Editorial Lead, Conference Programming — Remote/Travel

Ragan Communications; United States; Remote; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits

401(k) with strong employer match

Employer-paid life and disability보험

Flexible work environment

Generous PTO and paid holidays

Professional development support

Early close Fridays all year

Job summary

Ragan Communications seeks an experienced Editorial Lead of Conference Programming to create compelling content for conferences, webinars and training for virtual and live events. You will recruit speakers, write agendas, and develop engaging topics for communications professionals.

As a senior contributor, you will collaborate with staff and speakers to plan and host sessions, travel domestically 4–5 times a year, and help grow our learning programs within a vibrant events team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, media or related field.
• Minimum of 3 years producing content for live and/or virtual events.
• Minimum of 7 years of editorial/writing experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to juggle fast-moving projects.
• Ability to travel domestically 4-5x per year.

Responsibilities

• Recruit/liaise with industry experts as speakers for live and virtual conferences, workshops and webinars.
• Write conference agendas that sell tickets and wow an audience.
• Become a subject matter expert to create engaging session topics and agendas for internal and external professionals.
• Plan session(s) with colleagues and speakers to persuade, then moderate and host on live or virtual stages.

Skills

Content creation

Event production

Editing/writing

Communication skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Ragan Communications seeks an experienced Editorial Lead of Conference Programming to create compelling content for conferences, webinars and training for virtual and live events. You will recruit speakers, write agendas, and develop engaging topics for communications professionals.

As a senior contributor, you will collaborate with staff and speakers to plan and host sessions, travel domestically 4–5 times a year, and help grow our learning programs within a vibrant events team.