Audience Growth Associate, CNBC Events

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Englewood Cliffs (NJ); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite fitness center

Gourmet cafeteria

Dry cleaning

Free shuttle to Manhattan

Job summary

VERSANT Media is seeking an Audience Associate for CNBC Events to support the audience acquisition strategy for our global events. You will use tools to identify and engage senior executives and drive attendance, collaborating with internal teams from outreach to post-event follow-up.

Based in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, this hybrid role involves managing attendee inquiries, building invitee databases, updating registration pages, and coordinating on-site check-in to ensure a smooth, professional

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 years in event coordination, booking, audience development, or a related function; media or news industry experience is a plus.
• Strong organizational skills with proven ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a high level of attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience with navigating digital tools and systems; prior experience with event management platforms and content management systems (CMS) preferred.
• Ability to work collaboratively across departments and with external stakeholders, demonstrating professionalism and customer service orientation.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and on-site event needs.
• Willingness to travel and work flexible hours, including early mornings and evenings, as required by event schedules.
• Intellectual curiosity about and passion for media/entertainment and live events

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for attendee inquiries by managing dedicated inboxes and responding to questions in a timely, accurate, and professional manner.
• Research, develop, and maintain comprehensive invitee databases aligned with event-specific demographics, target industries, and seniority levels to support audience acquisition goals.
• Build, update, and maintain registration landing pages and microsites to ensure a seamless registration process for attendees.
• Draft, schedule, and manage all logistical and transactional communications, including pre- and post-event emails, to provide registrants with accurate and up-to-date event details.
• Regularly update marketing landing pages with new content, including confirmed speakers, agenda updates, sponsor information, and other relevant program details.
• Support cross-platform outreach efforts across email, phone, digital, television, and social channels to maximize audience engagement and attendance.
• Coordinate on-site attendee check-in, ensuring a smooth, efficient, and welcoming registration experience.
• Partner with production managers to confirm, order, and organize all on-site registration materials, including attendee badges, name tags, lanyards, printers, and other supplies.
• Create, distribute, and analyze post-event surveys to measure attendee satisfaction and engagement, and compile key insights and recommendations for the broader Events team.

Skills

Event coordination

Organizational skills

Communication

Collaboration

Travel flexibility

Customer service

Tools

CMS

Event management platforms

Job description

• Compensation: USD 65,000 - USD 75,000 - yearly

Company Description

VERSANT (Nasdaq: VSNT) is an industry-changing media and entertainment business and home to trusted brands that shape culture, inform audiences, and build lasting connections. It operates across four core markets: political news and opinion, business news and personal finance, golf, and sports and genre entertainment. These markets are served through a powerful portfolio of iconic and innovative brands, including CNBC, MS NOW, USA Network, Golf Channel, Oxygen, E!, SYFY, and Versant's sports division USA Sports, along with complementary digital assets including Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow and GolfPass.

Job Description

The Audience Associate for CNBC Events will play a key role in supporting the execution of the audience acquisition strategy for the global leader in business news. This position is responsible for implementing tools, technologies, and tactics to identify, engage, and deliver senior-level executives to CNBC’s portfolio of events. The Audience Associate will collaborate closely with internal stakeholders to ensure a seamless experience for attendees from initial outreach through post-event follow-up.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for attendee inquiries by managing dedicated inboxes and responding to questions in a timely, accurate, and professional manner.
• Research, develop, and maintain comprehensive invitee databases aligned with event-specific demographics, target industries, and seniority levels to support audience acquisition goals.
• Build, update, and maintain registration landing pages and microsites to ensure a seamless registration process for attendees.
• Draft, schedule, and manage all logistical and transactional communications, including pre- and post-event emails, to provide registrants with accurate and up-to-date event details.
• Regularly update marketing landing pages with new content, including confirmed speakers, agenda updates, sponsor information, and other relevant program details.
• Support cross-platform outreach efforts across email, phone, digital, television, and social channels to maximize audience engagement and attendance.
• Coordinate on-site attendee check-in, ensuring a smooth, efficient, and welcoming registration experience.
• Partner with production managers to confirm, order, and organize all on-site registration materials, including attendee badges, name tags, lanyards, printers, and other supplies.
• Create, distribute, and analyze post-event surveys to measure attendee satisfaction and engagement, and compile key insights and recommendations for the broader Events team.

At CNBC Headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, you’ll have access to great perks and amenities:

• Sweat it out-- Free onsite fitness center with state-of-the-art equipment, plus daily group classes
• Eat up-- Gourmet cafeteria with daily specials plus soup and salad bars
• Extras-- Dry cleaning

Don’t have a car? No problem! We offer free shuttle transportation to and from multiple locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Hoboken and Jersey City

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Salary range: $65,000-$75,000

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 years in event coordination, booking, audience development, or a related function; media or news industry experience is a plus.
• Strong organizational skills with proven ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a high level of attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience with navigating digital tools and systems; prior experience with event management platforms and content management systems (CMS) preferred.
• Ability to work collaboratively across departments and with external stakeholders, demonstrating professionalism and customer service orientation.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and on-site event needs.
• Willingness to travel and work flexible hours, including early mornings and evenings, as required by event schedules.
• Intellectual curiosity about and passion for media/entertainmentand live events

Additional Requirements:

• Interested candidates must submit a resume/CV through versantmedia.combe considered
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
• Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with a VERSANT Media employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. VERSANT Media's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [e-mail] .

VERSANT Media is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. We include a good faith pay range for each position to comply with applicable state and local pay transparency laws and to promote equity across our organization. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, experience, and location and may include additional forms of compensation and benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, etc.

VERSANT Media is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at VERSANT via-email, the Internet, or in any form and/or method without a valid written Statement of Work in place for this position from VERSANT's Talent Acquisition team will be deemed the sole property of VERSANT. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by VERSANT as a result of the referral or through other means.