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title: "Commerce Night External Associate"
company: "The CUS"
company_url: "https://www.remjobs.works/companies/the-cus"
url: "https://www.remjobs.works/job/the-cus-commerce-night-external-associate-a6f220e7-4c9c-4e33-9cbf-d0b83801e99c"
apply_url: "https://jobs.lever.co/commerce-undergraduate/f3564d93-1716-48cf-9488-5400f55fd134"
workplace: hybrid
location: "Vancouver"
employment_type: part-time
seniority: entry
role: other
region: canada
date_posted: 2026-09-11T21:52:41.962Z
first_seen_by_remjobs: 2026-09-17T11:40:29.320Z
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# Commerce Night External Associate

**The CUS** · Vancouver

Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/commerce-undergraduate/f3564d93-1716-48cf-9488-5400f55fd134

## About the role

Commerce Night’s External Associate will assist the VP Externals with outreach to companies and coordination of in-kind and monetary sponsorships.

##### Time Commitment

- First semester: 2-4 hours/week

- Second semester (prior to Commerce Night): 4-6 hours/week

##### Term of Employment

October 2026 - March 2027

##### Main Responsibilities

- Assist Commerce Night’s VP Externals with the following:

Secure in-kind and monetary sponsorships supporting Commerce Night giveaways, gift bags, and event initiatives

- Maintain a strong and professional relationship with all potential sponsors and external parties through phone calls and email communication

- Act as a liaison for the invited donors and sponsors and ensure a positive experience throughout the gala

- Associates are also expected to:

Attend all Commerce Night GMs and department meetings

- Respond to all Slack communications within 24 hours

- Take ownership of assigned tasks and meet set internal deadlines

- Provide ideas and support for the overall vision and planning of the Commerce Night gala

- Assist with the overall planning and execution of the Group & Individual Awards Information Session and the Awards Night Gala alongside the team

- Participate in Commerce Night boothing activities to promote awards

##### Qualifications

- Personable, comfortable connecting and building relationships with new people in professional and non-professional settings

- Proactive communicator with good communication skills, both verbal and written

- Reliable and responsible with good self-management

- Familiarity with sales, cold outreach, and calling will be considered an asset

##### Anticipated Learning Outcomes

- Gain strong relationships with professionals in a variety of industries

- Improve communication and outreach skills by communicating with many companies

- Experience in organizing sponsorships and various sponsorship events/booths including:

Gaining in-kind and monetary sponsorships

- Organizing potential sponsorship events like booths, both pre-gala and during gala

- Communicating with sponsors to maintain good relationships for future years

- Experience in supporting sponsor partnerships for a large scale event of over 400+ attendees

Submit the following information on Lever:

- A one-page resume outlining your most relevant experiences

- A cover letter describing:

Why do you want to be involved in the CUS Commerce Night?

- Why do you think you would be an excellent candidate 

for the position?

- What new element would you bring to Commerce Night, and how would you make it happen?

Applications are due **September 23 at 11:59 PM**. Save your resume with the naming convention "FirstNameLastName_ExternalAssociate”.

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