Executive Relations Manager, Events & Live Journalism (Contract)

Semafor; United States; Remote; USD 61,000 - 76,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote contract role

Flexible paid time off

Job summary

Semafor is seeking an experienced executive engagement professional to act as the primary contact for senior executives and VIP participants from confirmation through event completion.

You will coordinate communications, schedules, agendas, and on-site logistics, advising on program engagement and speaker topics to ensure alignment with editorial goals. The role requires discreet handling of sensitive information and strong multi-platform coordination.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in strategic communications or executive engagement.
• Experience building relationships with C-suite executives.
• Ability to manage sensitive schedules and VIP escalations with discretion.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including drafting briefs.
• Editorial fluency and knowledge of major business trends.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary contact for assigned executives and VIP participants from confirmation through event completion.
• Coordinate executive communications, participant schedules, agendas, and on-site logistics.
• Advise executive teams on program engagement, speaker topics, and agenda alignment.
• Identify and communicate scheduling conflicts, editorial updates, panelist pairings, and session changes diplomatically.
• Maintain accurate executive tracking, briefings, and event materials across platforms.
• Collaborate with editorial, content, events, programming, and partner teams.
• Serve as on-site point of contact for executives at Semafor flagship events.
• Maintain weekday Slack availability, attend weekly team meetings, and respond to executive communications within one business day.

Skills

Executive engagement

C-suite relationships

Discretion

Written & verbal comms

Editorial fluency

Multi-platform coordination

On-site coordination

VIP management

Job description

Description:

• Serve as the primary contact for assigned executives and VIP participants from confirmation through event completion.
• Coordinate executive communications, participant schedules, agendas, and on-site logistics.
• Advise executive teams on program engagement, speaker topics, and agenda alignment.
• Identify and communicate scheduling conflicts, editorial updates, panelist pairings, and session changes diplomatically.
• Maintain accurate executive tracking, briefings, and event materials across platforms.
• Collaborate with editorial, content, events, programming, and partner teams.
• Serve as an on-site point of contact for executives at select flagship events.
• Maintain weekday Slack availability, attend weekly team meetings, and respond to executive communications within one business day.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in strategic communications, corporate relations, executive engagement, client management, or a related field.
• Experience building relationships with C-suite executives, ideally at Fortune 500 or global-scale organizations.
• Ability to manage sensitive executive schedules, correspondence, and VIP escalations with discretion.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including drafting executive invitations and briefs.
• Ability to independently manage complex executive portfolios, competing deadlines, and multi-platform workflows.
• Editorial fluency and knowledge of major business trends.
• Ability to communicate programming details accurately and diplomatically to executive teams.
• Commitment to journalism, live events, and high-quality VIP experiences.
• Availability for on-site staffing at Semafor flagship events as needed.
• Washington, DC or New York location preferred.

Benefits:

• $1,500 per week flat project rate.
• Remote contract role with assignments ranging from 20 hours per week to full-time.
• Flexible paid time off for eligible full-time, salaried employees.