Content Manager

Gartner, Inc.; Irving (TX); Hybrid; USD 64,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

World-class benefits

Hybrid work environment

Bonus opportunities

401k match

Stock purchase plan

Generous PTO

Job summary

Gartner, Inc. is seeking a Content Manager to design and deliver compelling content for executive communities and C-level events.

You will develop event agendas, identify topics through research, secure speakers, and craft session formats, while analyzing feedback to measure success. Responsibilities include drafting speaker profiles, abstracts, invitations, scripts, and marketing materials, with travel ~10% for events.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years relevant work experience is required.
• Professional business and/or technical writing experience.
• Demonstrated ability to learn new subject matter quickly.
• Ability to establish and build relationships with high-profile executives.
• Proven track record managing multiple projects and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with program management to create compelling event agendas.
• Schedule and lead calls with C-level executives and speakers.
• Write speaker profiles, abstracts, invitations, and stage scripts.
• Conduct research to identify topics for Fortune 1000 audiences.
• Negotiate, draft and manage speaker agreements.
• Coordinate with sales, marketing and operations to align with event strategy.
• Evaluate content quality and drive continual improvement.
• Manage content projects and provide training and support to colleagues.
• Travel to events approximately 10% of the time.
• Provide customer service to large sponsor accounts.

Skills

Interviewing skills

Business writing

Relationship building

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, communications, journalism, English or related field

Job description

The job of the Content Manager is to design and deliver compelling content tailored to each executive community we serve. This position develops event agendas across a portfolio of C-level events. The Content Manager conducts research and phone interviews to identify appropriate topics, secures speakers, creates appropriate session formats, and analyzes attendee feedback to measure success.

What you will do

• Partner closely with program management to create compelling event agendas
• Schedule and lead calls with C-level executives and speakers
• Creatively write speaker profiles, presentation abstracts, invitations, stage scripts and prepare a variety of digital and print marketing materials in adherence with Associate Press and Gartner C-Level Communities Company Style Guide
• Conduct efficient, independent and creative research on topics impacting Fortune 1000 organizations and C-level executives
• Negotiate, draft and manage speaker agreements with authors, thought leaders and industry experts
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, operations and other business units to ensure alignment with event strategy and delivery
• Evaluate content quality of events to achieve continual improvement
• Manage content projects, create and deliver departmental training, and provide support to content colleagues as needed
• Approximately 10% travel to events is required
• Provide customer service to large sponsor accounts

What you will need

• 2-3 years relevant work experience is required
• Previous events industry experience is not required
• Enthusiasm, confidence, a strong professional work ethic and strong business acumen
• Ability to establish and build relationships with high-profile business executives
• Superior organizational and project management skills, along with attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and synthesize information quickly and effectively
• Demonstrated ability to learn new subject matter quickly
• Effective interviewing skills
• Professional business and/or technical writing experience
• Proven track record managing multiple projects and deadlines
• Preference working in a collaborative team environment
• Bachelor’s degree in business, communications, journalism, English or related field is preferred

Who are we?

At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world. Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective business and technology insights, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities. Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to 20,000 associates globally who support over 13,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That’s why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.

What makes Gartner a great place to work?

Our vast, virtually untapped market potential offers limitless opportunities – opportunities that may not even exist right now – for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance. We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients. Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations. We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work. Gartner is the world authority on AI. At Gartner, you’ll join a company at the very center of the AI revolution. Gartner has proactive, objective guidance throughout clients’ AI journeys. We set the standard for how organizations leverage artificial intelligence to drive meaningful impact. You’ll have access to unmatched resources, expertise, and technology, and play a key role in helping Gartner and our clients innovate and grow as we leverage AI to transform business and technology landscapes. It’s an exciting time to be at Gartner, with limitless opportunities to make a real impact, grow your skills, and build a lasting, meaningful career in a field that’s reshaping the way we operate. If you’re passionate about AI and want to be part of a team that’s guiding the leaders who shape the world, Gartner is the place for you.

What do we offer

• world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers
• In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive — working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.
• A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is 64,000 USD - 87,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location.
• In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based, uncapped sales incentive plan. Our talent acquisition team will provide the specific opportunity on our bonus or incentive programs to eligible candidates.
• We also offer market leading benefit programs including generous PTO, a 401k match up to $7,200 per year, the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount, and more.

The policy of Gartner is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status and to seek to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity. Gartner is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers, including job seekers with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Company’s career webpage as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling Human Resources at [phone] or by sending an email to [e-mail].

At Gartner, we guide the leaders who shape the world. Over 13,000 client enterprises worldwide rely on Gartner for actionable, objective business and technology insights. Our teams of thinkers and doers know that staying curious is the best way to shape the future, for ourselves and our clients. Our sustained success creates limitless opportunities for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. We have a vast, virtually untapped market potential ahead of us, providing you with an exciting trajectory long into the future. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance. In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive — working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.