes, tools and timelines for strategy, budgeting, procurement, speaker management, site visits, production and onsite execution.

Financial Stewardship

- Oversee event portfolio budgets, staffing and resource allocation, partnering with the Event Producer/Event Manager to establish the budget and investment priorities.
- Evaluate event investment in relation to mission impact and measurable outcomes, including where increased investment will materially improve mission impact.

## Minimum Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree from an accredited university
- 12+ years of event management experience
- Experience in overseeing live AV production.
- Demonstrated experience supervising and developing teams, with a track record of building and retaining high-performing staff.
- Hands-on experience with event technology platforms (e.g., registration, AV/production, or analytics tools) and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Demonstrated ability and willingness to travel frequently for events, including periodic international travel.

## Preferred Qualifications

- Demonstrated experience in executive-level decision-making authority, with specific examples of high-stakes judgment calls made under time pressure.
- Experience owning event strategy and audience-experience design for large-scale events (500+ attendees), from concept through execution.
- Experience programming keynote-level content, story arcs, or show flow for a senior/executive audience.
- Experience owning a departmental or event-portfolio budget of $1M+, including forecasting and vendor negotiation.
- Direct experience directing creative and production teams toward a unified vision.

Pay & Benefits

At Alliance Defending Freedom, we offer competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package to support your well-being and growth. Our benefits include 100% covered medical and dental insurance, medical and dependent care reimbursement, paid disability, long-term care, life insurance, and a 401(k) plan with a 4% company match. We prioritize work-life balance with paid time off and 12 paid holidays each year.

Want to Know More About ADF?

This salary range is reflective of a position based in Lansdowne, VA. This range is a good-faith estimate, and the actual salary may vary based on the candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications, and office location.

Virginia Salary Range $166,300—$250,800 USD

## About Alliance Defending Freedom

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is the world’s largest legal organization dedicated to protecting religious freedom, free speech, the sanctity of life, marriage and family, and parental rights through litigation, advocacy, and attorney training.
- **Entity Type**: Private (501(c)(3) religious nonprofit)
- **Headquarters**: Scottsdale, AZ, USA (with additional offices in Lansdowne, VA; Washington, D.C.; Lawrenceville, GA; and Dallas, TX)
- **Founded**: 1994
- **Founders**: A coalition of more than 30 prominent Christian leaders

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Legal advocacy and public-policy litigation
- **Target customers**: Clients (individuals, churches, ministries) defending religious liberty and free speech; allied attorneys and law students; donors (Ministry Friends); and the broader alliance of partner organizations.
- **Mission**: To keep the door open for the gospel by advancing every person’s God-given right to live and speak the truth. ADF pursues strategic victories in law, policy, and the public square.

## Products & Services
- **Direct Litigation (Legal Representation)**: ADF takes cases pro bono for clients whose God-given rights are threatened. It has won nearly 80% of its cases, including 20 victories at the U.S. Supreme Court.
- **Attorney Network & Training**: Over 5,300 allied attorneys worldwide who receive training, mentorship, and resources to advance religious freedom in their own jurisdictions.
- **ADF Action & ADF Church & Ministry Alliance**: Advocacy and educational arms that equip pastors, churches, and ministry leaders in defending their constitutional rights.
- **Viewpoint Diversity Score Business Index**: A tool that rates Fortune 100 companies on their respect for free speech and religious liberty, used to encourage corporate policy change.
- **Blackstone Legal Fellowship**: A high‑profile summer legal training program for law students, preparing the next generation of constitutional lawyers.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not applicable (nonprofit); annual revenue not publicly disclosed.
- **Key Metric**: Total network of 5,300+ allied attorneys; 20 U.S. Supreme Court victories; ~80% overall win rate.
- **Notable Donors/Partners**: Fully funded by private donations (Ministry Friends); no government funds. Partners include a wide alliance of Christian ministries, churches, and individual supporters. ADF does not charge clients for representation.
- **Growth Signals**: Five U.S. offices; continued expansion of the attorney network; recent Supreme Court wins (e.g., *303 Creative v. Elenis*); increasing visibility through the Viewpoint Diversity Score Business Index.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Scale**: World’s largest legal organization focused on religious liberty and family rights.
- **Track Record**: Unmatched Supreme Court success (20 wins) and an ~80% overall case‑win rate.
- **Attorney Network**: A ready‑made force of over 5,300 allied lawyers who can be deployed nationwide.
- **Strategic Patience**: The “generational wins” approach seeks lasting legal and cultural change rather than short‑term victories.
- **Funding Model**: No government or corporate strings attached – fully donor‑supported, enabling principled litigation.

## Strategic Focus
- **Five Generational Wins**: Protecting religious freedom, free speech, the sanctity of life, marriage and family, and parental rights.
- **Policy & Corporate Engagement**: Expanding influence beyond the courtroom via the Viewpoint Diversity Score and corporate‑affairs initiatives.
- **Training the Next Generation**: Scaling the Blackstone Legal Fellowship and other attorney‑training programs to ensure long‑term bench strength.
- **Global Reach**: Expanding the alliance model internationally through allied attorneys and partnerships.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Mission**: A faith‑based, collaborative environment where employees are encouraged to grow spiritually and professionally. Daily chapel, prayer gatherings, and a full‑time chaplain are central to the workday.
- **Work‑Life Balance**: Generous paid time off (PTO), 12 paid holidays, maternity/paternity/adoption leave, and free personal finance advisory services.
- **Compensation & Benefits**: 100% employer‑paid medical and dental premiums for employee and family; health savings account with employer contribution; 401(k) with 4% match; life, AD&D, disability, and long‑term care insurance; access to a vast library of online professional education courses.
- **Office & Flexibility**: Five U.S. offices (Scottsdale, AZ; Lansdowne, VA; Washington, D.C.; Lawrenceville, GA; Dallas, TX). Roles are generally office‑based; the interview process includes an in‑person final round.
- **Interview Process**: Typically 3–4 weeks, involving a recruiter screen, a deeper discussion with the hiring manager, and a final day of multiple in‑person interviews.
- **Employment Requirement**: All team members must share and uphold ADF’s Statement of Faith, grounded in the Apostles’ Creed and historic Christian tradition.

## Sources
1. [ADF Careers Page](https://adflegal.org/careers/)
2. [ADF About Us](https://adflegal.org/about/)
3. [ADF Homepage](https://adflegal.org/)
4. [ADF Career Opportunities](https://adflegal.org/careers/career-opportunities/)
5. [ADF LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/alliance-defending-freedom)

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