Program Manager, Fortune Live Media

Fortune; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation days + personal days

Health, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) plan

Parental leave

Commuter benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Diversity and inclusion commitment

Job summary

Fortune is seeking an experienced producer/editor to architect speaker strategy and end-to-end session content for Fortune audiences. You will design programs, identify compelling themes, brief speakers, and write program copy, while coordinating across live events, client services, marketing, editorial, and production teams to ensure flawless delivery.

You will also manage on-site execution, collaborate with multiple stakeholders, and help translate business trends into engaging, newsworthy

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience producing content in media or live events.
• Experience in executive engagement, corporate relations, or related field.
• Strong writing and editorial judgment to translate trends into conversations.
• Ability to manage multiple timelines and stakeholders.
• Comfort with AI tools to accelerate research and workflows.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute speaker strategy, build pipelines, and secure voices.
• Own session content end to end, including formats, descriptions, and scripts.
• Shape program agendas by identifying themes and speakers.
• Brief speakers and moderators with briefing documents and talking points.
• Write and edit program copy and speaker materials.
• Manage programs and workstreams across events and projects.
• Collaborate across teams to ensure strong programming and on-time delivery.
• Oversee on-site sessions and troubleshoot programming in real time.

Skills

Executive presence

Strong writing

Editorial judgment

Excellent organization

Curiosity about business

Collaborative instincts

Fluency with AI tools

Education

Background in news media or business journalism

Job description

What You'll Do

• Develop and execute speaker strategy: Build targeted speaker pipelines; identify, vet, pitch, and secure C-suite executives, founders, policymakers, investors, and other influential voices; and manage key relationships through the event.
• Own session content end to end:Design session formats, write session descriptions, moderator talking points, briefing materials, and scripts, and help take each session from initial concept to the stage.
• Shape program agendas: Track business news and emerging trends to identify compelling themes, session concepts, formats, and speakers, and translate them into cohesive programs for Fortune audiences.
• Brief speakers and moderators:Prepare briefing documents and help deliver them so everyone arrives confident and prepared.
• Write and edit program copy:Draft and edit program overviews, session descriptions, speaker materials and other website and marketing copy.
• Manage assigned programs and workstreams: Keep programming timelines, deliverables, and stakeholders on track across multiple events and projects at once.
• Work across teams:Partner with live events, client services, marketing, editorial, production, sales, and PR to ensure programming is strong and events are delivered seamlessly and on time.
• Manage segments of programming on-site: Oversee assigned sessions and speakers on-site, troubleshoot programming needs in real time, and work closely with production and editorial teams to ensure sessions are executed at a high level.

• Develop and execute speaker strategy: Build targeted speaker pipelines; identify, vet, pitch, and secure C-suite executives, founders, policymakers, investors, and other influential voices; and manage key relationships through the event.
• Own session content end to end:Design session formats, write session descriptions, moderator talking points, briefing materials, and scripts, and help take each session from initial concept to the stage.
• Shape program agendas: Track business news and emerging trends to identify compelling themes, session concepts, formats, and speakers, and translate them into cohesive programs for Fortune audiences.
• Brief speakers and moderators:Prepare briefing documents and help deliver them so everyone arrives confident and prepared.
• Write and edit program copy:Draft and edit program overviews, session descriptions, speaker materials and other website and marketing copy.
• Manage assigned programs and workstreams: Keep programming timelines, deliverables, and stakeholders on track across multiple events and projects at once.
• Work across teams:Partner with live events, client services, marketing, editorial, production, sales, and PR to ensure programming is strong and events are delivered seamlessly and on time.
• Manage segments of programming on-site: Oversee assigned sessions and speakers on-site, troubleshoot programming needs in real time, and work closely with production and editorial teams to ensure sessions are executed at a high level.

What You Bring

• 3-5 years of experienceproducing content in media or live events, or working in executive engagement, corporate relations, or related field.
• Executive presence:You're confident and diplomatic with senior leaders, and you can hold Fortune's editorial line while meeting client and sponsor needs.
• Strong writing and editorial judgment:You turn economic and business trends into newsworthy conversations with clear takeaways for a demanding audience.
• Excellent organization:You're resourceful, detail-oriented, and focused on solutions, and you handle complex, overlapping priorities well in a fast-paced setting.
• Curiosity about business:You follow the people and ideas shaping business news, look for fresh angles on familiar topics, and spot rising leaders before others do.
• Collaborative instincts: You communicate clearly, take feedback well, and know how to move work forward across teams with different priorities.
• Fluency with AI tools: You’re comfortable using AI and emerging technologies to accelerate research, strengthen workflows, and improve programming processes while exercising sound editorial judgment.

Preferred

A background in news media or business journalism.

Salary Range

$100,000 to $110,000 commensurate with experience. This range is a good faith estimate and may ultimately vary based on a number of relevant factors.

A Few Of Fortune's Perks And Benefits

• 20 vacation days and 2 personal days on top of 11 company holidays and an honor-based sick leave policy.
• Health, dental, and vision coverage (90% paid for individuals and families), along with flexible spending accounts where Fortune contributes to your HSA.
• 401(k) plan.
• Generous parental leave.
• Dependent care, commuter, and cell phone benefits.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• A commitment to an open, inclusive, and diverse work culture.

About Fortune

At Fortune Media, our mission is to change the world by making business better. We achieve that by providing trusted information, great storytelling, rigorous benchmarking and world-class community building. And our key values are humility, ownership, and transparency.

The policy of Fortune Media is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, caste, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Fortune Media affirmatively seeks to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity and values diversity and inclusion.